Biography
Iyael Constable entered the world on 14 March 1978 in Hackney, London, England. During childhood he chased celebrity by copying Michael Jackson’s choreography and vocal mannerisms. He took drama lessons at the Anna Shears Drama School, which resulted in a part on the television programme Corners. While still aiming for a multifaceted career in entertainment, he enlisted with the Air Training Corps and rose to corporal within two years. A 1989 talent contest ended in defeat to a DJ, prompting Constable to alter course; in the following competition he performed as a DJ rather than a dancer and claimed the top prize. That victory prompted the creation of his own Glamma Guard sound system, which performed at neighbourhood blues parties and house events throughout London until the collective dissolved in 1994 and its participants pursued separate musical paths.
During autumn of that year, performing under the name Glamma Kid, Constable encountered Mafia And Fluxy, who assumed management duties and oversaw the release of his first recording, “Fashion Magazine.” The track generated further studio work and positioned Glamma Kid as Britain’s counterpart to Bounty Killer. He supplied deejay verses for several successes, among them “Moschino,” “Girls Terminus,” “Nation Of Girls,” and the anti-cocaine statement “Outertain.” Public remarks about certain artists’ fixation on a gangster persona led to the single “Eastwood Clint,” which cautioned against firearms with the line “Bwoy you could a bad like a Eastwood Clint - but you tink bad man gun fire flint.” Combination recordings also kept him busy, pairing him with Sylvia Tella, Peter Hunningale, Nerious Joseph and Robbie Valentine. In January 1997 he united with Mafia And Fluxy, Hunningale and Joseph in the reggae supergroup Passion to record “Share Your Love,” which entered the lower reaches of the UK pop chart. Glamma Kid subsequently supported Bounty Killer on the Jamaican artist’s 1997 British tour while continuing work on a debut album for WEA Records. Crossover appeal peaked in 1999 with two UK Top 10 entries: the Shola Ama collaboration “Taboo” and the track “Why.”
During autumn of that year, performing under the name Glamma Kid, Constable encountered Mafia And Fluxy, who assumed management duties and oversaw the release of his first recording, “Fashion Magazine.” The track generated further studio work and positioned Glamma Kid as Britain’s counterpart to Bounty Killer. He supplied deejay verses for several successes, among them “Moschino,” “Girls Terminus,” “Nation Of Girls,” and the anti-cocaine statement “Outertain.” Public remarks about certain artists’ fixation on a gangster persona led to the single “Eastwood Clint,” which cautioned against firearms with the line “Bwoy you could a bad like a Eastwood Clint - but you tink bad man gun fire flint.” Combination recordings also kept him busy, pairing him with Sylvia Tella, Peter Hunningale, Nerious Joseph and Robbie Valentine. In January 1997 he united with Mafia And Fluxy, Hunningale and Joseph in the reggae supergroup Passion to record “Share Your Love,” which entered the lower reaches of the UK pop chart. Glamma Kid subsequently supported Bounty Killer on the Jamaican artist’s 1997 British tour while continuing work on a debut album for WEA Records. Crossover appeal peaked in 1999 with two UK Top 10 entries: the Shola Ama collaboration “Taboo” and the track “Why.”
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