Derek B

Real Name:Derek Boland
Profile:b. Derek Boland, 1966, Bow, London, England. In 1966, Derek grew up a fan of the Who as well as Aretha Franklin, Al Green and Bob Marley. He started out as a DJ when he was 15 as part of a mobile unit touring London clubs. He then moved into radio working for pirate stations including KISS FM and LWR before beginning his own WBLS station. In 1987 he got bored with being a DJ and took a job at Simon Harris' Music Of Life label as the nearest thing to an A&R man. The label originally started producing compilations of US Hip Hop, but due to a lack of material and finances to acquire more licenses for the first record 'Def Beats 1' in 1986, the company's A&R man Derek Boland saved the day and pretending to be both MC and his own DJ recorded a track 'Rock the Beat'. Derek B (and DJ EZQ!) was born and Music of Life had started putting out UK Hip Hop. Derek B followed up this record with two more 12"s on Music of life which charted: 'We Got the Juice' & 'Good Groove' reaching #16. Subsequently he was to appear on Top of the Pops at a time that the only Rap groups that had been on were Break Machine and Doug E Fresh. Being the first UK rapper to accomplish pop hits he was quickly snapped up by Rush Artist Management and apparently was behind Tuff Audio, Phonogram's new Hip Hop imprint where he continued to release 12"s such as 'Bad Young Brother' and specials like 'Def B-Boy'. While in New York (visiting his family who had relocated there), Derek met radio DJ Mr Magic who played his record to the Profile label which secured him a licensing deal in the USA.
URLs:http://www.myspace.com/derekboland
Name Variations: All | Derek B | Boland | Bolland | D Boland | D.Boland | Derek B. | Derek Boland
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Releases:
Get Down (12")   Music Of Life 1987
Get Down (12")   Music Of Life 1987
Rock The Beat (12")   Music Of Life 1987
Rock The Beat (12", Promo)   Profile Records 1987
Bad Young Brother (12")   Phonogram 1988
Bad Young Brother (7")   Tuff Audio, Tuff Audio 1988
Bad Young Brother (12")   Tuff Audio 1988
Bad Young Brother (12")   Tuff Audio 1988
Bad Young Brother (CD, Maxi)   Tuff Audio, Phonogram 1988
Bad Young Brother (12", Promo)   Tuff Audio 1988
Bad Young Brother (12")   PolyGram Records (Australia) 1988
Bullet From A Gun (Album) ◄ (8 versions)   Tuff Audio ... 1988
Bullet From A Gun - Album Sampler (12", Smplr)   Tuff Audio 1988
Get Down (12")   Profile Records 1988
Good Groove (Maxi, Single) ◄ (9 versions)   Music Of Life ... 1988
We've Got The Juice (CD, Maxi)   Music Of Life 1988
We've Got The Juice (CDV, Single, PAL)   Tuff Audio 1988
We've Got The Juice (12")   Tuff Audio 1988
We've Got The Juice (12")   Tuff Audio, Tuff Audio 1988
We've Got The Juice (Remix) (12")   Tuff Audio, Tuff Audio 1988
You've Got To Look Up (12")   Tuff Audio 1990
U Got 2 Look Up (CD, Maxi)   Bi-Virtue 1993
U Got 2 Look Up (2x12", Promo)   Bi-Virtue  
Remixes:
Move The Crowd / Paid In Full (12") Paid In Full 4th & B'way Records 1987
Paid In Full (Maxi) ◄ (4 versions) Paid In Full (Derek B'... Fourth & Broadway ... 1987
The Mixpak Elpee (12") Paid In Full (Derek B'... Fourth & Broadway 1987
Hell - Worlds Biggest Rap Hits Megamixed (LP) Paid In Full (Derek B'... TELDEC 1988
Hyperactive! The 12" Dance Album (2xCass, Comp) Spy In The House Of Lo... Telstar 1988
I Know You Got Soul (The Derek On Eric Remix) ◄ (2 versions) I Know You Got Soul (T... Cooltempo 1988
It Takes Two (Maxi) ◄ (4 versions) It Takes Two (Tuff Aud... City Beat ... 1988
Spy In The House Of Love ◄ (3 versions) Spy In The House Of Lo... Chrysalis ... 1988
The Word Is Out! ◄ (2 versions) Paid In Full (Derek B'... Sonet Grammofon AB 1988
Get On The Dancefloor / It Takes Two (CD, Maxi) It Takes Two (Tuff Aud... BCM Records 1989
Paid In Full: The Platinum Edition ◄ (2 versions) Paid In Full (Derek B'... Island Records (US) 1998
Funkytown III (LP, Comp) It Takes Two (Tuff Aud... BCM Records  
Funkytown III (CD, Comp) It Takes Two (Tuff Aud... BCM Records  
Production:
It's Your Love (12")   Next Plateau Records Inc. 1983
It's Your Love (12", Promo)   Next Plateau Records Inc. 1983
Christmas Rap (Album) ◄ (8 versions) Chillin' With Santa Profile Records ... 1987
Def Beats 1 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Rock The Beat Music Of Life 1987
Dub Attack 1 (LP) Get Down (Cuts Like Th... Music Of Life 1987
Hip Hop 87 (2xLP, Comp) Get Down (Extended Mix) Serious Records (2) 1987
Mr. Magic's Rap Attack Volume 3 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Get Down Profile Records 1987
Upfront 8 - Solid State (Cass, Comp) Get Down (Extended Clu... Serious Records (2) 1987
Hard As Hell 3 (LP, Comp) Good Groove, Trigger H... BCM Records 1988
