Tippa Irie

{{Short description|British reggae musician (born 1965)}}

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Tippa Irie (born Anthony Henry, 1965, London, England){{cite book|title=The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=Virgin Books|date=2003|edition=Third|isbn=1-85227-969-9|pages=464/5}} is a British reggae singer and DJ from Brixton, South London.{{Cite journal |last=Steffens |first=Roger |date=December 1986 |title=World Beat - Pato Banton and Tippa Irie Inna Deejay Style |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FL-rqqrDxb8C&pg=PA18 |journal=SPIN |volume=2 |issue=9 |pages=18 |via=Google Books}} He first came to prominence in the early 1980s as an MC on the South London reggae soundsystem Saxon Studio International.{{cite book

| first= David

| last= Roberts

| year= 2006

| title= British Hit Singles & Albums

| edition= 19th

| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited

| location= London

| isbn= 1-904994-10-5

| page= 271}}

He first achieved national exposure on night-time BBC Radio 1 in the mid-1980s, with the singles "It's Good To Have The Feeling You're The Best" and "Complain Neighbour" (on Greensleeves Records), before achieving a UK Top 40 hit in 1986 with "Hello Darling".

He has collaborated with Alexander O'Neal, Long Beach Dub All Stars, The Skints, and Chali 2na. He enjoyed further success in 2003, when he appeared on The Black Eyed Peas' track "Hey Mama".{{cite web | url=http://www.encartespop.com.br/2010/05/encarte-black-eyed-peas-elephunk.html | title=Elephunk CD Booklet (Encartes Pop) |website=Encartespop.com.br |accessdate=13 November 2017}} He has also collaborated with the London-based avant-dancehall outfit The Bug, on the single "Angry" from the album London Zoo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/london-zoo-mw0000793284|title=London Zoo – The Bug | Songs, Reviews, Credits|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=9 November 2019}}

In 2010, he appeared on the BBC Television panel show Never Mind the Buzzcocks, in the identity parade round.{{cite web |title=Never Mind The Buzzcocks: Series 24, Episode 2 |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/never_mind_the_buzzcocks/episodes/24/2/ |website=British Comedy Guide |access-date=13 December 2024}} His latest release is Stick to My Roots (2010).{{cite news |last1=Patrin |first1=Nate |title=The Bug: London Zoo album review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12000-london-zoo/ |accessdate=22 October 2019 |website=Pitchfork.com |date=30 July 2008}} ln 2023 he released his autobiography under the same title.{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Joel |date=2023-08-27 |title=It's Tippa Irie's first ever book |url=https://www.voice-online.co.uk/entertainment/2023/08/27/its-tippa-iries-first-ever-book/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=Voice Online |language=en}}