Hijack (band)
Hijack is a British hip-hop - band , which was very successful in the first half of the 1990s after the US - rapper Ice-T had discovered and produced.
Her style is Britcore , which means loud, fast and shrill samples that are also reminiscent of Public Enemy . Her LP Horns of Jericho is a very rare and sought-after rarity. There are allusions to terrorism and scratch solos in their pieces . Critical texts by them became known, for example on the subject of child abuse .
The band also had many appearances in Germany, but was misunderstood due to their stage behavior: They shot fake Uzis and pistols in the air.
Band members
- Kamanchi Sly (black horse)
- Ulysses (mentor)
- DJ Undercover (scratching / rapping)
- DJ Supreme (scratching)
- Crhymester (texts & production)
- Agent Fritz
- Agent Clueso
Important publications
- Style Wars (12 ", Music Of Life 1988)
- Hold No Hostage / Doomsday Of Rap (12 ", Music Of Life 1988)
- Style Warriors Revenge (12 ", Music of Life 1989)
- The Badman is Robbin (12 ", Warner Bros. 1989)
- The Horns Of Jericho (LP, Warner Bros. 1991)
- Daddy Rich (12 ", Warner Bros. 1991)
- The Original Horns of Jericho (DoLP, Reservoir Rec. 1996)
- Payin'tha Price (12 ", Reservoir Rec. 1996)
- Jamaica Crimewave (12 ", Reservoir Rec. 1997)
- The Horns Of Jericho (Reissue) (3xLP, BackBone Records 2015)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Underground United | Hijack - The Horns Of Jericho 3xLP | Releases . undergroundunited.de. Retrieved December 15, 2017.