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. The Str8jackets had their first major musical recognition courtesy of

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who played their bootleg remix of the

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" and their own track "What's It All About?", supported twice on Tong's

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. The Str8jackets have worked with producers and artists including

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, Hoxton Whores, Bassmonkeys, Lucien Foort, Jaykay, Richie Dan,

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, and Missy Mak and have released tracks and remixes on labels including Time Records, Big in Ibiza, CR2, Peppermint Jam, and Nervous NYC. Dave Longmore (a.k.a. Leggz) first made his mark in music working as part of the

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production outfit, Ruff N Tumble. Their release with MC Chickaboo, "Move & Rock" (signed to Big in Ibiza Records) received its first BBC Radio 1 play on 5 July 2010 on Seani B's 1Xtra mixtape show.

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