Joker - Do It

Bristol’s Purple Prince returns. He’s been labelled as everything from G-Funk to dubstep, but no tag quite suits Joker. Recent productions have favoured a more mellow approach in comparison to the volatile grime blare of ‘Hollybrook Park’ or his previous collaboration with Glasgow’s prince of crippled crunk, Rustie. Although he was only a toddler when Dr Dre’s classic ‘Deep Cover’ landed in 1992, ‘Digidesign’ and ‘Purple City’ are instead closer to G-Funk and its lecherous west coast synths. Of all his influences, one stands above the rest: The Neptunes and their ubiquitous R&B skronk. With same knack of being bold whilst also astute as Virginia’s premier producers, Joker’s mutant post-rave histrionics are that of the Bristol hotshot truly in his own unique purple patch.

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