One Of The Best UK Rap Crews EVER!!! My ERA 86-90 Nuff Respect to Demon Boyz, Derrick B, Music Of Life London Crew, Cookie Crew , She Rockers , Overlord X , Mc Duke , London Posse , Faze 1 , Dave Pearce Radio London Every Monday Night ! 94.9 Westwood , DMC , Dj Pogo, Swift, Hardrock Soul Movement, Stero Mc's ,Graff Writers,Richie Rich, Street Sounds, 4 Star General Carnaby St , Red Records , Blue Bird records , city Sounds ,Soul 2 Soul Camden , and Every 1 else i forgot PEACE! 87 what a Year!!
Love how the UK scratch DJ's had a completely different rhythmic style than the US counterparts. Much more freestyle, raw and fluid and still sounds wicked today. What a track.
Hijack, Overlord X, MC Duke, Silver Bullet, London Posse, Derek B (RIP), Ragga Twins, Ruthless Rap Assassins, Outlaw Posse, Caveman, Monie Love to name but a few UK Heavyweights. We had it good back then. Where's it all gone... :-(
I agree with alot of those comments the brothers and sisters have mentioned. I would go onto say in my humble one of the best UK hip hop tracks I have ever heard. The lyrics wow those beats hit the dome hard. The cuts and the scratches my head just wanted to explode I was that far gone. Shit let me this song again and again and again....... 2022
listening to this brings back so much I love Hijack I grew up with this as Rap and jungle before it became some sort of mental jungle D n B - Brixton had it happening to NWA and the T's and the Cubes of the ice world - Phantom of the opera as well, hell yeah !
The best British hip hop record for sure and for me up there with Silver bullet ! Hijack were and inspiration to a lot of us UK artists at the time who suddenly started to lose the american accents they had been using - it was ok to sound British - respect
supreme going in on this track, scratching as per is sick!!! best hip hop group to ever grace this tiny lil island. looking forward to the new improved Hijack coming soon
This is the full scratch version, not the 12" I have. Re-equed by Ice-T if I'm correct. The scratch @ 4:13 that says Hijack is actually the words "I Got" [yanky accent]. The word "Got" dragged forward. to slurr it. IMH. I still see one or two of the Hijack [HQ] crew about. Genius!!!
If you are on facebook, join the group "underground uk hip-hop" - do a search for it, it will be the 5th or so group down there's a pic of Gunshot on it
Remember being totally blown away by the scratch patterns on this ....still don't understand how they did the hi-jack scratch - DJ Q-Bert has spoken many times about how important this track was to DJs
They're cutting up 'I got' ... I think it was the same 'I got' KRS used for Essays On BDPism from You Got The Time I Got The Time. It's an awesome scratch.
The money ain't the matter, it's the principle, that makes us invincible fuck me...how much has hip hop changed? the early UK hip hop headz are unsung heroes. One of my fave UK tracks (alongside Untitled by Hardnoise amongst many many others)
in fairness i think Hijack's DJ's style was quite similar to the DJ of Tuff Crew - in fact Tuff Crew were quite British in their overall style. I loved Hijack and Tuff Crew in equal amounts. 1988 to 1990 were amazing years for hip hop on both sides of the pond
dont mention derrick b in the same breath as hijack! the true hardcore-killa instinct-katch 22-blade-son of noise-hardnoise-gunshot-kenetic effect etc...
THIS TRACK IS AWESOME!! Showcases the cream of Brit-hop, just a shame the Yanks couldn't get their heads round it!! It's ironic Q-Bert cites Hijack (or at least Supreme)as an influence on his style!!
Uk Dj's had a lot more originality and rhythmic elements to their scratching compared to US. I was far more inspired by UK Dj's back in the day as they had more flow and were raw. Check out DJ Mink 'Can you relate' as an example. Most of Today's DJ's are so boring and all sound the same, its actually killing the art.
A bunch of pseudo Anglophiles in these comments claiming that the UK was better than the US in regards to hip hop and this track blows the US away... how can you guys NOT hear the heavy LL Cool J/Eric B & Rakim influence?
