Adrian Thaws (born January 27, 1968), better known as Tricky, is an English rapper and musician important in the trip-hop and british music scene (despite loathing the "trip-hop" tag). He is noted for an asthmatic whispering lyrical style that is half-rapped, half-sung. As a producer and a musician he is known for having an aversion to perfection preferring to build up a dark, rich and layered sound. Culturally, Tricky bridges white and black Britain particularly in his fusion of rock and hip-hop, high art and pop culture. He drew his influences from rap Public Enemy to post-punk (he covered a Siouxsie and the Banshees's song Tattoo). He was in Massive Attack and appeared in the movie The Fifth Element as well as the music video for Parabola by Tool. He has collaborated extensively with other artists on tracks on his various releases, including
1 | Does It | False Idols |
2 | Coalition | Knowle West Boy |
3 | Tribal Drums | False Idols |
4 | Nothing Matters | False Idols |
5 | Sex Drive | Pre-Millennium Tension |
6 | Black Steel | Maxinquaye |
7 | Makes Me Wanna Die | Pre-Millennium Tension |
8 | The love cats | Vulnerable |
9 | Bristol To London | Mixed Race |
10 | Bacative | Knowle West Boy |
11 | Search and survive | Vulnerable |
12 | Car crash | Vulnerable |
13 | Far Away | Knowle West Boy |
14 | My Evil Is Strong | Pre-Millennium Tension |
15 | Hollow | Vulnerable |
16 | We Don't Die | False Idols |
17 | Tricky Kid | Pre-Millennium Tension |
18 | Cross To Bear | Knowle West Boy |
19 | Dear God | Vulnerable |
20 | Ponderosa | Maxinquaye |