Ruthless Rap Assassins

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The Ruthless Rap Assassins were a hip hop group from Hulme in Manchester, England. The group was formed by MC Kermit La Freak (later simply Kermit - real name Paul Leveridge) and brothers Dangerous Hinds (real name Anderson Hinds) and Dangerous C (real name Carson Hinds). Kermit grew up in Moss Side, Manchester - where he leant to play violin at the age of 6 - and was briefly a DJ under the name of "DJ la Freak" whilst doing a psychology degree at Manchester Polytechnic. He joined the breakdance crew Broken Glass, who moved into making records with "Style of the Street" following a meeting with Manchester DJ and producer Greg Wilson. The song was recorded for the Street Sounds Electro UK (Street Sounds, 1984) album, but the label owner Morgan Khan was so impressed with their work that he persuaded them to record more tunes for the album. In order to give the impression of a thriving British hip hop scene, the songs were recorded under a variety of aliases: in truth, of the seven tracks on the album, only one was not recorded by Broken Glass. Kermit met the Hinds brothers - at the time calling themselves the Dangerous 2 - and together they decided to form the Assassins, with Greg Wilson staying with them as a producer. Their first release was the single "We Don't Kare" (Murdertone, 1987), which had as a B-side a song by Kiss AMC - an all-female Manchester rap group that featured Christine "Kiss" Leveridge, Kermit's sister. They followed this with two singles entirely of their

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Killer Album

Manchester North Of England: A Story Of Independent Music Greater Manchester 1977-1993

Hit The North

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The Killer Album

Th!nk, It Ain't Illegal Yet

Come Together: Adventures On The Indie Dancefloor 1989-1992

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Manchester - So Much To Answer For (The Peel Sessions)

Think, It Ain't Illegal Yet

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and it wasn't a dream

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Bangers & Mash

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Give Peace A Dance

Killer Album (20th Anniversary Edition)

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