This sounds like the Ice-T remix, a much more cleaned up mix than the original 12” with the heavy “saw” noise pushed way back. You can hear the vocals much clearer though. But prefer the power of the original
It's a pity Ice T couldn't take this lot further as they were the cutting edge in british hip hop some other brit names were up there but this crew i found the most hard hitting and forcfull . As they say "Hijack reign supreme".
absolute.much more mixing,scratching,ideas and stuff.sorry to say but us rap is like ....lame,sleeping to this.uk rap goes fast and hard.i know it.listen to rap from the 80's on now. greetings from germany. btw you need to try a german old shool rap band."no remorze".you will love it.
everything about hijack was raw....lyrics,beats,the scratching,production....ya can keep ya tit-chy stroller,labrador,proffessor 'i smoke loadsa green cuz i'm street' groin & dozey rasklot....this lot & their 'bubble gum' pop fanbase is NOT hiphop....thank u cowell & others for dissecting/watering a style of music that came out of nothing.....keep it raw & hardcore....
stlyewars, hold no hostage, doomsday of rap have the hardest beats raps&scratches in hiphop history...these trax are " EVERGREENS "......stylewars made me start scratchin` and producing...thanx 4 that.....I will never 4get where I`m coming from.......D.J.Uppacut (Readykill) .....mention!!!this is not the original from88 !!! the original is much better...seemed K-Sly ran a little out of power this day...better listen 2 the "music of life" release
C'mon m8..the best jocks that the states produced was Jeff and JMJ???...nah,It depends what you mean by DJ's..Cash Money..Alladin Scratch Pickles (Qbert exempt) Mix Master Mike,Magic Mike?/..cmon...
One Of The Best UK Rap Crews EVER!!! My ERA 86-90 Nuff Respect to Demon Boyz, Derrick B, Music Of Life London Crew, Cookie Crew , She Rockers , Overlord X , Mc Duke , London Posse , Faze 1 , Dave Pearce Radio London Every Monday Night ! 94.9 Westwood , DMC , Dj Pogo, Swift, Hardrock Soul Movement, Stero Mc's ,Graff Writers,Richie Rich, Street Sounds, 4 Star General Carnaby St , Red Records , Blue Bird records , city Sounds ,Soul 2 Soul Camden , and Every 1 else i forgot PEACE! 87 what a Year!!
You forgot me.... DJ MONG
Bless g Gona look into all these pioneers, most forgot in today’s Uk Rap history..
GUNSHOT?
Love how the UK scratch DJ's had a completely different rhythmic style than the US counterparts. Much more freestyle, raw and fluid and still sounds wicked today. What a track.
Hijack, Overlord X, MC Duke, Silver Bullet, London Posse, Derek B (RIP), Ragga Twins, Ruthless Rap Assassins, Outlaw Posse, Caveman, Monie Love to name but a few UK Heavyweights. We had it good back then. Where's it all gone... :-(
A badman from brixton, Hijack best uk hip hop act ever !!
True indeed!!!!
"the money ain't the matter it's the principal - that makes us invincible!" what a line.
One of the best lines ever.....resonated so much at the time!
Late 80s a London some-ting dis! Hijack and Demon Boyz sounds of my youth.
1 of the best UK tracks of all time,and I'm not just talkin' hip hop,A TRUE CLASSIC!!
This was and is still my Anthem! I have this on tape cassette and it still sounds Fresh:)
I agree with alot of those comments the brothers and sisters have mentioned. I would go onto say in my humble one of the best UK hip hop tracks I have ever heard. The lyrics wow those beats hit the dome hard. The cuts and the scratches my head just wanted to explode I was that far gone. Shit let me this song again and again and again....... 2022
these guys layed down the law when it comes to the true sound of old skool brit hop!!
wow,
once,twice,thrice,thripple!!!
need to get in the attic and dig this out,classic!
The best UK hop-hop group ever in my book.
Like this one by them big time!
SW London representin'! ....my part of town!
this is probably my altime best!sickest scratch ever,and oviously way ahead of its time.hijack 4ever
2:16 blew my mind back then! Hijack is a huge influence on me!! Salute.
This is my era of Hip Hop many have tried few have succeeded to match these levels!
heaven for me. I have waited for neally 15yrs to here this dope shit again.
