Known internationally as for the depth of their dubplate box, their innovative way to approach reggae soundclashes and dancehall shows, the italian dubplate masters better known as Heavy Hammer Sound consist of a team of deejays and mcs that travels the globe playing reggae, dancehall, dubstep and hip hop music.

Esthablished in 1999 in a small city near Lecce in Salento, an hot area of south Italy called by many “the italian Jamaica”, the formula born as four friends united by the love for reggae dancehall music and jamaican culture, a sound system, and some crazy dancehall parties in front of the sea until sunlight.

Starting from first dances in Salento area the crew is soon booked in all main italian cities including Rome, Milan, Turin, Catanzaro, Florence, Bologne, playing in every italian region often in historical yards for italian reggae scene, as well as outside of Italy, touring the whole Europe and UK with also gigs in USA, Jamaica and Japan, including performances in international festivals like Rototom Sunsplash (Spain), Bielawa Festival (Poland), Maremoto Festival, Salento Summer Festival and Gusto Dopa Al Sole (Italy) just to name a few.

The sound had the chance to plays alongside the main names in the reggae business like Sentinel, Heartical, Rodigan, Soundquake, Black Chiney, Tony Matterhorn, Killamanjaro, King Addies, Coppershot, Ricky Trooper, Black Cat and with almost all italian sounds such as Gramigna, Ishence, Ital Sound, Dancehall Soldiers, Yaga Yaga, Bass Fi Mass, One Love, opening concerts of artist like Buju Banton, Cocoa Tea, Michael Rose, Alborosie, Shaggy, Romain Virgo, Ward 21 and many more.

Heavy Hammer is also the resident sound in the biggest italian summer yard, Mamanera Beach in S.Foca near Lecce, where the parties on the beach during summer season are usually attended by 4000-5000 people, sharing the turntables the best names in the reggae business like Tony Matterhorn, Black Chiney, Ricky Trooper, Coppershot, Pow Pow, Sentinel, Supersonic, Ward21, Romain Virgo, TOK, Baby Cham, Morgan Heritage, Perfect, Cecile, just to name a few, playing reggae music until the morning lights.

SOUNDCLASHES ||

In 2007 the crew win his first official dubplate clash, killing in Rome the Rome-based Love Massive in front of 1200 people; the audio of the clash become right away a classic for clash fanatics and get an istant fame even outside of italians borderlines, even if the clash is all italian-talked, declaring Heavy Hammer one of the more dangerous italian soundkillers.
Few years later in 2010, the crew touch down in Stuttgart, Germany to win the trophy of World War 3 Soundclash, a stricly dubplate war against Deebuzz from Germany, Captain C (ex Mighty Crown selector) from Japan, and Ruffpack from Switzerland.
Just a matter of days is booked to represent Italy in the Riddim Clash 2010 the european n.1 international soundclash – that take place in Dusseldorf, Germany alongside sounds like Citylock from Germany, Guiding Star from France, Rootsman from Canada, Poison Dart from Antigua and Blunt Posse from New York; after winning all rounds Heavy Hammer brings for the first time the RiddimClash throphy to Italy killing Blunt Posse in the dub fi dub segment, giving to Heavy Hammer the world fame.
During 2011 and 2012 the crew has travelled the world to represent Italy and Europe in sound wars: they started joing in the world temple known as Amazura in New York, the world clash called Sound Fi Dead alongside sounds like Bass Odissey, Black Cat, Synemax and Tek 9: after a strong performance the crew wins the second round point and then end up at the dub fi dub with Bass Odissey placing at the 2nd place in their first clash in New York.
Just a week later they come back in europe in a one-to-one clash in Wuppertal, Germany, against the Florida’ notorious Poison Dart, moving to Jamaica few months later in april to join the Irish&chin’ Worldclash R.E.S.E.T., facing off sounds like Killamanjaro, Bass Odissey, Black Blunt, Black Cat, Rootsman and Code Red; Even if that’s the first time the Hammers touch down in the island they reach the third place, giving up only after a well discussed 4th round with Bass Odissey and Jaro.
It’s not over yet, during summertime Heavy Hammer fly to Japan for the Japan Soundclash Tour – the 1st one ever by a european sound – for 10 days of soundclashes and dubplate showcases winning every show, from Osaka to Fukuoka, Yokohama, Okayaman, Hyogo and more places.
The 2012 closes with the performance at Global Clash 2012 in Brooklyn, New York, where the sound face off King Addies, Soul Supreme, Risky Dice from Japan, King Klepto from Canada and Madd Squadd from Jamaica.

Heavy Hammer crew now is made of eight members: Raffa, Gecky, Gigi, Kwasta, Jangio, Lep, Boris and Charly.
More than a decade inna di business, collaborations with the most important reggae artists and worldwide selectors, hundreds of dancehalls and stages, as well as the unique dubplate box are the elements that give to the Heavy Hammer shows something exclusive that cant be easily repeated.  The dubplate masters from Italy are ready anytime to mash up your party!

