no long talk.

It is black history month in the UK, so it was like a blessing when I bumped into Tippa Irie from London's world-famous Saxon Sound posse on a plane back from Outlook Festival in Croatia. As someone who wasn't around at the time, I've always wanted to know about Tippa's journey from Brixton beginnings to world-famous, Grammy-nominated microphone controller.

Saxon Sound toured the globe; from Lewisham to Japan and USA, including the home of it all, Jamaica. Together they pioneered the fast chat style frequently used by jungle MCs (Stephen Marley used it on Rock Stone last year), plus the first British MC's to use London accents and score national chart hits. But their impact and influence still goes largely uncredited by mainstream press.

Tippa shares experiences growing up in Brixton, racism, leaving a Brixton sound for Lewisham-based Saxon, rival sounds, making official Arsenal FA cup 1993 song, fellow members laughing at national top 40 hit "Hello Darling" and lessons learnt after failing to match its success. We end on why he feels Saxon aren't giving their dues and who's to blame for Saxon's slump. Stay locked.

Part 1 - dubbed Uptown Top Rasta - was about experiences that lead to Kabaka Pyramid's lifestyle, which in turn informs his lyrics.

This part (2) is an insight into the self-proclaimed artist's artist. This is music life, experiences since making music.

We speak about his transition from making hip hop to reggae, how friend's death inspired him, current wave reggae movement capitalising off dancehall's "lowest point", meeting Chronixx and Protoje, the "uptown" label hindering the movement's impact in Jamaica, his relationship with dancehall artist's, importance of making money and whether Rasta label holds him back.

Had to touch on social side, so there's a conversation about the uptown/downtown divide in Jamaica, uptown youths making downtown music and "getting a fight" because he's uptown.

Two, two quotes I found interesting:

"I think dancehall is at it's lowest point right now."

"I don't want this [reggae movement] to be this posh ting."

"I feel like I love music the least out of the man dem"

"Our music doesn't penetrate like dancehall."

"A lot of reggae and dancehall artist's say I'm their favourite."

"Money has never been priority for me. I've never been poor in the conventional sense."