Juice Aleem is a

rapper 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 ...

born in

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1. ...

, in ceremonial counties West Midlands,

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Biography

After putting years of energy into the Birmingham hip hop scene, Juice's "Ghetto Grammer"

freestyle rap Freestyle is a style of improvisation, with or without instrumental beats (Mystrodamus), in which lyrics are recited with no particular subject or structure and with no prior memorization.Kevin Fitzgerald (director), '' Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme' ...

sessions started featuring such other future stars as Ty,

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and

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. In 1996

Will Ashon Will Ashon (born 1969) is an English writer and novelist, former music journalist and founder of the Big Dada imprint of Ninja Tune records. Ashon was educated at Countesthorpe Community College and Balliol College, Oxford. In the mid-1990s he w ...

started up his new Ninja Tune-backed label

Big Dada Big Dada is a British independent record label imprint distributed by Ninja Tune. It was started by reputed hip hop journalist Will Ashon in 1997. It is best known for marketing of prominent British hip hop artist Roots Manuva, poet and play ...

and planned a roster of performers.

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of Birmingham's MSI/Asylum crew told Ashon about Aleem. Ashon was impressed with the music and agrees to have Aleem on board. This resulted in the first release of the now iconic record label. In 1997 Juice featured on Big Dada's first ever release, ''Misanthropic'', under the pseudonym "Alpha Prhyme", a collaboration between himself and

Luke Vibert Luke Vibert (born 26 January 1973) is a British electronic musician and producer, also known for his work under several aliases such as Plug and Wagon Christ. Raised in Cornwall, Vibert began releasing projects in the 1990s across varied genre ...

. As a regular compere and host for Ninja Tune and their events, Aleem ended up working with the veterans of the label,

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, and touring with them around Russia, China, New Zealand, Luxembourg, Korea, Japan, Thailand and Ukraine.

Discography

Albums

* ''Jerusalaam Come'', Big Dada Recordings, 2009

Singles and other releases

* "Nanotech Pilots" (12"), Big Dada Recordings, 1997 * ''Radio Skool: Old New & True'', Big Dada Recordings, 2002 (mix CD) * ''Gosh! Mix No.2'' (CDr), Big Dada Recordings, 2003 * ''Moveup'' (CDs, maxi), NovaMute, 2003 * "Heel & Toe" (12", W/Lbl, promo), Marine Parade, 2005 * "Pearl Shot" (12"), Marine Parade, 2005 * ''First Lesson'' (CDs, promo), Big Dada Recordings, 2009 * ''Warriors'', Gamma Proforma, 2016

Guest appearances

* Dynamism (CD, album) The Plan Ninja Tune 1999 * Equilibrium (album) Big Dada Recordings 1999 * Showtime (12", Promo) Big Dada Recordings 2000 * The Plan / Dedicated (Single) Ninja Tune 2000 * Xen Cuts (3xCD) Showtime Ninja Tune 2000 * Bold (album) Lonely Boy (Hard Bossa..)F Communications 2001 * Communicate (12") Bound Big Dada Recordings 2001 * Genetic World (CD) Animal Man, Free, EMI Music(France) 2001 * Music First (2xCD, Comp) Lonely Boy PIAS France 2001 * Serene Bug (CD) North Westerly Winds/Bad News Records 2001 * Extra Yard (The Bouncement Revn.) Big Dada Recordings 2002 * French Sounds (CD) Lonely Boy Catalogue 2002 * In The Red (album) The Living I Ninja Tune 2002 * Lie Low (CD) Lie Low, Zero Gravity Big Dada Recordings 2002 * Dance Crazy, Till A Meal Gets Rotten / Moveup ROMZ 2003 * Director's Cut (album, 2XLP, CD) Moveup, NovaMute 2003 * Moveup (12", Single) NovaMute 2003 * Now & Them (album) Heel 'n' Toe Marine Parade 2003 * Buss (Maxi) Moveup (MAH VIP Mix) NovaMute 2004 * FabricLive. 16 (CD, mixed) Heel 'N' Toe / Fabric (London) 2004 * Futurism Ain't Shit To Me Lonely Boy (Hard Bossa / Kyo 2004 * Master-View (album) Distorted Minds / Ninja Tune 2004 * Merry KissKissMas Melon Farmers / Move Up / Aerosolik 2004 * Needs Must / Capricorn Four (7") Needs Must Surface 2004 * The Ride (Maxi) (Luciano's Danc... NovaMute 2004 * Thirst (album) (2 versions) Thirst NovaMute 2004 * You Can Be Special Too (album) Pearl Shot/Marine Parade 2004 * DJ Face Off (CD) Thirst (Luciano's Dan..DJ Magazine 2005 * Distorted Minds (CD, Enh) Ninja Tune 2005 * Live From The Breadline /Chasin', How It Feels Big Dada 2005 * Total Kaos 05 (CD) Hell 'N' Toe Kaos Records 2005 * Ultra Music Festival (CD) Heel & Toe Ultra Records 2005 * Y4K (CD) Crooked-Bassbin Twins / Distinct'ive Breaks 2005 * Bassbin Twins v.Marine Parade - Heel&Toe /Marine Parade 2006 * Universally Dirty (2xLP) Big Dada Recordings 2006 * You Don't Know Ninja Cuts / DJ Food's MaskMix / Ninja Tune 2008

References

External links

Juice Aleem official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aleem, Juice English people of Jamaican descent Black British male rappers English male rappers Rappers from Birmingham, West Midlands Ninja Tune artists Year of birth missing (living people) Living people