Top Cat is the founder of 9 Lives Records label, which has featured Tenor Fly, Daddy Freddy, Prento Youth, Tad Hunter, Carlene Clarke, Nerious Joseph,
Chronical, Simpleton, Robbie Valentine, Vivian Jones, Mike Anthony and many more.
Influences
Brigadier Jerry, Josie Whales, Charlie Chaplin, Super Cat, Professor Nuts, Papa San, Shabba Ranks, Buju Bantan, Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, Mad Cobra, Cutty Ranks, Nicodemus, Tipper Irie, Papa Levi, Daddy Freddy, Tenor Fly, Jah Prento, Sir Coxsone Sound, Saxon Sound, Viking Sound, Youthman Promotion Sound, King Addis Sound, Metro Media Sound, Stone Love Sound, David Rodigan, Purple City Crew, A Class Production, Stone Wall Production, Double 99, Congo Natty, DJ Rap, DJ Ron, Jumpin Jack Frost, Shy FX, Brian G, Ray Keith, Wickerman, Hype, Chase and Status, L Double and Ruffcut, my mother, my father, my children and most of all the Almighty Heavenly Spirit that guides and protects me and has given me the success that I have enjoyed in the music business.
Top Cat is one of the most talented MC's to come out of the UK. With a career spanning 20 years which include 11 number 1 singles, 2 National top 20 hits, MC of the Year 4 times and the only MC to hold MC of the Year in both the reggae and the jungle scenes at the same time his achievements as an artist are undeniable.
Top Cat has also excelled as a producer producing his own tracks as well as other artists such as Tenor Fly, Nerious Joseph, Baby Wayne, Simpleton, Mike Anthony and many more cover the years. His productions have also seen him win Record of the Year at the Reggae Music Awards in 1995.
A pioneer in the UK urban music scene Top Cat's vocals have been highly sort after and were used in the creation of the jungle scene and also the speed garage scene, the latter leading to the first top 20 garage tune to hit the charts in 1997 paving the way for an influx of many other mainstream acts after.
As an artist Top Cat is dynamic both on record and as a live act and has performed all over the world to many a large audience from the Far East, to the USA to Eastern and Western Europe to the Middle East.
Here in 2009 watch out for the new albums to be released "Champion DJ" for all the junglist crew and "Cat A Log In" for all the reggae and hip hop crew.
The real Top Cat is on the attack and anytime he touches the track the whole place a go rock!!!!!
What's good, I just wanted to come through to thank you for being my friend on myspace. If you are looking for hot beats you can hit me up anytime, I am in the top 3 beatsellers out of over 40.000 producers at the biggest beat market online. At the moment I offer some beats for only 10$ (50% off), you can purchase them via PayPal. Follow this banner if you are interested, I sold over 1000 beats in only 15 months: If you couldn't find the right beat at my rocbattle page, make sure to follow this link for more beats (sometimes I have some old beats as exclusives up there for only 25-50$): http://www.MyBeatShop.com/VaNsBeaTs Thanks for taking your time, I really appreciate your support. Make sure to come trough at my profile, you're always welcome to show some feedback! If you want to be updated about new beats, please follow me on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/vansbeats Peace and respect, VaNs BeaTs
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Hi there, just thought i might shre my latest track with you after beeing absent here for a minute. I found this one recently while flipping through my hard disk. hope you dig pce untitled (lost & found) by romanrauch
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Hey Top Cat, just wanna let you know our NEW E.P. 'The Making' is out November 30th, samples of the Tracks are on our myspace or check out www.thebeatpoets.com
Newly fresh out-the-bag mixes to infest into your ear drums like the winds of the Peruvian desert in mid-August after you've just quit your job and the only thing in life you have left to care about is a crumbled bite-size ammount of a biscuit you couldn't eat from the Grande Ball Extrordinaire the other night. Your pits smell like death and piss because a cat sprayed on you and then you rolled over and killed a gopher when you slept in that park the other night after binge drinking at your daughters 11th birthday. You sick bastard.