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Asher D and Daddy Freddy were an
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/ Jamaican duo who recorded on the
Music of Life Music of Life is a British independent hip hop and dance music label formed in 1986 by two influential DJ remixers Froggy and Simon Harris, managed by Chris France. Following several successful productions, one of which reached No. 3 in the U ...
label in the late 1980s, releasing an album - ''
Ragamuffin Hip-Hop ''Ragamuffin Hip-Hop'' is the only album by the ragga/ hip hop duo Asher D and Daddy Freddy, released in 1988 on the Music of Life label. The album was one of the first ever albums to showcase a fusion of distinctly hip-hop and dancehall Dan ...
'' - considered groundbreaking for its fusion of
ragga Raggamuffin music, usually abbreviated as ragga, is a subgenre of dancehall and reggae music. The instrumentals primarily consist of electronic music. Similar to hip hop, sampling often serves a prominent role in raggamuffin music. Wayne Sm ...
and
rap music Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...
. The due then collaborated on major-label single "We Are the Champions" in 1989, later included on Daddy Freddy's 1991 album '' Stress''. Both also recorded as individuals.


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