 He first achieved national exposure on night-time BBC Radio 1 in the mid-1980s, with the singles "It's Good To Have The Feeling You're The Best" and "Complain Neighbour" (on Greensleeves Records), before achieving a UK Top 40 hit in 1986 with "Hello Darling".He has collaborated with Alexander O'Neal, Long Beach Dub All Stars, The Skints, and Chali 2na.He enjoyed further success in 2003, when he appeared on The Black Eyed Peas' track "Hey Mama".