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Ragga Twins

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London ragga duo whose 1991 Shut Up and Dance-produced single "Illegal Gunshot", from the album Reggae Owes Me Money, fused dancehall chat, breakbeats and hip-hop into a record later recognised as a direct blueprint for British jungle.

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Era: Open era →

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The Ragga Twins — Illegal Gunshot

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Archival YouTube upload of the 1991 Shut Up and Dance-produced single cited as a blueprint for jungle; discovery-only embed.

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Story · Well supportedBritish ragga and the jungle turn

Before jungle had a name, London's ragga deejays were already writing its vocabulary.