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Derek B (Derek Boland) was born on 15 January, 1965 in London, England, is a British rapper. Discover Derek B's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 44 years old?

Popular As Derek Boland
Occupation Rapper, songwriter, MC
Age 44 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 15 January, 1965
Birthday 15 January
Birthplace London, England
Date of death 15 November, 2009
Died Place London, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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1965

Derek Boland (15 January 1965 – 15 November 2009), better known by his stage name Derek B, was a British rapper.

1986

When a planned compilation of US hip hop called Def Beats 1 (Music of Life, 1986) ran short of tracks, Boland stepped in to record a track called "Rock the Beat".

He co-produced the track with Harris, rapped on it under the pseudonym EZQ, and also did his own deejaying under the name "Derek B".

1987

"Rock the Beat" (Music of Life, 1987) was released as a single, and was followed by three more - the most successful of which were "Goodgroove" (Music of Life, 1988), and "Bad Young Brother", both of which reached No. 16 in the UK Singles Chart.

Derek B's third and final UK chart entry was "We've Got The Juice", which peaked at No. 56.

Derek B was the first UK rapper to achieve pop success, appearing on BBC Television's Top of the Pops at a time when the only other rappers who had appeared were Break Machine and Doug E. Fresh.

He received criticism for rapping under an assumed American accent, something which was popular in the early days of British hip-hop, but later abandoned by some artists.

1988

His most commercially successful releases were "Goodgroove" and "Bad Young Brother" in 1988.

Born in Hammersmith, London, to Trinidadian nurse Jenny Boland, he was raised in Woodford.

He attended Churchfields Junior School.

When he was fifteen years old, he began DJing in a mobile unit around London, before joining local pirate radio stations such as Kiss FM and LWR and finally starting his own station, WBLS (not to be confused with the radio station of the same name in New York City).

He joined Simon Harris' Music of Life record label, as the closest thing they had to an A&R man.

Following his chart success, Derek B was signed up to Rush Artist Management and released singles and the album, Bullet From a Gun (Tuff Audio, 1988).

Derek B was also successful as a record producer and remixer, working with the Cookie Crew, Thrashpack, and Eric B and Rakim.

In 1988, he also helped to write the Liverpool F.C. anthem, "Anfield Rap".

2009

He died of a heart attack in London on 15 November 2009, aged 44.