The party raps on their first album were hard to take too seriously, but they won the respect of their peers with their relentless enthusiasm for hip-hop. Their reputation was solidified when they hooked up with producer DLT and began doing heavier, reggae-influenced tracks as Joint Force. Yet after one EP, the pair largely retired from MCing and moved onto other projects, even while continuing to draw inspiration from the hip-hop culture that they loved.
Bobbylon from Hallelujah Picassos sang the choruses of two tracks on What Can We Say? When the Picassos heard Otis rapping about his Dr Martens, they responded with their own track, MC OJ and His Boots (off their 1993 album Drinking With Judas).
Since 2006, Mark Williams has been regularly performing live with Fat Freddy’s Drop. He also directed a number of their videos and their DVD, Fantastic Voyages, and has helmed music videos for Ladi6, Tiki Taane and Bulletproof.
Mo Show: Hip-hopping around the world
MC OJ and Rhythm Slave: What Can We Say? (celebrates the 10 year anniversary of the album).
Otis Frizzell - MC
Mark Williams - MC