Tippa Irie / Coxsone / Earl 16 / / Volks / Brighton

TIPPA IRIEis a British reggae singer and DJ from Brixton, London.

He first came to prominence in the early 1980s as an MC on the South London reggae soundsystem Saxon Studio International.He first achieved national exposure on night-time BBC Radio 1 in the mid-1980s, with the singles "It's Good To Have The Feeling You're The Best" and "Complain Neighbour" (on Greensleeves Records), before achieving a UK Top 40 hit in 1986 with "Hello Darling".He has collaborated with Alexander O'Neal, Long Beach Dub All Stars, The Skints, and Chali 2na.

He enjoyed further success in 2003, when he appeared on The Black Eyed Peas' track "Hey Mama" He has also collaborated with the London-based avant-dancehall outfit The Bug, on the single "Angry" from the album London Zoo.