MC Tunes

Nicholas William Dennis Hodgson, known professionally as MC Tunes and later adopting the surname Lockett, born March 28, 1970, in Moss Side, Manchester, England, is an English rapper and songwriter. Lockett gained prominence fronting the electronic group 808 State, collaborating on the 1990 studio album The North at Its Heights, which reached number 26 on the UK Albums Chart. The album produced the UK Top 20 singles “The Only Rhyme That Bites”, which reached number 10 in 1990, and “Tunes Splits the Atom”, which reached number 18, alongside “Primary Rhyming”, which reached number 67. Recorded in 1991, Lockett's second studio album, Damage by Stereo, remained unreleased until February 9, 2015, when it was issued on Haçienda Records as a limited double-CD and digital release. In 1995, Lockett formed the rap rock group Dust Junkys, releasing the debut single “Living in the Pocket of a Drug Queen?” in 1997. Their B-side track “Rinse (Beatbox Wash)” provided the hook for Fatboy Slim's 1998 single “Gangster Tripping”, which reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart. Lockett released the single “Dance Yourself To Death” with 808 State and the Dust Brothers on November 4, 2022.

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