Si Phili
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Si Phili is a rapper from Luton
, England
. Known for being a solo artists as well as part of the group Phi Life Cypher
.
is a hip hop trio composed of two MC's, Si Phili and Life MC, and DJ Nappa all from Luton UK. The trio started making music together around 1996, and since have had much success on the UK underground circuit. Phi-Life Cypher made it the final of Tim Westwood
's Talent 2000 competition and ripping the mic on DJ Skitz's seminal posse cut 'Fingerprints of the Gods' projected them to the upper realms of the UK Hip Hop scene.
Si Phili along with Phi Life Cypher
released "Clint Eastwood" the track on the Gorillaz
G-Sides, a compilation of the B-sides from the first three singles was released in Japan and quickly followed with international releases in early 2002. The new year also saw a complicated performance at the 2002 Brit Awards, featuring the band in 3D animation, weaving in and out of each other on four large screens along with rap accompaniment by Phi Life Cypher
.
Urban Rules competition the programme devised by HUGO Fragrances was to find the best new urban talent. Si Phili went on to win the competition winning the chance to release a single under Xtaster and UK record Label, Si Phili released his track "Sunshine" with "Stand Up" on the B side of the record, the track was met with much accompliment and made it into BBC Radio One
's top 30 tracks of the time.
Luton
Luton is a large town and unitary authority of Bedfordshire, England, 30 miles north of London. Luton and its near neighbours, Dunstable and Houghton Regis, form the Luton/Dunstable Urban Area with a population of about 250,000....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Known for being a solo artists as well as part of the group Phi Life Cypher
Phi Life Cypher
Phi Life Cypher is a British hip hop group based in Luton, comprising two MCs, Si Phili and Life MC, and DJ Nappa. The trio started making music together around 1996, and since have had much success on the UK underground circuit...
.
Career breakthrough
Phi Life CypherPhi Life Cypher
Phi Life Cypher is a British hip hop group based in Luton, comprising two MCs, Si Phili and Life MC, and DJ Nappa. The trio started making music together around 1996, and since have had much success on the UK underground circuit...
is a hip hop trio composed of two MC's, Si Phili and Life MC, and DJ Nappa all from Luton UK. The trio started making music together around 1996, and since have had much success on the UK underground circuit. Phi-Life Cypher made it the final of Tim Westwood
Tim Westwood
Timothy Westwood is an English DJ and presenter of radio and television. He also presents the UK version of the MTV show Pimp My Ride...
's Talent 2000 competition and ripping the mic on DJ Skitz's seminal posse cut 'Fingerprints of the Gods' projected them to the upper realms of the UK Hip Hop scene.
Si Phili along with Phi Life Cypher
Phi Life Cypher
Phi Life Cypher is a British hip hop group based in Luton, comprising two MCs, Si Phili and Life MC, and DJ Nappa. The trio started making music together around 1996, and since have had much success on the UK underground circuit...
released "Clint Eastwood" the track on the Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Gorillaz is an English musical project created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. This project consists of Gorillaz music itself and an extensive fictional universe depicting a "virtual band" of cartoon characters...
G-Sides, a compilation of the B-sides from the first three singles was released in Japan and quickly followed with international releases in early 2002. The new year also saw a complicated performance at the 2002 Brit Awards, featuring the band in 3D animation, weaving in and out of each other on four large screens along with rap accompaniment by Phi Life Cypher
Phi Life Cypher
Phi Life Cypher is a British hip hop group based in Luton, comprising two MCs, Si Phili and Life MC, and DJ Nappa. The trio started making music together around 1996, and since have had much success on the UK underground circuit...
.
Solo
Mid 2008 Si Phili entered Hugo BossHugo Boss
Hugo Ferdinand Boss was the founder of clothing company Hugo Boss.-Early life:Boss was born in Metzingen, Germany. After completing his apprenticeship and one year of employment, he founded his own company in Metzingen in 1923.-Support of Nazism:Boss joined the Nazi Party in 1931, two years before...
