1990s–2001: Jungle origins, Bass Inject and Reckless Crew In his youth, Pryce would
DJ at
house parties where he would participate in impromptu
sound clashes against other DJs. by the mid-1990s, he was performing as a member of the crew Bass Inject alongside
D Double E (then known as DJ Dan) and DJ Tempo. In 1998, he formed the group Reckless Crew, joined by D Double E,
Bruza (then known as Chigga D), Hitman Hyper, Funsta, Triple Threat (then known as MC Lethal), DJ Interlude, and Mayhem. The first release was "We Told U" in 2002, with a limited run of 100
white label records. Pryce produced Nasty Crew's September 2003 single "Cock Back", released via Aftershock, which saw Hitman Hyper and D Double E joined by guests
Crazy Titch and
Riko Dan. Created in January 2003, the instrumental sampled the Jamaican cult classic film
Shottas. and contributed to the various artist remix EP
Payback, reportedly "one of Aftershock's top sellers". In 2004, Pryce and DVA joined
BBC Radio 1Xtra as fortnightly hosts of the
UKG M1X Show, a late show on Friday nights from 2-6am, Shows would typically open with 30 minutes of R&G productions, followed by MC-led songs, with Triple Threat and Bruza, both formerly of Reckless Crew, joining as the group's first MCs. In 2006, both divisions released their own albums
direct-to-consumer on
compact disc via the crew's official website: Tha Lordz'
House of Lordz Vol. 1, released in July, featured members Triple Threat,
Specs, Royal, Krucial and Cyclone, while The Hooligans' ''It's Coming Home'', released in December, featured members Bruza,
Tinie Tempah and D Dark. Pryce contributed productions to both albums. The group's 1Xtra show ended in 2006. Various new members joined the crew during the process of recording the project, including Loudmouth Melvin, who brought his
UK hip hop style to grime, and Youf, who was introduced through his brother. He departed from the group and established a new independent label, Hardrive, As a companion to its release, he revived his
Industry Standard series with a fourth vinyl EP, this time on Planet Mu and featuring four previously unreleased songs. He also released the
Zip Files mixtape later that year. Pryce also shared
Hardrumentals, a ZIP file for free download containing twenty previously unreleased instrumentals, in 2010 before releasing his debut solo album,
Undeniable, in November 2010 via
Kode9's experimental electronic label
Hyperdub. It was followed by a non-album single in 2011, "Full Attention" featuring Ruby Lee Ryder, which was released via Hardrive and supported on specialist radio.
2011–2014: Dark Crawler, Champion and Four Tet collaborations In November 2011, Pryce began the campaign for his second solo album on Hyperdub, releasing the lead single "You Make Me Feel" featuring Meleka. The album's name was revealed to be
Dark Crawler, and its second single and title track featuring Riko Dan was released in May 2012. In September 2012, he released the album, which included a mixture of heavier, MC-led songs and softer collaborations with singers. The following year, he curated the compilation album
Hardwired, featuring various sought-after productions including a collaboration with
Zed Bias from 2011, a
FaltyDL remix of his 2007 song "Zumpi Hunter", and a Kode9 song from 2006. In June 2013, he collaborated with Champion on the Hyperdub EP
Sons of Anarchy, which peaked at number 93 on the
UK Physical Singles Chart. In 2014, he collaborated with
Four Tet on the double single "Killer"/"Nasty" to critical acclaim. The same year, he formed the instrumental grime production crew and label Beatcamp alongside Dexplicit, P Jam, D.O.K, Champion and Rocks FOE, In 2016, he self-released the solo
concept album The Planets via Hardrive The following year, he celebrated ten years of his popular He was an additional producer on the
Kelela single "Blue Light", which appeared on her 2017 debut album
Take Me Apart.
2019–2025: Fourth album Invasion, ill health and death In April 2019, Pryce self-released the
Red Flag EP via Hardrive. On 20 August, the album's second single, "Scene 1" featuring Nii-Teiko, was re-released, having appeared on the pair's collaborative Hardrive EP
The Scene Vol. 1 the previous year. A week later on 26 August, news broke online that Pryce had been entered into an
induced coma, with
DJ Sticky subsequently sharing two statements from the mother of Pryce's children via
Twitter.
Invasion was released on 13 September, and Tru Thoughts co-owner Robert Luis released a statement announcing that the label's share of recording and publishing
royalties generated by the album would be given in full to Pryce to support him in his ill health. Writing for
The Arts Desk, Joe Muggs awarded the album five stars, complimenting how it borrowed elements from
bashment,
trap,
techno and
metal while operating within the confines of grime's 140 beats per minute. Pryce woke from the coma and subsequently returned to Twitter in early 2020, claiming in May that he needed new kidneys, had undergone "long" and "tough" health treatments including
kidney dialysis, and was in the process of regaining his speech. On the evening of 10 February 2025, former Deja Vu FM co-owner D-Power Diesle announced that Pryce had died. ==Discography==