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When U-Roy started to chant over the instrumental
versions played by King Tubby's Hi-Fi Sound
System, many different styles were born.
Throughout the 1970's, the DJ's chanted over
the drum and basslines of dubbed out Reggae
tracks. In the 1980's, Jamaica developed Rub a Dub
music, with a strong DJ presence.
In the UK, a similar development was going on.
Saxon Sound System gave birth to a brand new genre
when their MC's began to toast at
warp-speed: the "Fast Chatters" came to
take over and ruled the UK charts with classics
like Smiley Culture's Cockney Translation.
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