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Dodge City Productions (DCP) were a British hip hop
British hip hop

British hip hop is a music genre, and a culture that covers a variety of styles of hip hop music made in the United Kingdom. It is sometimes known as Brithop, and is generally classified as one of a number of styles of urban music....
/Acid jazz
Acid jazz

Acid jazz is a musical genre that combines elements of jazz, funk and hip-hop, particularly Music loop beats. It developed in the UK over the 1980s and 1990s and could be seen as tacking the sound of jazz-funk onto electronic music dance/pop music: jazz-funk musicians such as Roy Ayers and Donald Byrd are often credited as forerunners of aci...
 group based in London
London

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 formed by IG Culture
IG Culture

IG Culture is a London musician and performer best known as a pioneer of the broken beat movement. He first became known as a member of the hip-hop duo Dodge City Productions in 1990....
 (real name Ian Grant) and DJ Dodge (real name Roger Drakes). They were one of the leaders of the Acid Jazz
Acid jazz

Acid jazz is a musical genre that combines elements of jazz, funk and hip-hop, particularly Music loop beats. It developed in the UK over the 1980s and 1990s and could be seen as tacking the sound of jazz-funk onto electronic music dance/pop music: jazz-funk musicians such as Roy Ayers and Donald Byrd are often credited as forerunners of aci...
 movement, and also received much acclaim and success for their remixes, usually done as "City Lick". The group split in the early 1990s, and both members went to have further success in the music industry as solo artists.

History
The group formed in 1991, and signed to the 4th & Broadway record label, their first release being the single Ain't Going For That (4th & Broadway, 1992).






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Dodge City Productions (DCP) were a British hip hop
British hip hop

British hip hop is a music genre, and a culture that covers a variety of styles of hip hop music made in the United Kingdom. It is sometimes known as Brithop, and is generally classified as one of a number of styles of urban music....
/Acid jazz
Acid jazz

Acid jazz is a musical genre that combines elements of jazz, funk and hip-hop, particularly Music loop beats. It developed in the UK over the 1980s and 1990s and could be seen as tacking the sound of jazz-funk onto electronic music dance/pop music: jazz-funk musicians such as Roy Ayers and Donald Byrd are often credited as forerunners of aci...
 group based in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 formed by IG Culture
IG Culture

IG Culture is a London musician and performer best known as a pioneer of the broken beat movement. He first became known as a member of the hip-hop duo Dodge City Productions in 1990....
 (real name Ian Grant) and DJ Dodge (real name Roger Drakes). They were one of the leaders of the Acid Jazz
Acid jazz

Acid jazz is a musical genre that combines elements of jazz, funk and hip-hop, particularly Music loop beats. It developed in the UK over the 1980s and 1990s and could be seen as tacking the sound of jazz-funk onto electronic music dance/pop music: jazz-funk musicians such as Roy Ayers and Donald Byrd are often credited as forerunners of aci...
 movement, and also received much acclaim and success for their remixes, usually done as "City Lick". The group split in the early 1990s, and both members went to have further success in the music industry as solo artists.

History


The group formed in 1991, and signed to the 4th & Broadway record label, their first release being the single Ain't Going For That (4th & Broadway, 1992). Further singles followed, and then the group released their debut album Steppin' Up and Out (4th and Broadway, 1993). At this time, the British scene was split between the hardcore music of groups like Hardnoise
Hardnoise

Hardnoise were one of the founding fathers of the British hip hop scene, and - along with early label-mates Hijack - set the template for the UK hardcore hip hop sound....
 and Gunshot and the more Jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
 influenced style of groups like the Young Disciples
Young Disciples

Young Disciples was a United Kingdom / United States acid jazz band , formed in London in 1990 by Carleen Anderson , Marc Nelson and Femi Williams ....
 or Outlaw Posse
Outlaw Posse

Outlaw Posse was a British hip hop group formed by Bello B and K-Gee . They also recorded together as Outlaw and Brothers Like Outlaw, before the group finally split in 1992....
, often referred to as Acid Jazz. DCP had strong ties to the British hip hop scene, and the album featured guest vocals from Bello B of Outlaw Posse and MCM of Caveman
Caveman (Hip Hop)

Caveman was a British hip hop musical ensemble originally from High Wycombe, consisting of MCM, the Principal, and Diamond J. They were the first United Kingdom hip hop group to be signed to a major United States record label, Profile Records, and quickly established themselves as one of the United Kingdom more popular and versatile acts....
.

The group were also much in demand as remixers, providing remixes under the name of "City Lick" for respected artists like Gang Starr
Gang Starr

Gang Starr was an influential East Coast hip hop group that consisted of Guru and DJ Premier. The group was known mainly for their unique style, which combines elements of New York swing jazz and hip hop music....
 and Digital Underground
Digital Underground

Digital Underground is an Alternative hip hop group from Oakland, California....
. Both Grant and Drakes continued to have successful remixing careers long after the DCP partnership was dissolved, following the release of their debut album.

Later careers


Following the split of DCP, Grant decided that he wanted to try his hand at running a record label for British artists, an idea that he had had whilst still a member of the group . This started with the creation of the One Drop Interrouter label, and led to Grant becoming well known both as label runner, producer and artist in his own right. He has worked under a variety of pseudonym
Pseudonym

A pseudonym, , is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name. In some cases, pseudonyms are adopted because it is part of a cultural or organizational tradition, as in the case of Religious names used by members of some religious orders and "cadre names" used by Communist party leaders such as Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin....
s in his career, but usually retains the name IG Culture
IG Culture

IG Culture is a London musician and performer best known as a pioneer of the broken beat movement. He first became known as a member of the hip-hop duo Dodge City Productions in 1990....
.

Drakes, meanwhile, continued to remix and produce under the DJ Dodge name, travelling all over the world and gaining residencies in many respected clubs. He was the official DJ with Trevor Nelson
Trevor Nelson

Trevor Leslie Nelson Order of the British Empire is an England DJ and presenter.Born in Hackney to a family of St Lucian heritage, he attended Grammar school in Islington....
's MTV Lick parties for five years, and was nominated for the Best Club DJ MOBO
Mobo

Mobo can refer to:*Shorthand for the motherboard in computers and other electronic equipment*Mobo, Masbate, a municipality in the Philippines...
 award three years running. In 1999 he received a Mobo best Producer nomination for the top 20 hit by Beverley Knight 'Made It back' He also received an Urban Music Seminar contribution award in 2000. Most recently, he has gained a monthly residency at the Ministry of Sound
Ministry of Sound

Ministry of Sound , now MSHK Group, is the home of the best known dance music and lifestyle brands, the largest independent record company and the most famous nightclub in the world ....
 and also his own radio show on Smooth FM
Smooth FM

Smooth Radio is a brand of radio stations in the United Kingdom owned by GMG Radio.*Smooth Radio 100.4 operates in North West England.*102.2 Smooth Radio operates in London, having replaced 102.2 Jazz FM on 7 June 2005....
. He also records and produces for his own record label, Baby Angel Recordings.

Discography

1991 Ain't Goin for that Island Records (Single) 1992 Unleash your love Island records (Single) 1993 Steppin Up and Out Island Records (Album)

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