Daddy Freddy
<p>Original veteran raggamuffin DJ Daddy Freddy was born in Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica in 1965 - the place where so many of Jamaica's musical heroes grew up (in fact his neighbour was Jacob Miller). </p>
<p>His first recording "Zoo Party", on a demented cut of the Sleng Teng rhythm, was released on <a href="http://www.bigupradio.com/artistDetail.jsp?aid=2504">Clement "Coxsone" Dodd</a>'s legendary <a href="Studio%20One">Studio One</a> label in 1985. Daddy Freddy cut his teeth on his uncle's Wild Bunch sound system before progressing to <a href="http://www.bigupradio.com/artistDetail.jsp?aid=1629">Lt. Stitchie</a>'s Stereo One set. </p>
<p>Freddy toured the USA with <a href="http://www.bigupradio.com/artistDetail.jsp?aid=2126">Steel Pulse</a>, <a href="http://www.bigupradio.com/artistDetail.jsp?aid=758">Burning Spear</a>, <a href="http://www.bigupradio.com/artistDetail.jsp?aid=2026">Shinehead</a>, X-Clan, Heavy D and <a href="http://www.bigupradio.com/artistDetail.jsp?aid=3213">Shelly Thunder</a> and also performed throughout Europe, mashing up dances and bringing his original raggamuffin style to many places where people only knew dancehall through listening to records. </p>
<p>Freddy also became a regular fixture on the Sir Coxsone Outernational sound system in London alongside Tenor Fly, <a href="http://www.bigupradio.com/labelDetail.jsp?lid=161">Blacker Dread</a>, <a href="http://www.bigupradio.com/artistDetail.jsp?aid=1996">Screechie Dan</a> and Bikey Dread. In 1988, Daddy Freddy created a bit of history when he was proclaimed "<em>The World's Fastest Rapper</em>" (reaching an incredible 508 syllables a minute!) and entered the Guinness Book Of Records. He was to hold this record 4 times. </p>
<p>He also featured extensively on US televison, appearing on Soul Train, Arsenio Hall's show and Yo MTV Raps. After these hectic few years, Freddy decided to take a break for a while. Although he had stopped recording, his voice was still heard through being sampled by Prodigy, Salt'n'Pepa, 187 Lockdown, Marvellous Cain and KRS One's Boogie Down Productions. </p>
<p>Daddy Freddy found himself back in the UK at the end of the 90s and hooked up with new school dub producer The <a href="http://www.bigupradio.com/artistDetail.jsp?aid=236">Rootsman</a> to record a brand new album entitled "<em><a href="http://www.bigupradio.com/albumDetail.jsp?aid=893">Old School New Schoo</a></em><a href="http://www.bigupradio.com/albumDetail.jsp?aid=893">l</a>". </p>
<p>Since then, Daddy Freddy has recorded some new tracks produced by Rootsman, and he features on Rootsman's "<em><a href="http://www.bigupradio.com/albumDetail.jsp?aid=6880">New Testament</a></em>" album with his track "<em>Live Forever</em>". </p>