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karl hinds press album shoot -lsb- hinds on facebook -rsb- http://www.illflavarecords.com/ ill flava records -rsb- -lsb- http://www.facebook.com/pages/karl-hinds/68069732853/ karl estelle , skinnyman , blak twang , sway dasafo , jeff3 2000 -- present ill flava records karl hinds
 solo_singer hip hop ilford , england karl hinds rapper , producer
karl hinds

karl hinds is a british rapper and producer within the british hip hop scene .
since pursuing his musical interest from age 15 , hinds had ventured into setting up his own label , assassin records .
although intentions were to break through the hip hop scene , hinds developed a craft in a style of dance music known as jungle to accommodate the genre at date .
`` roughneck sister sue '' , the first official single released in 1993 which is credited under the name of r.a.w , was an underground success but proved to be a steep learning curve for hinds on how to structure the label 's expenditure and profits .
following singles included `` cock out & ride '' , `` feelin -lrb- gal a fuss -rrb- / zero '' and by the time hinds had produced and released the fourth single , the label had been established as a drum & bass record label , which led him into perfecting this brand and subsequently released 20 singles through assassin records all under different alliances .
whilst building his empire and reclaiming successful hits within the dance genres , hinds decided to broaden his music horizons with a sister label , ill flava records , where he focused on hip hop .
in 2000 , the record `` don gramma '' earned hinds ukhh award nominations for ` best newcomer ' , ` best single 2001 ' and won the award for ` best video ' of that year .
like many great producers , hinds had created a unique sound that distinguishes him as an artist and producer , where he began to challenge the convention sound of uk hip hop .
in 2002 , hinds released his debut lp , `` hindsight '' .
he demonstrated his ability to write conceptually with tracks such as `` rasharn '' , `` 31/09 one day of my life '' and `` take it back '' featuring estelle .
after touring the uk for 2 years , hinds toured europe in 2003 with german producer dj dynamite and gained international recognition .
in 2004 , he released his second album `` have patience '' which provided another hit single , `` lets av it '' featuring skinnyman .
