the sound came to prominence in the early 80s because of the "fast chat" style which was pioneered by its deejay peter king. other saxon mcs included tippa irie, smiley culture, asher senator, papa levi, daddy colonel, daddy rusty and daddy sandy, each of whom developed this style and went on to release records, some (such as smiley and tippa) achieving top 40 hits in the uk national chart.