Johnny B

A very brief outline of the history of Cardiff's long time Hip-Hop veteran......
MOBO Awards unsung semi finalist 2002... HMV (Cardiff store) 'Top 5 Monthly Best Seller' October 2001... BBC 1Xtra listeners vote winner in 2003... Best Live Act (Welsh Music Awards 2002)... UK Gold Top Ten (HHC magazine)... also HHC's 'Top 40 Essentials chart'...
his strong stage presence and super-charged live performances have given him the opportunities to open shows and support legends such as Ice T... Grand Master Flash and Afrika Bambaataa...
also supporting UK Hip-Hop pioneer's such as London Posse's Rodney P... New Flesh 4 Old and Blak Twang to name only a few.
Shortly after his Live studio apperance on South Wales most popular commercial radio station Red Dragon FM he found himself included among the list of celebrities in the Wales On Sunday newspaper 'Top 50 Celebrity Eligible Bachelor List 2003' where the next day Johnny B's name got brought up in a live discussion regarding the list on prime time radio's most popular show in the UK the Chris Moyles Show, which led to Johnny B & DJ Keltech's (Grange Hill sampled) single 'Bol X 2 Skool' being used for nearly 2 years as the theme track for BBC Radio One's school features, the biggest feature being "STAR PUPIL" with various version's of pop stars like Lemar... Daniel Bedingfield... Girls Aloud and Feeder speaking over the track...
and the string of musical achievement's go on...
but these merits aren't really what's important here, because if you push them to one side you'll find the bottom line with this long time Cardiff rapper is his genuine passion and love for the Hip-Hop artform which over the years (as a bonus) helped him enjoy a reasonable amount of success earning him the respect of a large growing fan-base.
Born in the spring of 1976 in the heart of Cardiff City, Johnny B set out on his Hip-hop journey at just the tender age of eight as the youngest member of South Wales number one break-dance crew at the time The Street Snakes. Shortly after he picked up the mic and fell in love with rapping, then in the late 80's began recording his first of many demos...
After years of demos & albums on cassette tapes Johnny released his official debut album... 'Am I Still Hip-Hop?'. Recorded in 1997/98 and released the following year through his own label Hillian Records, it was described in HHC Magazine as "the first proper LP to come from Cardiff"
His next two 12" vinyl release's the 'Rhyme Hungry EP' and 'The Name LP' were just as important mile stone's for Johnny as his debut, they both reached top 5 status in HHC's UK Gold Top Ten and received rave reviews in magazines as diverse as NME & Jockey Slut.....
when it comes to his Live shows the passion in Johnny B's rhyming practically doubles on stage making him one of the most enjoyable rapper's to check in the flesh...
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PRESS RELEASE
After a long time spent re-upping and re-energising, welcome back to the music of the artists who kick-started Welsh Hip-hop into the spotlight its in now, Johnny B & DJ Keltech. Led by the firing title track (being heard on the adverts for P Diddy's Making The Band Season 3 on MTV), featuring Longest Freestyle Rap world record holder Ruffstylz and from Zebra Traffic Records, Welsh rap legend Nobsta Nutts (Headcase Ladz) and also Dregz from The Skinz (Higher Learning), the Dream Weaver EP has all the emotion, fun, storytelling and high sonic precision this dynamic duo have come to be known for but with new renewed vigour and power...
Indeed they're at the peak of their success according to those in the know, even Will Smith has been seen walking onto Oprah to 'Hypnotise' and MTV have featured their music in another Kayne West and P Diddy documentary! Take your pick of satisfying success this team are MOBO Awards unsung semi-finalists, 3 x Welsh Music Award Winners and 1Xtra listener vote winners 2003. They've supported Ice T, Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaataa to name only a few, performed at a Star Wars game launch party in Trafalgar Square and it doesnt stop there: Six-times strong DMC battle contender and Higher Learning DJ Battle Champion Keltech is now flying through the stratosphere as the internet phenomenon turntablist that made a video of a Star Wars routine dressed as Darth Vader, which knocked Crazy Frog off the top of the internet Lycos chart, attracted more than 2 Million fans to his website and caused demand for over 9 Million downloads of the Darth Vader clip!!! Also look out for the special Keltech remix of War Of The Worlds on the official War Of The Worlds tribute album out now on Sony/BMG. (Written by D. Lloyd) Associated Minds .com
(featuring. Ruffstylz, Nobsta Nutts & Dregz)
(Available on 12" vinyl and CD)