Tricky

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Tricky

British musician

Also known as: Adrian Thaws

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…Bristolians, former Massive Attack rapper Tricky (byname of Adrian Thaws; b. Jan. 27, 1968, Bristol) and Portishead, a group formed by Massive protégé Geoff Barrow (b. Dec. 9, 1971, Southmead, Eng). Featuring the forlorn vocals of Martina Topley-Bird alongside Tricky’s croaky, mumbled rhymes, Tricky’s debut album, Maxinquaye (1995), is a…
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…Bristolians, former Massive Attack rapper Tricky (byname of Adrian Thaws; b. Jan. 27, 1968, Bristol) and Portishead, a group formed by Massive protégé Geoff Barrow (b. Dec. 9, 1971, Southmead, Eng). Featuring the forlorn vocals of Martina Topley-Bird alongside Tricky’s croaky, mumbled rhymes, Tricky’s debut album, Maxinquaye (1995), is a…
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