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Peter King

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Peter King is a British reggae MC credited with inventing 'fast style' mic chat in 1982 as a 19-year-old on Saxon Studio International, unveiling the technique on 'Me Neat, Me Sweet' at the Dick Sheppard Youth Club; the style was rapidly adopted by fellow Saxon MCs including Tippa Irie and Papa Levi and became a defining British contribution to reggae toasting.

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Peter King - Fast Style Live & Direct at #YouTube

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Community-archived performance upload of Saxon originator Peter King; discovery-only embed.

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Story · Well supportedThe originators of fast chat

In 1982, a 19-year-old on a South London sound system deejayed faster than anyone had heard, and a UK style was born.