Urban Takeover is a
drum and bassDrum and bass , is a type of electronic dance music which emerged in the mid 1990s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy sub-bass lines...
record labelIn the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
founded by DJs and recording artists
Micky FinnMicky Finn is a British DJ and music producer.He is the founder of Urban Takeover Records, and is one of the original rave scene and jungle pioneers...
and
AphroditeAphrodite also known as A Zone or DJ Aphro, is a UK jungle and drum and bass DJ/producer commonly referred to as the "Godfather of Jungle", who works along with Micky Finn on their joint Urban Takeover label...
. The label is often associated with the
Hip-HopHip hop music is a musical genre which developed alongside hip hop culture, and is commonly based on concepts of loop, rapping, freestyle, DJing, scratching, sampling and beatboxing. The music is used to express concerns of political, social, and personal issues...
-influenced Jump-Up style of Drum and Bass which was highly popular in the mid-nineties. As artists, Mickey Finn and Aphrodite had success with their own tracks, including
Bad Ass,
Tower Bass and
Woman That Rolls, and also with a series of high-profile remixes of artists such as
The LunizLuniz is a platinum-selling rap duo from Oakland, California formed by rappers Yukmouth and Numskull. They released an internationally successful hit in 1995 entitled "I Got 5 on It", two versions of which appear on their album Operation Stackola...
, The Jungle Brothers and
Busta RhymesTrevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known as Busta Rhymes , is a Grammy-nominated Jamaican-American rapper, songwriter, and actor...
.
Urban Takeover is a
drum and bassDrum and bass , is a type of electronic dance music which emerged in the mid 1990s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy sub-bass lines...
record labelIn the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
founded by DJs and recording artists
Micky FinnMicky Finn is a British DJ and music producer.He is the founder of Urban Takeover Records, and is one of the original rave scene and jungle pioneers...
and
AphroditeAphrodite also known as A Zone or DJ Aphro, is a UK jungle and drum and bass DJ/producer commonly referred to as the "Godfather of Jungle", who works along with Micky Finn on their joint Urban Takeover label...
. The label is often associated with the
Hip-HopHip hop music is a musical genre which developed alongside hip hop culture, and is commonly based on concepts of loop, rapping, freestyle, DJing, scratching, sampling and beatboxing. The music is used to express concerns of political, social, and personal issues...
-influenced Jump-Up style of Drum and Bass which was highly popular in the mid-nineties. As artists, Mickey Finn and Aphrodite had success with their own tracks, including
Bad Ass,
Tower Bass and
Woman That Rolls, and also with a series of high-profile remixes of artists such as
The LunizLuniz is a platinum-selling rap duo from Oakland, California formed by rappers Yukmouth and Numskull. They released an internationally successful hit in 1995 entitled "I Got 5 on It", two versions of which appear on their album Operation Stackola...
, The Jungle Brothers and
Busta RhymesTrevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known as Busta Rhymes , is a Grammy-nominated Jamaican-American rapper, songwriter, and actor...
.
Other Urban Takeover artists include
MulderMulder is a Dutch surname deriving from a former Dutch word for "miller", mulder.- People named Mulder :*Allan Mulder, Australian politician*Bob Mulder, Dutch football player*Charles Mulder, Belgian bobsledder...
, Rascal & Clone and
MufflerDJ Muffler is Konsta Mikkonen, Finnish born drum and bass DJ and producer, who currently also lives in London and Tallinn. He has released approximately 50 vinyl releases, two CD albums and made DJ mixes for various magazine cover CDs, including Knowledge in 2004 which consisted exclusively of his...
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