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Silver Bullet (rapper)

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Silver Bullet (born Richard David Brown, 12 September 1972 in London, England) is an influential British rapper who according to PopMatters was responsible for starting "Britcore", or British hip hop, in the early 1990s.[1]

Career

Following one 1988 single "What's Dat Sound" as part of duo Triple Element, and two independent solo singles "Bring Forth the Guillotine" and "20 Seconds to Comply" in 1989, Silver Bullet signed with Parlophone and released one album Bring Down the Walls and two further singles "Ruff Karnage" and "Undercover Anarchist" in 1991.[1] After a hiatus, several further singles were released from 1997 under the slightly altered name, Silvah Bullet.[2]

Album discography

  • Bring Down the Walls No Limit Squad Returns (EMI - 1991) - UK #38[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sci-Fi Goes Hi-Fi: 10 Artists' Foray into Hip-Hop Futurism". PopMatters. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ "What Went Right With… Silver Bullet aka Silvah Bullet?". 30 December 2018.
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 498. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.