Kenny Ken & Stevie Hyper D Renegades, Toronto

Kenny Ken (born Ken Delsol), is an English jungle and drum and bass DJ. He also runs the record labels Mix and Blen (started in 1997) and Monitor Recordings (2008). His stepson is drum and bass DJ and producer Crissy Criss. During the mid- to late 1990s, Kenny Ken became one of the U.K.'s prominent Jungle / drum and bass DJs, owning and operating the Mix & Blen' label. During this time he earned respect throughout the scene and gained popularity for his diverse and entertaining DJ sets. He started DJing in 1989 during the acid house movement, inspired by the early warehouse parties. He rose to prominence with his first big track, "Everyman", and winning the inaugural Jungle Sound Clash in 1994. His first big break came as a result of him being a regular attendee at Crazy Larry's, an early Sunday morning rave. The organizers also promoted the Crazy Club at Busby's, where Kenny became resident DJ alongside Ray Keith and Jumping Jack Frost. He soon would become resident DJ at Sunday Roast and A.W.O.L., during which time he started producing his own music.[citation needed] His record labels include Mix & Blen' and Planet Funk Recordings, co-owned with DJ Mace. Delsol has also DJed for BBC Radio 1 (One In The Jungle) and also had his own show on Kiss FM. Stephen Austin was born in London, England on 20 September 1967 to a Spanish mother and Barbadian father. He died on 5 July 1998 of a fatal heart attack, possibly attributed to deep vein thrombosis after a long international tour. He was one of the pioneering MCs in the drum and bass-oldschool jungle scene. He has been credited with inventing the 'Double Time' MC'ing style, where he would double the speed of the generic MC flow but would still fit within the bars of the music. He was the first drum and bass MC to have a major release when The Next Step was released on Island Records in 1999. He also had an album, The Legend, which was released on the independent drum and bass label Dance Concept which was produced by Benny V. These tracks gained airplay on national radio stations Kiss FM and BBC Radio 1, as well as receiving support from the underground pirate scene including Kool FM which was one of the stations he performed on regularly. His track Buffalo Soldier from the album was nominated for DNBA tune of the year in 2004. Hyper D is widely accepted as one of the true pioneering drum and bass MCs. It is also accepted he was the innovator of the ‘double time’ MC style that is commonly used today. Appearing first on the 1991 track "Teknoragga", Stevie went on to record tracks across various genres, from jungle, to hip hop and even to house music. He was the first drum and bass MC to secure an album with a major label, Island Records. The Next Step, with his producer Dfrnt Lvls, was released in 1999, the year after his death. He held residencies at all the elite jungle and drum and bass events, but it was during his bookings at Labyrinth that he met Benny V. Nothing came of it at the time, but when Benny V also hooked up with Dfrnt Lvls his recorded work was put together again for The Legend album which had tracks played on UK National Radio as well as receiving huge underground support on the pirates. Stevie Hyper D received additional commercial success in 1995 when breakfast cereal manufacturer Kellogs enlisted Stevie as the front man for their popular range of "Frosties" breakfast serials, Stevie was tasked with playing the cereal treats popular "Tony the Tiger" and although receiving good reviews from critiques, gave up the role in 1996 siting new projects as his focus. (Wikipedia)