MC Duke
MC Duke (later just Duke) was a British rapper from the East End of London, who recorded with DJ Leader 1. He was one of the pioneers of the early British hardcore sound and later went on to record as IC3.
Biography
Duke began his career at a DMC World Championships after show party, where the winner of the MC battle competition got on stage and boasted that he would beat any rapper who challenged him. Duke climbed on stage to take the challenge, and emerged victorious. The battle was witnessed by Derek Bowland, who was acting as an A&R man for Music of Life records. He quickly arranged a meeting between Duke and Simon Harris, the head of the record label, where instead of bringing a demo tape, Duke rapped live in Harris' office. Harris agreed to sign him.
He debuted with the track "Jus-Dis" on the compilation album Hard as Hell (Music of Life, 1987) - an album which also included Overlord X's first track before he was later signed by Mango Records: in later years, Duke and X would develop a grudge that led to both recording records to belittle the other. In 1988 Duke was support to Salt-N-Pepa on their UK tour.
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ALBUMS
- Speed Limit 140 BPM+: The New Era released: 2001
- Hard Dance Anthems released: 2001
- Ministry of Sound: Ibiza Annual Summer 2001 released: 2001
- Deep House UK, Volume 2 released: 1999
- The Best Rap Album of All Time released: 1999
- Millenium - Pure Dance Grooves released: 1998
- Best of Jungle 95, Volume 3 released: 1995
- Jungle Beat: Wicked & Wild released: 1995
- Give Peace a Dance: A CND Compilation released: 1991
- I'm Riffin' (English Rasta) released: 1989
- Hip House: 20 Hip House Hits released: 1989
- House Hits '88 released: 1988
- Best of Rap, Volume 4 released:
- Organised Rhyme released:
Hard Dance Anthems
Released 2001- Hide U (Rollo & Sister Bliss remix)
- Flash
- Gonna Work It Out
- Meet Her At The Love Parade 2001 (Fergie remix)
- New Years Dub (Mauro Picotto club remix)
- Hell's Drums
- Rock Da Funky Beats
- Music Is Moving (Kumara remix)
- Fire Wire (LCF mix)
- Joyenergizer (Psico mix)
- Nightmare Walkin
- Sonic Boom (Life's Too Short) (Yomanda remix)
- Getaway (Technomachine.de remix)
- Khemikal Imbalance
- Let Me Clear My Throat
- Release
- Playa Sol (Atlantis remix)
- On the Move (Dumonde Remix)
Ministry of Sound: Ibiza Annual Summer 2001
Released 2001- The Real Life (club mix)
- Another Chance (original mix)
- Finally (original club mix)
- Starlight (Agent Sumo Supermagic mix)
- Romeo
- Rapture (Deep Dish mix)
- Happy People (Chocolate Puma remix)
- Babarabatiri (Tee’s Latin mix)
- Night @ the Black (main mix)
- Everyday My Life
- Guitarra G
- Fatal Fatal (Pacha mix)
- Breathe (Shaboom remix)
- Come Home (Agent Sumo’s Lil More Devious remix)
- Pray
- Sirens
- Austin’s Groove (Eric Morillo mix)
- Ventura
- Turn It Up (original mix)
- Getting in 2 U (original mix)
Deep House UK, Volume 2
Released 1999- On Broadway (club mix)
- Is Truth The Light?
- Irresistable (D-Stress Da club)
- Love Interlude (D-Stress Da club)
- Deeper
- I'm Riffin' (Burnin' club mix)
- Bad on the Mike (Speed 2 mix)
- Good Groove 99'
- Negativity
- Takes U Higher (club mix)
- Just Gets Better (TJR dub edit) (feat. Xavier)
- The Rain
- Fade Away
- Picture Post Card
Give Peace a Dance: A CND Compilation
Released 1991- Free
- 3 Foot Skank (Monitor mix)
- Wonderful World (The Mad Professor remix)
- Wadada
- Hold Some More
- Karen Silkwood's Car
- Stop This Crazy Thing (Hedmaster mix)
- Daydreaming
- Sell Outs Must Be Done
- Raise (63 Steps to Heaven) (Tackhead remix)
- Understand This
- Get Involved
- Caucasian
- Free Spirit
- And It Wasn't a Dream (CND edit)
- Rise Like the Sun
Hip House: 20 Hip House Hits
Released 1989- Get on the Dance Floor
- Hit the Rap Jack
- Girl You Know It's True
- Respect
- Rollin' With Kid 'n' Play
- I Can Do This (Uptown mix)
- Faster Than Fast
- Respect (vocal)
- Straight Out of the Jungle
- Twist and Shout
- We Call It Acieed (feat. Gary Haisman)
- Blow the House Down
- Get Up on This
- Wind Me Up
- Getting Fierce
- I'm Riffin'
- Black, Rock and Ron
- Jibaro
- 2 Hype
- Truth Open Our Eyes
House Hits '88
Released 1988- Can You Party
- Miracles
- Gittin' Funky (UK remix)
- Faith
- I Know You Got Soul
- I Need You
- Tramp
- Bass (How Low Can You Go!)
- Jack it Up (In the House)
- Beat Dis
- Theme from S-Express
- I'll House You (The Gee St. Reconstruction)
- Jack the Opera
- Let's Get Brutal
- Bad Young Brother
- Doctorin' the House
- The Jack That House Built
- Jingo
- Check This Out
- Rock Da House (feat. The Cookie Crew)
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