Author Archives: DJ Kraze One

Lady Of Funk

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The Lady Of Funk was a prominent street dancer that regularly performed at clubs and events in and around Milton Keynes during the early 1990s. In 1994 she began to study sound recording at Audio lab studio located in Buckingham which led to the creation of a recording with fellow students Kraze One, Mr Delta and Mr Lusta under the collective name of Phase 4. The recording entitled “Positive Freestylin‘” was initially released in 1995 as part of a compilation album by DJ Halo entitled “Widow maker“.

Lady Of Funk – Audiolab studio, 1994.

During the late 1980s and early 1990s the Lady Of Funk was living in Buckingham and regularly attending local music events where she became recognised for her unique dance style that fused choreography from genera’s such as Jazz, Funk, Soul and Hip Hop. At this period in time Lady Of Funk was regularly being invited on stage to dance alongside many of the areas local Hip Hop artists and Dance DJs to enhance their live shows. Continue reading →

Kraze One (Part one)

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Since the early 1990s Kraze One has been an active participant in several of Hip Hop’s elements and has contributed to a number of different projects as a graffiti artist, rap vocalist, turntablist, producer and events organiser. In the first of a series of articles aimed at documenting Kraze One‘s contributions to local Hip Hop culture we will focus on his founding years during the 1990s and the various projects he initiated while living in Buckingham located on the outskirts of Milton Keynes.

Kraze One – Buckingham, 1994.

Kraze One discovered Hip Hop culture as a youth during mid 1980s and in his early teens began experimenting with graffiti art and participating in street dancing. In 1991 at age 15 he formed Hip Hop collective UnderCover Prophecy (UCP) with DJ Delta and DJ Trail One. The formation of UCP and the creation of the name tag “Kraze One” marked a change in his relationship towards Hip Hop culture as he began to participate in several of it’s elements. Continue reading →

Killa Joul

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Killa Joul started rapping and writing lyrics in 1993 while studying at Buckingham sixth form collage where he formed Hip Hop crew Justice Element with DJ Crime Plate and Kraze One. As the 1990s progressed Killa Joul began recording as a solo artist as well as working with MK Hip Hop collective True Element. The purpose of this article is to highlight Killa Joul‘s contributions to the local Hip Hop scene during the 1990s. As the project progresses we will attempt to continue to highlight later achievements.

Killa Joul, mid 1990s.

In 1993 Killa Joul formed Justice Element with DJ Crime Plate and Kraze One. Justice Element progressed from performing at local live shows to creating demo recordings and eventually independently released a cassette tape entitled “The prologue of Buckingham’s innovators” in March 1994. The cassette was recorded and duplicated using very basic equipment but after circulating copies to local DJs and producers Justice Element secured an opportunity to create several studio recordings. Continue reading →