The Mashit record label was founded in 2003 to "fill a need for speed-ragga, dub-core, and genre-blends".
Mashit grew out of Boston's Toneburst event production collective, founded by DJ C, DJ /rupture, and others in 1996. The collective produced more than 20 multi-media events in Boston and the greater New England area in the late '90s, and included musicians such as Hrvatski, Aaron Spectre, and DJ Flack.
The first Mashit 12-inch vinyl record featured label founder DJ C’s tracks alongside an Aaron Spectre remix. A series of 12-inches followed. In October 2004, BBC Radio One host John Peel chose Mashit as a “label of the month”, and since then the Mashit sound and ethos has continued to evolve.
In 2007, Mashit relaunched its label web site, accompanied by a new release schedule of digital downloads, a music blog, and a podcast.
The Mashit collective, now based in the Chicago area, also produce regular events there.
[Verse 1:]
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[Hook:]
You don't need to work hard to show me your love baby. You don't need to move far, your all that I want your all that I need.
[Chorus:]
No be money, money, money, money. It's you that I want baby. No be money Awa Kuri, no no. unaya abe rubeko
[Verse 2:]
He doesn't rage, and he buys me flashy things. we pop champagne but I have many feeling! Ife to ni fumi money cannot buy it and as valentine we go dey to buy it!
[Hook:]
You don't need to work hard to show me your love baby. You don't need to move far, your all that I want, your all that I need,
[Chorus:]
No be money, money, money, money. It's you that I want baby. No be money Awa Kuri, no no. unaya abe rubeko!
[Mocheddah:]
"Now, all my ladies, taunt your mind, and tell it: your my chief commander, evuwa, only sugar in a tea, purero or purero yeaa.
[Hook 2:]
My love e no be money no be money yeah. my love no be money, no be money yeah my love no be money no be money yeah love no be money no be money yeah.
[Hook:]
You don't need to work hard to show me your love baby. You don't need to move far, your all that I want, your all that I need.
[Chorus: x2]
No be money, money, money, money. It's you that I want baby. No be money Awa Kuri, no no. unaya abe rubeko.
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