Born and raised in London, Jim Raygun has been doing the rounds for quite some time. He originates from the garage scene of the late nineties, where he held a four year residency at the infamous Gass Club, Ayia Napa. Performing to thousands every night became a drug, and while those around him faded into the mist of nine-to-fives, Jim returned to his childhood passion of Hip Hop and continued to hit open mic nights. A two year stint with the now defunct Fragile Records followed, but a difference in artistic direction led to Jim leaving the label to regain creative control.
In 2006 Jims music fell into the hands of Roots Manuva/ Banana Klan Records manager Gordan G, who asked for a track to be the B Side on a Jimmy Screech release. He submitted 'Optimist', and was further asked to submit a verse for the A Side, 'Toast To Fate'. Both the records gained serious radio spins, and catapulted Jim to number 5 in the Myspace Hip Hop charts for two weeks. The track was also performed at dates on the Roots Manuva 'Awfully Deep' UK Tour.
Kid Genius came across Jim on the internet and introduced him to one of his accomplices, a rowdy Brummie by the name of Deadline. As the two both lived in London they agreed to work on a track or two. They drank obscene amounts of beer, and recorded more. And more. And more. This led to them forming the group Me & Him, and Jim was into the Tactical Thinking stable.
Coming Soon...
Me & Him- 'The Bad Taste Party'
The collaboration with Deadline is slated for a second quarter release on Tactical Thinking Entertainment. The album epitomizes the life of the average Joe, touching on post-drug-habit paranoia, the beauty of inner city life, degenerate family members, nightmares and, of course, being broke as a joke. The album features the whole TT family plus some of the best emcees & producers in the game including Sonny Jim, Kosyne, Redbeard, Ralph Rip Shit, Naive, Mr Dick, Jon Phonics (Verb T, Triple Darkness), Complex (Kyza,The IRS), Kelakovski and some dude from New York called Marco Polo.......
