Silver Bullet (rapper)

Silver Bullet (born Richard David Brown, 12 September 1972 in London, England) is a British rapper. He went to school in London, then Buckingham and then was moved to Leighton Buzzard and then to Aylesbury in 1988. He is most remembered for his singles "Bring Forth the Guillotine" (Tam Tam record label, 1989) and "20 Seconds to Comply". Richard now spearheads multiple sound systems i.e. Shuriken Monsta Farm / Shuriken Rain, Tokyo Opium and goes by the names of Shinichi Makoto / Raiden Takeshi / Damien Broman Se7en / Bunshinsaabaa / Zatorichi and Rikardo El Amante amongst others.

Silver Bullet had been rapping for years, long before his move from Twyford High School, London to Buckinghamshire, His first released work followed his move to Aylesbury, where he became part of the group Triple Element, who released "What's Dat Sound?" (also Tam Tam, 1988). Having come to the attention of the label, they went on to release his single "Bring Forth the Guillotine". Bullet's frenetic, hardcore delivery and the hook of a James Brown sample ("Superbad") were an instant success and the single was twice re-issued with remixes by Ben Chapman and Norman Cook. The single was immediately followed by "20 Seconds to Comply", which was just as popular by reaching number eleven in the UK Singles Charts. Bullet's frantic rapping was this time put up against samples from the film RoboCop and, in particular, a sample of ED-209 (from which the track took its name) (the track took its name from a run-in Bullet and his posse had with the law in Notting Hill Carnival).

Those waiting for a follow-up had to linger, as Silver Bullet's success brought him to the attention of Parlophone. He moved to them to release the single "Undercover Anarchist" (1991), and the album Bring Down the Walls No Limit Squad Returns.

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