Task Force are a

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group from

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, England. The group is led primarily by two brothers

Chester P Joey Coombes (born 21 June 1976), better known as Chester P, is a rapper in the UK hip-hop scene. He was a founding member of Task Force, Bury Crew and the M.U.D. Family. He and his brother Farma G are both sons of the late musician Peet Coom ...

(vocals, songwriting and occasional music production) and Farma G (vocals, songwriting and

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). However, the Task Force family, according to Chester P, also includes DJ Louis Slipperz (music production), Ramson BadBones (vocals and songwriting), Remus, D.Molish, Inja MC (Delegates of Culture, Cambridge), Calculus, Merkamillion, Blinks and Marley. Task Force officially formed in 1999, releasing their debut album ''New Mic Order''. Task Force's debut album, ''New Mic Order'' was produced by

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and features guest appearances from fellow Mud Family member

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and Mr. Thing of the

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. Task Force's releases have consisted for the most part of vinyl-only EPs and singles. In 2000, Task Force released ''Voice of the Great Outdoors'', which featured

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and

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, on Braintax's

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. Task Force started their own label, Music from the Corner in 2001, and released ''Music from the Corner Volume 1''. A darker, more intense series of predominantly self-produced albums followed. Chester P released his long-awaited solo album ''From the Ashes'' in 2008, which was largely a hit with the Task Force fan base, despite receiving a mixed review (3 out of 5) from UK hip-hop magazine ''

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'' (as Chester had previously ripped the magazine on MFTC 2). Both Farma G and Louis Slipperz contributed to the album. The first single released from the album was "Oh No (He Loves a Ho)" featuring Farma G. The song was more light hearted than the recent ''Music from the Corner'' series.

Discography

Albums

* ''New Mic Order'' LP (1999, K'Boro) * ''Music from the Corner Volume 1'' (2001, Music from the Corner) * ''Music from the Corner Volume 2'' (2003, Music from the Corner) * ''Music from the Corner Volume 3'' (2004, Music from the Corner) * ''Music from the Corner Volume 4'' (2006, Music from the Corner) * ''Music from the Corner Volume 5'' (2013, Music from the Corner)

Singles and EPs

* "Grafdabusup" 12" (2000, Low Life) * "Wha Blow" 12" (2000, Low Life) * ''Voice of the Great Outdoors'' EP (2000, Low Life) * "Life Without Instructions" 12" (2001 rehab records) * ''The Chosen Few'' EP (with

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) (2002, Jazz Fudge) * "Fugs R Us" 12" (2002, Low Life) * "12" Apostles" 12" (with Pegasus) (2003,

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) * "Valley of the Crows" 12" (with Secondson) (2004, SFDB) * "You're Not Us" 12" (with Rawdog) (2005, Music from the Corner) * "The Bitches" 12" (2006, white label)

Solo albums

*Chester P - ''From the Ashes'' (2007, LP, Chessmonster Entertainment/Rawdog) *Chester P - ''Survive or Die Trying (New Mic Order Part 1)'' (2008, mixtape) *Farma G - ''It's a Funny Old Game'' (2009, mixtape) *Chester P - ''New Mic Order Part 2'' (2011, mixtape, Chessmonster Entertainment/Suspect Packages)

Compilation appearances

*''S Class Bruk Faders Mix Tape'' (1999) *''Headcleaners Mix Tape Micro Clones'' (1999) *''Headcleaners 2 Mix Tape'' (2001) *"Liquidized Language" (from ''Deeper Concentration'') (1999) *DJ Louis Slipperz - ''£10 Bag Volume 1'' (2002, mixtape, Music from the Corner) *DJ Louis Slipperz - ''£10 Bag Volume 2'' (2003, mixtape, Music from the Corner) *DJ Louis Slipperz - ''£10 Bag Volume 3'' (2004, Mixtape, Music from the Corner) *Lowlife's ''Life Before 40'' (2005) *Lowlife's ''Lowlife's Main Courses'' (2003) * Skitz - ''Countryman'' (2001, Ronin) *Pegz - ''Capricorn Cat'' (Australia) (2003, Obese Records)

Guest appearances

*Mark B & Blade - "The Unknown" (2000, Wordplay) *Jehst - "The Trilogy" (Remix) - Limited Edition 12" (2001) *Rawdog - "Arrest the President" (with Braintax) (2003, Obese) *Louis Slipperz and Rawdog - "JD on Ice" (2006, Rawdog) *Inja - "Dem Frauds" (2006, Inja Nu) *The Elementz - "Crushmode" (2008, Occupy Your Mind Recordings) *Braintax - ''Godnose'' (2001, Low Life Records)

References

External links

Official website at the Internet archive
{{Authority control English hip hop groups Musical groups established in 1999 Musical groups from London 1999 establishments in England