Last night, I went to the Hackney Picture House to see Hyper: The Stevie Hyper D Story. Stevie Hyper D was a pioneering British MC whose life was tragically cut short in 1997 at the age of 31. This documentary has been 12 years in the making, a labour of love created by Director Jamie Ross-Hume and Darrell Austin, Stevie’s nephew. I spoke to them back in September 2024 before the film’s release, so I was looking forward to seeing it on the big screen.  It’s a powerful story, beautifully told, an emotional rollercoaster that had the audience in fits of...

A new documentary tells the fascinating but tragic story of Jungle MC Stevie Hyper D, the underground music icon who cut his teeth on the Reggae Soundsystems of South London in the 80s and grew to embody everything that Jungle Music represented. We are supporting the Kickstarter campaign to help get the film in cinemas this year.  Support the project on Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mcsteviehyperd/hyper-the-stevie-hyper-d-story  Over the past 70 years, Reggae Soundsystem culture has grown from the street corners and lawns of Jamaica to leave its mark on the entire world. But its impact has perhaps been most significant on the...