Karl Hinds

Karl Hinds is a British rapper and producer within the British Hip Hop scene. He has pursued his musical interest since he was 15, Karl had and still remains with his sights set high and began his venture by setting up his own label, Assassin Records. Although intentions were to break through the Hip Hop scene Karl developed a craft in a style of Dance music called Jungle to accommodate the genre at date.

‘Roughneck Sister Sue’ the first official single released in 1993 which is credited under the name of R.A.W, was an underground success but proved to be a steep learning curve for Karl on how to structure the labels expenditure and profits. Following singles included ‘Cock Out & Ride’, ‘Feelin (Gal A Fuss)/Zero’ and by the time Karl had produced and released the fourth single the label had been established as a Drum & Bass record label, which led Karl into perfecting this brand and released 20 singles through Assassin Records all under different alliances.

Whilst building his empire and reclaiming successful hits within the Dance genres, Karl decided to broaden his music horizons with a sister label, Ill Flava Records, where he focused on Hip Hop.^[1] In 2000 the classic record ‘Don Gramma’ which earned Karl UKHH award nominations for Best Newcomer, Best Single 2001 and won the award for Best Video of that year.^{[citation needed]} Like many great producers Karl had created a unique sound that distinguishes him as an artist and producer, and he began to challenge the convention sound of UK Hip Hop.

In 2002 Karl Hinds released his debut LP, ‘Hindsight’. He demonstrated his ability to write conceptually with tracks such as ‘Rasharn’, ‘31/09 One Day Of My Life’ and ‘Take It Back’ featuring Estelle. ‘Hindsight’ is considered a classic with the lead single ‘Don Gramma’ officially named as one of the greatest UK Hip Hop records of all time.^{[citation needed]}

After touring the UK for 2 years Karl toured Europe in 2003 with German Producer DJ Dynamite and gained international recognition.^{[citation needed]} In 2004 he released his second album “Have Patience” which provided another hit single, ‘Lets Av It’ featuring Skinny Man.

Awards

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• UKHH Awards
  • 2001, Best Hip Hop Video: Karl Hinds (Winner for Don Gramma single from the album Hindsight, released: 2002)
  • 2001, Best Single for Don Gramma: Karl Hinds (Nominated)
  • 2001, Best New Comer: Karl Hinds (Nominated)
  • 2003, Best Single for Get To Know Me: Karl Hinds (Nominated)

Discography

Videography

Upcoming Releases

References

External links

• • Ill Flava Records website