Merlin (rapper) explained

Justin Mark Boreland, better known as Merlin, is a British rapper of Jamaican descent from Brixton, London and nephew of reggae singer Smiley Culture.^{[1] [2] [3]} He was the featured vocalist on the B-side "Megablast" of the UK top-ten single "Don't Make Me Wait" by Bomb the Bass (1988)^[4] and A-side of the UK top-ten single "Who's in the House (The Hip House Anthem)" by the Beatmasters (1989).^{[5] [6]} Merlin also contributed vocals to the track "Pimps, Pushers, Prostitutes" (for which he received a writing credit) on the 1989 UK top-five album Original Soundtrack by S'Express.^[7] An eponymous studio album was released the same year followed by a second, The New Rap Messiah, in 1992.

In 2020, Boreland became a tutor in music composition and production at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance, London.^[8]

Publications

• Book: Boreland . Justin . Peters . Eleanor . Peters . Eleanor . amp . 2023 . The Benefits of Music Engagement Projects on Young People: A Music and Education Perspective . Music in Crime, Resistance, and Identity . Routledge Studies in Crime, Media and Popular Culture . Abingdon . Routledge . 9781032030470.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hamilton. Andrew. Merlin. AllMusic. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160819052844/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/merlin-mn0000382404. 19 August 2016. 8 March 2020.
2. Web site: Merlin. Discogs. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190807010611/https://www.discogs.com/artist/14482-Merlin. 7 August 2019. 8 March 2020.
3. Book: Warren, Emma . 2023 . Dance Your Way Home: A Journey Through the Dancefloor . London . Faber & Faber . 9780571366033.
4. Web site: Don't Make Me Wait – Record Details . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130925042050/http://www.45cat.com/record/dood2 . 45cat . 25 September 2013 . 8 March 2020.
5. Web site: Who's In The House (The Hip House Anthem) – Record Details . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130925040247/http://www.45cat.com/record/left31 . 45cat . 25 September 2013 . 8 March 2020.
6. Book: 2010 . The Virgin Book of British Hit Singles . 2 . London . . 9780753522455 . 315 . Internet Archive.
7. Web site: Future Music. 15 January 2015. Classic album: S'Express on Original Soundtrack. Music Radar. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190430023707/https://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/classic-album-sexpress-on-original-soundtrack-613459. 30 April 2019. 8 March 2020.
8. Magnelli . Lara . 6 October 2021 . Justin Boreland aka Merlin rapper, producer, educator . Sounds Like These . Institute of Contemporary Music Performance . 8 September 2023. (Archived version at Wayback Machine.)