- Heartless Crew
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Name = Heartless Crew
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Origin =London ,United Kingdom
Genre =UK garage R&B Dancehall Hip hop
Years_active = 1992-
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Current_members = MC Bushkin MC Mighty Moe DJ Fonti
Past_members =Heartless Crew is a British
UK garage sound system fromLondon consisting of three members MC’s Bushkin, Mighty Moe and DJ Fonti. Mighty Moe started out as a Hip Hop DJ. His parents are from the Middle-East. Bushkin and Fonti have West-Indian backgrounds.It was established in 1992 when the trio met at
Holloway Boys School . Their inspiration was taken from the likes ofBuju Banton ,R Kelly , Shabba,Det andBrockie . They started off playing playing house parties and small clubs, moving through to a residency at Chimes night club inHackney in 1996.By 1998 they had joined
pirate station Mission 90.6 FM pioneering a mix ofR&B ,hip-hop ,jungle anddancehall derived sounds, taking its cues straight from theJamaican sound system tradition while adding fresh and modern elements fromUK garage . In 2002 they signed toBBC 1Xtra , where they presented their Sunday evening 2-hour slot. They also released a debut compilation album Heartless Crew presents Crisp Biscuit, closely followed by debut single The Heartless Theme aka the Superglue Riddim. They left 1Xtra in 2006 and can now be found on www.phatbeats.net every Sunday from 9-11pm.Discography
Albums
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Heartless Crew presents Crisp Biscuit Vol 1 " (May 2002)References
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