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Born and raised in Sheffield, Tom “Toddla T” Bell’s first musical obsession was hip-hop when he was 9 years old via Tim Westwood and Yo! MTV Raps. Later he would discover reggae, dancehall, house, UK garage and other forms of club-based electronic music. In 2009, Bell released his debut album ‘Skanky Skanky’, packed with guest spots from the likes of Roots Manuva, Tinchy Stryder, and Joe Goddard. An Essential Mix on BBC Radio 1 led to a demo which has seen him on Radio 1 and 1Xtra ever since. In 2011, he released his second album ‘Watch Me Dance’ on Ninja Tune, which featured arguably his biggest track “Take It Back” with J2K and Shola Ama. Toddla T brings in wider influences on Foreign Light. Despite the strong R&B influence from Andrea Martin, Toddla still manages to incorporate a tonne of other sounds, with features from CASisDEAD, Stefflon Don, Silkki Wonda, and Addis Pablo (son of dub legend Augustus Pablo); all released on his own label imprint ‘Steeze’.

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