Urban Rules competition the programme devised by HUGO Fragrances was to find the best new urban talent. Si Phili went on to win the competition winning the chance to release a single under Xtaster and UK record Label, Si Phili released his track "Sunshine" with "Stand Up" on the B side of the record, the track was met with much accompliment and made it into BBC Radio One
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
's top 30 tracks of the time.
Promotional and campaign work
- Si Phili is an ardent fan of Craig Markus, he can often seen wearing one of the Cut and Sew pieces from its collection. Si Phili and Craig Markus are currently trying to get an Anti Knife and Gun Crime Campaign started and have been lobbying local councils, Police forces and schools to help push the Campaign forwards.
Albums
- Millennium MetaphorsMillennium MetaphorsMillennium Metaphors is the first album from Luton based hip hop group Phi Life Cypher. It is notable for its highly political lyrics and has been likened to early work by Public Enemy.-Track listing:#"Intro" - 1:05#"ABC" - 5:25...
(2000, Jazz Fudge) - The Instrumentals (2000, Jazz Fudge)
- Higher ForcesHigher ForcesHigher Forces is the second album from Luton based hip hop group Phi Life Cypher.-Track listing:# "Higher Forces" # "Seek & Destroy" # "Overemix" # "Rap It Up" # "Real Raw" # "The Desert" # "War"...
(2003) - PlaybackPlayback (Phi Life Cypher album)Playback is the second album from Luton based hip hop group Phi Life Cypher. It contains classic tracks from other albums but is mostly new material.-Tracklisting:# Worldwide 4.09...
(2006)
EPs and singles
- "Baddest Man" (1998, white labelWhite labelWhite label records are vinyl records with adhesive plain white labels affixed. Test pressings, usually with Test Pressing written on the label, with catalogue number, artist and recording time or date, are produced in small quantities to evaluate the quality of the disc production...
) - "Earth Rulers" (2000, Jazz Fudge)
- "Herbaholics" (2001, Jazz Fudge)
- The Chosen Few EP (with Task ForceTask Force (band)Task Force are a British hip hop group from Highbury in London, England. The group is led primarily by two brothers Chester P and Farma G...
) (2002, Jazz Fudge) - "Over" (2003, Zebra Traffic)
- "Rap It Up" (2004, Zebra Traffic)
- "Playback" (2006)
Guest appearances
- GorillazGorillazGorillaz is an English musical project created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. This project consists of Gorillaz music itself and an extensive fictional universe depicting a "virtual band" of cartoon characters...
— "Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood (song)"Clint Eastwood" is a song by Gorillaz. It was released as the first single from their debut album in March 2001. It peaked at #4 in the UK and #57 in the US on 11 September 2001. The single has sold 480,000 copies in the UK according to the Official UK Charts Company. The song is a mix of...
" (Phi Life Cypher version), "The Sounder" (edit) - The HerbaliserThe HerbaliserThe Herbaliser is a jazz rap band formed by Jake Wherry and Ollie Teeba London, England during the early 1990s. Although currently signed to !K7 Records, they were one of the best-known acts from the Ninja Tune independent record label...
— "Distinguished Jamaican English" (The Herbaliser remix) - SkitzDJ SkitzDJ Skitz or Skitz is a British DJ and music producer. He was born in 1970 in Cambridgeshire and started DJing in 1991. He has compiled a number of British Hip Hop compilations and other Hip Hop compilations. Along with Rodney P he produced the first track to ever be played on BBC Radio 1Xtra in...
— "Fingerprints of the Gods", "Cordless Mics at 20 Paces" - Mark B. & BladeBlade (rapper)Blade is a British rapper, born in the Armenian quarter of Iran and came to London when he was 7. His first single, Lyrical Maniac recorded in 1989, soon brought Blade to prominence in the fledgling British hip hop scene....
— "Ya Don't See the Signs" (Phi Life Cypher remix) - DJ VadimDJ VadimDJ Vadim is a prolific DJ and producer, born in Leningrad, USSR , raised in London and currently residing in both New York and Berlin, whose music combines hip hop, soul, reggae and electronica...
— "Ghetto Rebels"