Hijack and Gunshot both fucking awesome
The best British Rap Record Ever!! Fresh Ski
I remember rockin' this on 12" back when I was 18 years old. British Hip Hop was in a class of it's own!!!
Discovering my 20's again truly amazing Brit Hip Hop
Gosh, how talented. Three nanoseconds of fame
listening to this brings back so much I love Hijack I grew up with this as Rap and jungle before it became some sort of mental jungle D n B - Brixton had it happening to NWA and the T's and the Cubes of the ice world - Phantom of the opera as well, hell yeah !
The best British hip hop record for sure and for me up there with Silver bullet ! Hijack were and inspiration to a lot of us UK artists at the time who suddenly started to lose the american accents they had been using - it was ok to sound British - respect
Back in da days....thx for uploading, still got this one in original 12 " and will never sell it! :)
wish this style would make a come back!
supreme going in on this track, scratching as per is sick!!! best hip hop group to ever grace this tiny lil island. looking forward to the new improved Hijack coming soon
Held its own during the best era of American Hip Hop
britcore classic
monster tune,got the original twelve on my shelf......dj supreme serves!!!
The pinnacle of UK Rap,back in the day. Cheers. ;)
Still have this 12"!! Slammin'. All Tracks on it Are. The Scratching on This In Particular, was 👌🏻. "Hijack Scratch"....
THIS is my second favourite Hijack track.
South London representing to the max!
Love the rakim reference at the beginning.
B Side of this is even better. Doomsday of Rap
I got the 12 because of it.
This is the full scratch version, not the 12" I have. Re-equed by Ice-T if I'm correct.
The scratch @ 4:13 that says Hijack is actually the words "I Got" [yanky accent]. The word "Got" dragged forward. to slurr it. IMH.
I still see one or two of the Hijack [HQ] crew about.
Genius!!!
Classic old skool U.K in Hardcore HIP HOP.Peace Gee Beats.
The baddest UK rap outfit that ever was.
MY ERA!!!!!!
If you are on facebook, join the group "underground uk hip-hop" - do a search for it, it will be the 5th or so group down there's a pic of Gunshot on it
my youth- always loved hardcore brits reppin shit up- 80s was GOLD
Thank you. Couldn't agree more.
Remember being totally blown away by the scratch patterns on this ....still don't understand how they did the hi-jack scratch - DJ Q-Bert has spoken many times about how important this track was to DJs
They're cutting up 'I got' ... I think it was the same 'I got' KRS used for Essays On BDPism from You Got The Time I Got The Time. It's an awesome scratch.
The money ain't the matter, it's the principle, that makes us invincible
fuck me...how much has hip hop changed? the early UK hip hop headz are unsung heroes.
One of my fave UK tracks (alongside Untitled by Hardnoise amongst many many others)
Bad ass
quality, thanks = )
I love UK hip hop with breakbeats
in fairness i think Hijack's DJ's style was quite similar to the DJ of Tuff Crew - in fact Tuff Crew were quite British in their overall style.
I loved Hijack and Tuff Crew in equal amounts. 1988 to 1990 were amazing years for hip hop on both sides of the pond
Respect to Simon Harris on that label :)
GREAT!!!
dont mention derrick b in the same breath as hijack! the true hardcore-killa instinct-katch 22-blade-son of noise-hardnoise-gunshot-kenetic effect etc...
all due respect to Derek B (RIP) he was The Demon Boyz first DJ
this rap rolls
on the 12" there is also The Sound Of Knell and the drummer of doom,does any 1 know the proper record off which that came? HELP
this uk old school rap is so much better as the most us rap.
Crazy scratching
THIS TRACK IS AWESOME!! Showcases the cream of Brit-hop, just a shame the Yanks couldn't get their heads round it!! It's ironic Q-Bert cites Hijack (or at least Supreme)as an influence on his style!!
Emense....💯
@PrAnG2000
KC & The Sunshine Band,wow that took me 20 mins to find.and i know A and B are from the same group.peace
@jointbuttz
Yep! But I'm not gonna tell ya! ;-)
I'll give you a clue though. Both the A & B side breaks are from the same group.
