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Shabba: Arrival — Ragga's Born Again

Dele Fadele, New Musical Express, 25 December 1993

Just as grunge crossed over from the streets to the catwalk, RAGGA made the shift from underground to mainstream in 1993. Laying siege to the singles chart, the movement sparked a fierce controversy over its apparently sexist attitude and the gun-toting, outlaw imagery it seemed to promote. DELE FADELE sorts out fact from fiction.

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