Hard As Hell Volume 2 (LP) Good Groove, Trigger H... Profile Records 1988
Hard As Hell Volume 2 (CD, Album) Trigger Happy Profile Records 1988
Hard As Hell Volume 3 (LP) Good Groove, Trigger H... Music Of Life 1988
Hard As Hell Volume 3 (CD, Comp) Trigger Happy BCM Records 1988
Hard As Hell Volume 3 (Cass, Comp) Trigger Happy Music Of Life 1988
Mr. Magic's Rap Attack Volume 4 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Good Groove Profile Records 1988
Now That's What I Call Music 12 ◄ (2 versions) Bad Young Brother EMI Records ... 1988
Born This Way! (Album) ◄ (6 versions) Bad Girls (Rock The Spot) FFRR ... 1989
Boy I Need You Now (12")   SBK Records 1990
Just The Way You Like It (12")   FFRR, London Records 1990
Hold On (CD, Single)   CCP Records 1995
Co-production:
Hard As Hell! Rap's Next Generation (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Get Down Music Of Life 1987
Hard As Hell Volume 1 (LP) Get Down Profile Records 1988
Mix:
(I'll Be A) Freak For You (12") (I'll Be A) Freak For ... Streetwave 1984
Misfit (12") Misfit (Scratch Mix) Mercury 1986
Hard As Hell 3 (LP, Comp) Good Groove BCM Records 1988
Appears On:
Move The Crowd / Paid In Full ◄ (2 versions) Paid In Full 4th & B'way Records 1987
Cool Cuts 2 (7", EP, Comp, Promo) Def Beat Boy (Music Of... Record Mirror 1988
Hard As Hell Volume 2 (CD, Album) Good Groove Profile Records 1988
Hard As Hell Volume 3 (CD, Comp) Good Groove BCM Records 1988
Hard As Hell Volume 3 (Cass, Comp) Good Groove Music Of Life 1988
Hip Hop And Rapping In The House (LP, Comp, Gat) Get Down Stylus Music 1988
Tracks Appear On:
Christmas Rap (Album) ◄ (8 versions) Chillin' With Santa Profile Records ... 1987
December 87 - Mixes 2 (12", Comp, Mixed) Get Down, Rock The Beat DMC 1987
Def Beats 1 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Rock The Beat Music Of Life 1987
Dub Attack 1 (LP) Get Down (Cuts Like Th... Music Of Life 1987
Hard As Hell! Rap's Next Generation (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Get Down Music Of Life ... 1987
Hip Hop 87 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Get Down (Extended Mix) Serious Records (2) 1987
Mr. Magic's Rap Attack Volume 3 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Get Down Profile Records 1987
Upfront 8 - Solid State (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Get Down Serious Records (2) 1987
April 88 - Mixes 1 (12") Good Groove DMC 1988
Cool Cuts 2 (7", EP, Comp, Promo) Def Beat Boy (Music Of... Record Mirror 1988
Hard As Hell 3 (LP, Comp) Good Groove BCM Records 1988
Hard As Hell Volume 1 (LP) Get Down Profile Records 1988
Hard As Hell Volume 2 (LP) Good Groove Profile Records 1988
Hard As Hell Volume 2 (CD, Album) Good Groove Profile Records 1988
Hard As Hell Volume 3 (LP) Good Groove Music Of Life 1988
Hard As Hell Volume 3 (CD, Comp) Good Groove BCM Records 1988
Hard As Hell Volume 3 (CD) Good Groove Music Of Life 1988
Hard As Hell Volume 3 (Cass, Comp) Good Groove Music Of Life 1988
Hip Hop And Rapping In The House (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Get Down Stylus Music 1988
Hit Mix '88 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Bad Young Brother Stylus Music 1988
Hot House (12", Mixed, Cle) Good Groove Intercord Tonträger GmbH 1988
House Hits '88 ◄ (3 versions) Bad Young Brother Telstar 1988
July 88 - Mixes 1 (12") Derek B Megamix, Good ... DMC 1988
Kings Of Rap (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Good Groove Dino Music 1988
May 88 - Mixes 2 (12") Bad Young Brother (Jay... DMC 1988
Mr. Magic's Rap Attack Volume 4 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Good Groove Profile Records 1988
Now That's What I Call Music 12 ◄ (2 versions) Bad Young Brother EMI Records ... 1988
Rap Trax (VHS, PAL, Comp) Bad Young Brother Stylus Music 1988
Remixed Records 23 (2xLP) Bad Young Brother Remixed Records 1988
Hard To Beat - Rap Mania (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Get Down Style Records 1989
Rapmasters 5: The Best Of The Word (CD) Rock The Beat Priority Records 1989
Just Seventeen Get Kickin' (Album, Comp) ◄ (2 versions) You've Got To Look Up Dover Records 1990
Rapmasters 14: The Best Of The Hype (CD) Good Groove Priority Records 1990
Cool As Ice (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (CD) You've Got To Look Up SBK Records 1991
2 Mixes From Wroclaw (CDr, Promo, Mixed) Bad Young Brother (Ins... Ninja Tune 2004
Unofficial Releases:
Flash Collection Vol. 3/4 (CD) Bullet From A Gun Flash Collection 1996
Deep Magic Dance 50 - The Best Of 10 Years (2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Met) Good Groove Deep Dance, Deep Dance 1997
Grand' 88 ◄ (2 versions) Good Groove The Disc Jockey Association ...  
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