DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies
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DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies was a UK garage
collaboration between the producer
and DJ
Pied Piper (real name Eugene Nwohia); and MCs
DT, Melody, Sharky P, and the Unknown MC (Kamanchi Sly, formerly of the group Hijack) (real names - Ronnie Nwohia, Connor Bostock, Ashley Livingstone and Steve Wickham).
They are best known for their one-hit wonder
entitled "Do You Really Like It?
", which gained the number one spot in the UK Singles Chart
during the Summer of 2001. They also released the single
"We R Here", but it failed to enter the UK
chart.
DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies can occasionally be heard as guests on DJ EZ
's weekly UKG show on Kiss 100
. They also have tracks on the popular UK garage compilation album
series Pure Garage
.
DJ Pied Piper and the Unknown MC, are brothers and are from Brixton
.
UK garage
UK garage is a genre of electronic dance music originating from the United Kingdom in the early-1990s. UK garage is a descendant of house music which originated in Chicago and New York, United States. UK garage usually features a distinctive syncopated 4/4 percussive rhythm with 'shuffling'...
collaboration between the producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
Pied Piper (real name Eugene Nwohia); and MCs
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
DT, Melody, Sharky P, and the Unknown MC (Kamanchi Sly, formerly of the group Hijack) (real names - Ronnie Nwohia, Connor Bostock, Ashley Livingstone and Steve Wickham).
They are best known for their one-hit wonder
One-hit wonder
A one-hit wonder is a person or act known mainly for only a single success. The term is most often used to describe music performers with only one hit single.-Characteristics:...
entitled "Do You Really Like It?
Do You Really Like It?
"Do You Really Like It?" was a Number 1 single by DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies. It was their only track to reach UK number 1.The song was dedicated to the memory of MC Charlie Brown, 1966-2001....
", which gained the number one spot in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
during the Summer of 2001. They also released the single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
"We R Here", but it failed to enter the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
chart.
DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies can occasionally be heard as guests on DJ EZ
DJ EZ
DJ EZ is a DJ from Tottenham, North London, specialising in UK garage music. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest DJs ever to grace the UK garage scene.- Biography :...
's weekly UKG show on Kiss 100
Kiss 100 London
Kiss is a UK radio station broadcasting on FM and Digital Radio, specialising in hip hop, R&B, urban and electronic dance music. It also broadcasts on DAB Digital Radio around the UK & nationally on Freeview, Sky and TalkTalk TV...
. They also have tracks on the popular UK garage compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
series Pure Garage
Pure Garage
Pure Garage is a successful series of UK garage compilation albums. Nearly all of them are mixed by DJ EZ.In January 2000, Warner Music chose Kiss 100's DJ EZ to mix Pure Garage, a new garage compilation CD. Pure Garage...
.
DJ Pied Piper and the Unknown MC, are brothers and are from Brixton
Brixton
Brixton is a district in the London Borough of Lambeth in south London, England. It is south south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London....
.