Ragga Twins


The Ragga Twins, also known as RTC, are an English ragga and jungle MC duo of Deman Rocker and Flinty Badman. Originating from Hackney, England, they started out on London's Unity sound system, and are regarded as pioneers of the scene. AllMusic called them "crucial cogs in the development of U.K. dance music."
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History

The Ragga Twins originated as part of London's Unity sound system, operating under the name in 1989. They first came to prominence with a number of groundbreaking singles in the early 1990s including "Spliffhead", "Wipe the Needle", "Hooligan 69" and "Mixed Truth", with production by Shut Up & Dance. This was followed by album Reggae Owes Me Money in 1991. They resurfaced in 1995 on Positiva, and continued to release tracks intermittently into the 2000s.
The Ragga Twins longest musical relationship is with Aquasky, a partnership that was first cemented in 2001 when the tracks "All in Check" feat. CoGee and "Loko" were written for Botchit & Scarper. Four months later, the tracks "Coffee" and "Dem No No We" were recorded for drum and bass label Moving Shadow, and in 2002, the drum and bass track "Dirty Entertainers" was recorded with Aquasky on their now defunct Sonix label. The following year, a remix was created and white labels distributed but the single was never released due to Aquasky leaving their distribution deal with ST Holdings and moving to SRD.
A series of 12" singles have been released with Aquasky on their Passenger label since 2002, including new tracks for the 601 album We Do Bass and a Ragga Twins 2002–2013 compilation album. In 2004, Aquasky were approached by HBO for the usage of the tracks "Loko" or "Dem No No We" to be used in the Ali G series Ali G in Da USA. HBO finally settled on "Dem No No We" which took the Ragga Twins' new breakbeat output to America. A video was shot for the "Superbad" single in 2011 by b-boy and film-maker Charlie Marbles, a friend of Aquasky also from Bournemouth.
In 2008, the Twins lent their vocals to the Backdraft single, "Rock the Mic". In 2010, they were featured on Mason and the Fraudster's track "U Appear". Flinty Badman & Deman Rocker appeared in the Plan B crime film Ill Manors in 2012. In 2014, they featured on "All is Fair in Love and Brostep" and "Ragga Bomb" from Skrillex's debut album Recess, and "Zipper" from MUST DIE!'s album Death & Magic.
In 2008, Soul Jazz Records issued a compilation album of their early 1990s recordings entitled Ragga Twins Step Out.
The group released a new single in 2023 with "Too Much Madness".
In 2024 Deman Rockers fell outside his home which lead to hospitalisation. Emergency surgery was carried out by the National Health Service with the operation leaving him unable to perform. He was temporarily left bedbound. Rockers has since been able to perform, with a concert at the Isle of Wight Festival in 2025 with the brothers releasing the song "We are Junglists" in the same year.
Ragga Twins play regularly on the Kool London radio station.

Discography

Albums

Reggae Owes Me Money – UK No. 26Rinsin' Lyrics
  • ''Keep On Chant''

Compilations

Singles

  • "Illegal Gunshot" / "Spliffhead" – UK No. 51
  • "Wipe the Needle" / "Juggling" – UK No. 71
  • "Hooligan 69" – UK No. 76
  • "Mixed Truth" / "Bring Up the Mic Some More" – UK No. 65
  • "Shine Eye" feat. Junior Reed – UK 63Freedom Train EP
  • "All in Check" feat. CoGee / "Loko" with Aquasky
  • "Coffee" / "Dem No No We" with Aquasky
  • "Jerlipy lipy"
  • "E Legal Gunshot"
  • "Shut Em Down" with TC Izlam & Ed Solo
  • "Dirty Entertainers" with Aquasky
  • "Ready for This" with Aquasky
  • "Everybody Hype" feat. DJ Go with Aquasky
  • "Let Me See Your Hands" / "Let Me See Your Hands" with Aquasky
  • "Rock the Mic" with Backdraft
  • "Bring Forth Ya Booty" with 10 Sui & La Resistance
  • "Give It Up" with Aquasky
  • "Living Legends" / "Raggatron" with Aquasky
  • "Humble" feat. Tenor Fly with Aquasky
  • "Heatwave" feat. MC Spyda, CoGee, Pedro Slimer & M-TEK
  • "Hot Like We" with Realecta
  • "All Is Fair in Love and Brostep" with Skrillex
  • "Ragga Bomb" with Skrillex
  • "Bad Man " with Skrillex
  • "Get Ready 4 tha Drop" with Charlotte Devaney
  • "Windpipe" with Barely Alive
  • "Worldwide" with Metrik
  • "Madman" with RIOT
  • "Watch Out" with Dirtyphonics and Bassnectar
  • "Move It Up" with MDE
  • "Kingston" with Mekanikal
  • "Hammer" with Mr Quest
  • "Ready" with Ndrew LG
  • "For the People" with Seanie T
  • "For the People " with Seanie T
  • "Ragga House" with Sentinel Groove
  • "Ragga House " with Sentinel Groove
  • "Toppa Top" with Full Kontakt & VEGAS War Start EP with Dr Meaker, Krucial & Lexxus
  • "Computa Hakka" with Pegboard Nerds
  • "Blood" with Gray
  • "Fruity" with Krucial
  • "We a Dem" with High Roll
  • "Mad Again" with Krucial
  • "Mad Again " with Krucial
  • "Depolarize" with Dirt Monkey
  • "Bloom" with Sammy Virji
  • "Gyal Factory " with Rumble
  • "Bring the Fire" with Iskia
  • "Party Starters" with J Wilz, LOAD B & BlckHry
  • "Big Hammer" with James Blake
  • "Bruk It Up" with Charlotte Devaney & M-Tek
  • "Bring the Fire" with Iskia
  • "Keys to the City" with Iskia
  • "Fix" with Nasser UK & Teej
  • "Allstars Mic" with Krucial
  • "Pull It Back" with Bully & DJ Millz