In part 3 of “Get to Know”, Director / Producer Jamie BC and Writer / Producer Darrell Austin, the filmmakers of “Stevie Hyper D: The Hidden Influence”, connect to discuss the making of the film and how they met the crew and contributors along the way. In this edition, they speak to Tom Archer, who was crucial in getting the …
Get to Know [Part 2] In part 2 of “Get to Know”, Director / Producer Jamie BC and Writer / Producer Darrell Austin, the filmmakers of “Stevie Hyper D: The Hidden Influence”, connect to discuss the making of the film and how they met the crew and contributors along the way. Jamie BC: It’s mad when you think that we …
Inspirations [Part 2]: Wu Tang Clan “Of Mics & Men”. “I’ve been a Wu Tang Clan fan for most of my life. I first heard “Da Mystery of Chessboxin” in 1995, on a cassette tape, in the school playground and it kick-started my interest in New York hip-hop culture. In 1997, only 2 years later I heard Stevie Hyper D …
We were aware of Kool before Steve (Hyper D) got on there in 1995. But being from Fulham, it wasn’t always the easiest to pick up, but when you could it was a madness. When Steve get on there, it really was the beginning of Steve being recognised.
Inspirations….. Kicking off our inspiration series, we thought we’d start with the top 5 feature documentaries that inspired our upcoming feature documentary ”Stevie Hyper D: The Hidden Influence”. Counting down from 5-1; 5. Stretch & Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives The story of two unsung heroes of NYC hip-hop; DJ Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito Garcia. Featuring contributions from Jay Z, …
27th February 2023 marks the one-year anniversary of the announcement of the passing of Alphonso Bondzie AKA Skibadee, one of the most influential UK MCs of all time. Skiba to me was the epitome of late 90s-early 2000s, jungle drum & bass. Arguably the front man of the genre, the presence everyone waited hours to see at a rave and …
Monday July 5th 2021, marks 23 years since the sudden passing of the MC known as Stevie Hyper D, or the man known as Stephen Austin and times are very different. Emceeing as an art form has moved on to become one of the biggest British musical skills, talents and exports. UK emcees and rappers are now the backbone to …
Sunday 5th July 2020, marks the 22nd anniversary of Stevie’s passing. Here at Team Hyper D, we are determined to keep pushing the legacy forward underneath the banners; “The Hyper D Legacy Project”, the forthcoming feature documentary “Stevie Hyper D: The Hidden Influence” and also the live show “HYPER D: [RE]LIVE”. For those who were at the now infamous Connected …
I have thought long and hard about writing this post. Not because I don’t believe in the cause, the truth is to the contrary. As a white man in my 30s, I don’t feel it is appropriate to be seen jumping on any bandwagon, for the sake of social media. Noted this isn’t entirely the case for everyone, but certainly …
Welcome to steviehyperd.com, the official website for legendary underground artist and MC Stevie Hyper D. This website & all the associated content, including the forthcoming feature documentary film ‘The Hidden Influence’ and HYPER D: [RE]LIVE has been a long time in the making. The idea behind the film and The Hyper D Legacy Project was to tell the story of …