OTHER PROJECTS ||

While handling the sound, Heavy Hammer crew has created or contributed to some of most important projects to develope sound system and reggae culture in Italy.
In 2001 they created www.heavyhammer.it, where togheter with the sound information and agenda there has been for years a huge collection of projects for speaker boxes, from scoop bins to nowadays stuff to build a sound system, togheter with technical infos, suggestions and tips; the website is named as the start point of many sound systems now active in italy.
From 2003 to 2008 the crew worked for www.bashment.it, that for some years has been the leading web portal for dancehall and soundclash culture in the italian area, with reports from soundclashes, articles, dubplate sessions and all concerning the dancehall and soundclashes culture.
In 2003 Heavy Hammer Dubplate Studio see the lights in the north of italy, followed soon by twin studio in the south. With over 40’000 tracks recorded and over 500 artists passed on the mics, Heavy Hammer Dubplate Studios are an established international dubplate link that built solid links and collaborations worldwide, working with top sounds from all over the world as with upcoming crews, recording upcoming and world famous artists, in some cases as exclusive dubplate agent for Europe.

Natty Roots
Reggae-Dancehall sound
Alessandria (Italy)
Born: january 2014

Killa P
Nyko Ascia
Karim Junior
Philip Morris

Run di Clash 2015 Champion

Booking: nattyroots2014@gmail.com

Number 1 French Caribbean Dj 
Owner - LaKaz & Omaki Restaurant - Champagne Marie Cesaire Intl 
bookings: jairoproduction@gmail.com

As an hip hop enthusiast child, Naughty J started spinning  his father’s turntable in the early 90’s. 
He quickly became "THE" young prodigal parisian DJ and spinned in the most trendy parties. 
He’s invited to join the B.O.S.S crew (Boss of Scandal Strategyz) beside DJ Spank.
Joeystarr considers him as a genious. The new connection is established and the machine is ready to roll : the beginning of a promising collaboration.

NTM tour in 1998, the 9-3 parties, the Ragga Connection compilation, the worldwide B.O.S.S soundsystems, the famous SkyBOSS radio show, the 60 days 60 nights TV show on Canal+ channel, "Authentik" the Alain Chabat’s documentary, the Lady Laistee tour, the biggest hip hop events like Urban Peace, Generation rap r’n’b, the Joeystarr tour.

And then, in 2008, the NTM reunification in front of 5 sold out Bercy's (Paris - 18 000 seats), and the tour which followed. But also Parc des Princes in front of 40 000 ardent supporters in June 2010… The naughty boy also spinned with Snoop Dogg at the « Palais de Tokyo » and beside Beth Ditto, Mark Ronson, The Kills, Janelle Monae, Boy George with Joeystarr for the ill Etam fashion-show at Grand Palais in 2011, the JoeyStarr’s Tour in 2011/2012 beside Dj Cut Killer, resident DJ at the « Villa Schweppes » during the International Film festival in Cannes… Masterpiece of the Black Week end in Chamonix and BIG festival in Biarritz, he'll keep making the booties bounce on the dancefloors with hip hop, trap, electro, dubsted sounds and he doesn’t intend to stop now !!

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Enfant  passionné  de  hip  hop,  Naughty  J  commence  à  mixer  sur  les  platines  de  son  père  dès  le  début  des années 90. Il devientvite le jeune prodigue de la capitale et anime les soirées hip hop parisiennes les plus en vogue.  Il  est  invité  àrejoindre  le  collectif  B.O.S.S.  aux  côtés  de  DJ  Spank.  Joeystarr  voit  en  lui  un  «petit génie». La connexion est faite, la machine est lancée: le début d'une collaboration prometteuse qui durera plus de 20 ans.Les tournées NTM de 1998 et la reformation du groupe en 2008 pour 5 Bercy complets, les soundsystems de par le monde avec le B.O.S.S crew, l’émission de radio cultissime Sky B.O.S.S, les plus gros évènements hip hop comme Urban Peace, Génération rap rnb, la tournée de Joeystarr, le parc des Princes avec Cut Killer, R-Ash et dj James devant 40 000 fans inconditionnels de NTM en Juin 2010...Le vilain garçon a également mixé aux côtés de Snoop Dogg au Palais de Tokyo et de Beth Ditto, Mark Ronson, The Kills, Janelle Monae, Boy George avec Joeystarr à l’occasion du défilé Etam au Grand Palais en 2011Résident des défilés Philipp Plein à Milan en 2015 auprès de Snoop, Azelia Banks, Tyga et Cortney Love.Naughty J officie régulièrement à la Villa Schweppes à l’occasion du festival International du film à Cannes et de Calvi on the Rocks.Il est également un des DJs noyaux durs du BIG festival à Biarritz depuis 2009.Aujourd’hui, Naughty J s’ouvre à d'autres horizons avec des projets personnels plus proches de son univers musical.  Mêlant  les  sonorités  afro-caribéennes,  house,  son  projet  Ma/Ji  lui  permet  de  se  livrer  de  manière intime et de faire partager ses origines et sa culture.Ma/ji a déjà joué aux côtés de d.O.P, Un*Deux, Gui Boratto, Black Coffee,Agoria, Point G dans le cadre de la tournée BPM 2016-Villa schweppes 2016.Son souhait est de faire danser inexorablement le dancefloor et il n'a pas l'intention de s’arrêter là
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