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45 MOBO awards
nominated!!!. Not many
UK artists, in the arena
of hip-hop or otherwise,
can boldly state that
their sonic experiments
twice (first with 'Radford
you get me', later with
The 'Mans world' b
side 'Funky')
transformed the UK
musical landscape. But,
then again, every artist
is not 45 (aka) Mr.45
'Although I’m from the
Nottingham / United
Kingdom, I try to make
music that will have a
universal appeal,' says
45, whose latest disc
Black Diamonds (Flashy
Feet Entertainment/MVP
All-star Records) is as
musically diverse as the
constant lyrical gems
flowing from his
mouth. 'It’s always
been my desire to
make music for the
world.'
Although it has been a
few years since the
release of 45
groundbreaking
single 'Mans world' b
side 'Funky'., This went
into heavy rotation in
the clubs and the radio
to the point where rap
mogul JAY Z is being
interviewed live on the
Tim Westwood show
and stops in the middle
of the interview as he
hears the track 'Funky'
playing in the
background, JAY Z says
quote 'Big up Mr. 45
that cat is tight'.
The same single was
also nominated for the
prestigious MOBO
awards and wins second
place because of no
video. It’s not like the
brother has been
sleeping on the job.
(HHC also voted That
45's 'Funky' is one of
the best singles of the
90’s.) Indeed, having
worked on projects with
Glamour Kid also
supported Busta
rhymes. He also toured
with New York's own
Smooth Da Hustler and
Trigga the Gambler, a
sophomore solo disc
was the furthest thing
from 45’s mind.
'I’ve always been just
producer at heart, but
my friends and family
kept insisting that I do
another banging
project.'
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