Uk Dj's had a lot more originality and rhythmic elements to their scratching compared to US. I was far more inspired by UK Dj's back in the day as they had more flow and were raw. Check out DJ Mink 'Can you relate' as an example. Most of Today's DJ's are so boring and all sound the same, its actually killing the art.
South London serrrrrrrves again!!
yes yes
A bunch of pseudo Anglophiles in these comments claiming that the UK was better than the US in regards to hip hop and this track blows the US away... how can you guys NOT hear the heavy LL Cool J/Eric B & Rakim influence?
anyone know who done "rhymes to kill" it was on music of life label aswell
I remember that
never hear of them before.but sounds cool.
"no remorze" rap in english btw.so no panic that you hear some angry german laguages :-)
bro, the original version of 'HOLD NO HOSTAGE' was released on MUSIC OF LIFE RECORDS, in 1988. this is a different version. 1.
This sounds like the Ice-T remix, a much more cleaned up mix than the original 12” with the heavy “saw” noise pushed way back. You can hear the vocals much clearer though. But prefer the power of the original
used to play horns of jerico to death back in 91
@PrAnG2000 hi intresting fact :) did you know the sample from The Sound Of Knell ?
It's a pity Ice T couldn't take this lot further as they were the cutting edge in british hip hop some other brit names were up there but this crew i found the most hard hitting and forcfull . As they say "Hijack reign supreme".
@jointbuttz
Congrats, bro.
Forget Lil Wayne, forget Jay-Z, forget Kanye, THIS is RAP!
Freestyle scratchin ....
200% HIPHOP
invincible yet calmer sounding version than the yin tang cover.
OK..I take it your from Germany..have you heard of Krack Free Media..the original "Britcore" crew.?
Kamanchi Sly Best Rapper ever!
Wot eva happened to Kamanchi Sly?
YEP !
How can I get all these tunes on cd?
When the UK scene started too take off in the late 80's,it left the states way behind in originality.
Dutty Track - Still Sounds Kriss 30plus Years Later
Hi
"the criminal minds".how can you forget them?
"sons of noise","hard noise"......
2 wrist scratchin scratchin reachin scratchin,, scratch
😎.!
@rob191270 go on mate drop some more names , never actually got into uk hip hop scene always sticked with american.. give me something good fam .. yo
When Dj's weren't behind the MC's
And for the record,when Hijack went stateside for more exposure,they lost the UK vibe..
absolute.much more mixing,scratching,ideas and stuff.sorry to say but us rap is like ....lame,sleeping to this.uk rap goes fast and hard.i know it.listen to rap from the 80's on now.
greetings from germany.
btw you need to try a german old shool rap band."no remorze".you will love it.
Still a dope track. I'm sure that bass line is The Stylistics"People Make The World Go Round".
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yeah, prefer the original MUSIC OF LIFE version, although this version is mixed, better.
everything about hijack was raw....lyrics,beats,the scratching,production....ya can keep ya tit-chy stroller,labrador,proffessor 'i smoke loadsa green cuz i'm street' groin & dozey rasklot....this lot & their 'bubble gum' pop fanbase is NOT hiphop....thank u cowell & others for dissecting/watering a style of music that came out of nothing.....keep it raw & hardcore....
classic!
what the fuck happened to hip hop?
stlyewars, hold no hostage, doomsday of rap have the hardest beats raps&scratches in hiphop history...these trax are " EVERGREENS "......stylewars made me start scratchin` and producing...thanx 4 that.....I will never 4get where I`m coming from.......D.J.Uppacut (Readykill) .....mention!!!this is not the original from88 !!! the original is much better...seemed K-Sly ran a little out of power this day...better listen 2 the "music of life" release
This is fkin BAD .
I prefer Rule Britannia tbh
C'mon m8..the best jocks that the states produced was Jeff and JMJ???...nah,It depends what you mean by DJ's..Cash Money..Alladin Scratch Pickles (Qbert exempt) Mix Master Mike,Magic Mike?/..cmon...
all the 12" were awesome .... the album was so bland. they had the best hip hop group and it didnt happen. proper waste.
quality, thanks = )