Uk Apache

Abdul Wahab, known professionally as UK Apache, is a London-born MC and credited producer figure best known within jungle and drum and bass for his vocal performance and lyrics on the 1994 jungle single "Original Nuttah" with producer Shy FX. The recorded, official version of "Original Nuttah" appeared in 1994 and reached the UK Top 40.

Born and raised in London into a Muslim family—his father is Iraqi and his mother is Indian South African—Wahab grew up around reggae and sound-system culture. His grandmother was involved with the African National Congress; that family background is part of the few verifiable personal details recorded about him. He wrote the lyrics for "Original Nuttah" in the late 1980s and then recorded the official version in 1994 with Shy FX.

As a performer UK Apache’s vocal style draws explicitly on reggae and dancehall sound-system approaches. His recorded delivery on "Original Nuttah" uses ragga-inflected phrasing, emphatic shouted refrains and a patter that sits on top of jungle breakbeats rather than riding behind them—clear examples of MC technique adapted to early ’90s jungle production. Public sources emphasise his role as a vocalist and lyricist; specific technical details about his studio production methods are not widely documented.

Career highlights in the public record centre on the collaboration with Shy FX and the commercial performance of "Original Nuttah". That single’s chart placement in 1994 is the principal concrete release tied to his name. After that period he stepped back from the mainstream scene; contemporary accounts and interviews note this retreat was connected to disputes over the direction of his career, though the public record provides limited granular detail about those disputes.

Known connections and influences that are documented include Shy FX as the producer partner on "Original Nuttah" and a formative influence from reggae and sound-system culture on his vocal style and lyric writing. Beyond those points, publicly verifiable information about additional releases, label work or production credits under the UK Apache name is scarce.

UK Apache’s most durable, verifiable contribution to jungle and drum and bass remains the 1994 recording of "Original Nuttah" with Shy FX—a single that carries his lyrics written in the late 1980s and his vocal identity into the recorded archive—while many other aspects of his career and any producer output remain limited in public documentation.