Whirlwind D

Whirlwind D is a UK-based hip hop artist who started releasing records in the early 90s as part of Solid n Mind and has been a solo artist since 2012.

Biography

Whirlwind D's recording career began in 1990 as the MC for London-based hip hop group Solid n Mind. Prior to this, he was a B Boy in London's early hip hop scene with the Radioactive Crew (later Posse). He recorded 3 12" singles during the early 90s, the first of which, 'An Original Break' reached number 3 in the Tower Records Dance Charts in December 1990. This first single tackled the subject of over-used samples. During this period he performed with many UK hip hop acts including MC Mell O, Braintax, Def Tex and Cutmaster Swift. In 1991 he relocated to the South Coast where he continued to perform doing shows with The Firin' Squad and Tim Westwood to name a few.

After a period away from releasing music, Whirlwind D returned as a solo artist in 2012, releasing his WD40 EP on Tru-Tone Records. Since then he has released a string of records, including two full length albums and a number of singles and EPs. In 2014 he signed a record deal with B-Line Recordings and started performing with Specifik and Mr Fantastic. He has performed across the UK and supported acts such as Public Enemy, Wu-Tang Clan, Main Source and Grandmaster Flash as well as regularly playing in Germany and the Channel Islands. During the course of these releases, Whirlwind D has collaborated with many UK and US-based musicians including Mr Thing, Chrome, Phill Most Chill and Oxygen. Whirlwind D is known for covering a wide range of topics in his rhymes, including touching on many socio-political issues. His 2018 track 'Labels' was playlisted by BBC6 on the Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show.

Discography

• "An Original Break" 12" SINGLE (Liberty Grooves, 1990)
  
• "Centre Stage"/"Woke with Nothin'" 12" SINGLE (Liberty Grooves, 1991)
• "Battle Tipped Rhyme" 12" SINGLE (Liberty Grooves, 1992)
• "WD40" EP (Tru-Tone Records, 2012)
• "Bristol Built" EP (Tru-Tone Records, 2013)
• "Broadway" 12" SINGLE (B-Line Recordings, 2013)
• "Nomansland" ALBUM (B-Line Recordings, 2014)
• "Run Fast/Gain My Perspective" 12" SINGLE (Tru-Tone Records, 2014)
• "Time Waits For No Man/One Two" 7" SINGLE (B-Line Recordings, 2014)
• "B-Line Business/Battle Tip 2015" 7" SINGLE (B-Line Recordings, 2015)
• "Otherside" ALBUM (B-Line Recordings, 2016)
• "When I Write/Avenger Of Death" 12" SINGLE (Tru-Tone Records, 2016)
• "The Other Side Of Nomansland Instrumentals" ALBUM (B-Line Recordings, 2016)
• "Falling" EP (B-Line Recordings, 2017)
• "On Tour" ALBUM (B-Line Recordings, 2018)
• "Beats, Bits And Bobs" EP (B-Line Recordings, 2018)

Appearances

• "Makes Me Smile" (Undercover Cuts 18, 2004)
• "Centre Stage" (1990 version) (Aroe And The Soundmakers - Crown Jewels Part 2, 2008)
• "Battle Tipped Rhyme (Remix)" (Underground United Volume 2, Naked Ape Records, 2011)
• "B-Line EP volumes 1-4" ([[B-Line Recordings, 2013-2017])
• "Planet Of The Fakes - Rock n Rolla" (Britcore Rawmance, 2013)
• "32 Troop - Mayday" (Britcore Rawmance, 2014)
• "47 XX +21 - Eyes" (B-Line Recordings, 2014)
• "Chrome & Illinspired - A Moment Of Your Time Please" (B-Line Recordings, 2015)
• "Spatts - Hip Hop Owes Me Money" (On Target, 2015)
• "Planet Of The Fakes - Empire" (Inzanium, 2015)
• "Specifik - Dark" (B-Line Recordings, 2016)
• "B-Line Archives EP - Boogie Down B-Town" (B-Line Recordings, 2018)
• "Pathosworks - Atropa Belladonna" (Red Alert, 2018)

External links

• https://www.discogs.com/artist/5003284-Whirlwind-D?filter_anv=0&type=Releases
• https://www.undergroundunited.de/whirlwind-d-interview/
• https://www.whirlwind-d.com

References

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