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  • Tony Rotten a.k.a. Taipanic a.k.a. Blak Twang is an award winning hip hop heavyweight, who released two albums %2219 Long Time%22 and %22Kik Off%22 plus several street classics like %22Dettwork Southeast%22 and %22Real Estate%22. Beside producing most of his own tracks he's also found time to work for other artists like Beverley Knight and Tom Jones aswell as Seanie T. and Karl Hinds from his Rottonous family.
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  • Blak Twang (born Tony Olabode, England) who also uses the pseudonyms of Taipanic and Tony Rotton, is a British rapper who grew up in Deptford, Lewisham, South-East London.Twang is famed for his live performances all around the world and his ability, especially in his earlier recordings, to include various South London word usage and slang as well as locations without sounding too obvious, making him a firm favourite with English hip-hop fans as the original, %22Hip-Hop Geezer%22.His debut single was 1995's %22What Goin' On%22. His debut album, Dettwork SouthEast (a pun on the rail company Network SouthEast) was sent out to the media for self-promotion but never released. It included %22Real Estate%22 and the title track, %22Dettwork SouthEast%22.His second album, 19 Long Time, also suffered from record label obstruction. The album included %22Red Letters%22 and Roots Manuva collaboration, %22Shhhoosh%22.However, his 2002 album Kik Off was awarded full label release, and spawned several singles, the football themed %22Kik Off%22, Twang anthem %22So Rotton%22, and %22Trixsta%22 (featuring Estelle), all of which achieved radio play and a degree of commercial success.In 2005 he released the album The Rotton Club, backed with the single %22GCSE (Ghetto Children Sex Education)%22 featuring Twang's protégé (and Rottonus Records signee) K9. Twang also released another single from the album in late 2005, %22Travellin%22 which featured Barrington Levy in the original album version, but the video featured the First Man Remix with female singer Tali.On October 20, 2013, he released a single %22Badda Dan Dat%22, which features remixes from drum and bass artists Run Tingz Cru, Serial Killaz and Terrahawk. It was released through Ramajam Recordings. In September 2014, Dettwerk SouthEast finally received a full release on Sony Music.Blak Twang is heavily linked with rapper Versetti and others. He was featured alongside rapper Ty in the UK remix of Talib Kweli & Hi Tek's %22Down for the Count%22 in 2001. Amongst his nominations for awards include a MOBO, a Kora, and a %22Best International Hip-Hop Act%22 nomination from The Source.
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