Hype's 1997 Parousia EP, New Frontiers, with Ganja Kru, reached No. Re-released in 1997, its success also led to a major label deal with BMG's Parousia sub-label and the establishment of True Playaz, an MC-led deejay and production unit also including DJ Zinc, Pascal and Rude Bwoy Monty. Their popularity peaked in 1996 with the release of their first album, Still Smokin', a label compilation released jointly by Ganja and Pascal's Frontline imprint. Hype's Ganja Records label gained popularity primarily through dance floor fillers such as "You Must Think First", "Tiger Style" and DJ Zinc's "Super Sharp Shooter". By 1994, he had become a big name in the breakbeat hardcore and jungle raves - landing awards for Best Male DJ and Best Radio DJ (in 19 respectively) at the UK's Hardcore Awards, and hosting a show on the legal station Kiss 100. Suburban Base released Hype's track "Shot in the Dark" that made the UK Singles Chart in 1993. Around this time, Hype hosted a show on the London pirate radio station Fantasy FM, and he was famed for his mixing and scratching skills. UK garage producer Wookie remembers that Hype worked with The Scientist on "The Bee" to create one of the first jungle tunes to hit big, following "£10 to Get In" by Shut Up and Dance in 1989. Hype began producing in 1989, engineering and co-producing tracks (including "Exorcist" and "The Bee") for Kickin'Records, Strictly Underground and Suburban Base. Hype first became involved in music as a teenager in 1982, assisting PJ and Smiley with their sound system Heatwave in East London, which evolved into Shut Up and Dance. Kevin Ford (born 1968 ), better known as DJ Hype, is a British jungle and drum and bass producer and DJ.
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