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Original Nuttah

Original Nuttah

UK Apachi · 1994
Recording

UK Apachi recorded Original Nuttah with Shy FX for SOUR Records after adapting lyrics he had written in the late 1980s to a Shy FX track. Shy FX produced the record, with UK Apachi supplying the vocal and lyrics. Released in 1994 on SOUR, the single became one of the first jungle records to break into the UK Top 40. It reached number 39 on the UK Official Singles Chart and helped define ragga jungle's move from pirate-radio and rave circulation into the national charts. The track remains one of the best-known jungle anthems of the 1990s and a signature record for both UK Apachi and Shy FX. Its vocal hook, bass pressure, and chart impact made it a lasting reference point for later jungle and drum and bass producers.

ArtistUK Apachi
Year1994
LabelSOUR
ProducersShy FX
How curators tag this
Jungle100%
Sound check
Same ArtistFig. A
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Dubplate
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Junglist Girls (Soundman mix)
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Take Heed & Take Check
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Tek Heed & Tek Check (Dubplate Special)
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SamplesFig. B
I Wanna Get High
Cypress Hill · 1993 · sampled
Amen, Brother
The Winstons · 1969 · sampled
Fat Thing
Anthony Red Rose · 1985 · sampled
Tempo
Anthony Red Rose · 1985 · sampled
Love Is Not a Gamble
The Techniques, Tommy McCook and The Supersonics · 1967 · sampled
Year · 1994Fig. C
The Rhythm of Vision
Robert Hood · 1994
I'm a Dreamer
Livin’ Joy · 1994
Ease My Mind
Arrested Development · 1994
Original Nuttah
UK Apachi & Shy FX · 1994
Tease Dem
Tenor Fly · 1994
Same GenreFig. D
Bad Ass
Aphrodite · 1996
Rock The Funky Remix
Natural Born Killers · 1997
BADMAN
Maximillien
Terrorist
Renegade · 1994
Artist · UK ApachiIn the Sleeve Notes
1990s
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