Merlin
British rapper
About Merlin
Justin Mark Boreland, better known as Merlin, is a British rapper of Jamaican descent from Brixton, London and nephew of reggae singer Smiley Culture. He was the featured vocalist on the B-side "Megablast" of the UK top-ten single "Don't Make Me Wait" by Bomb the Bass and A-side of the UK top-ten single "Who's in the House (The Hip House Anthem)" by the Beatmasters (1989). Merlin also contributed vocals to the track "Pimps, Pushers, Prostitutes" (for which he received a writing credit) on the 1989 UK top-five album Original Soundtrack by S'Express. An eponymous studio album was released the same year followed by a second, The New Rap Messiah, in 1992.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Merlin. https://biography.guide/merlin/
MLA: "Merlin." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/merlin/.
Chicago: "Merlin." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/merlin/.
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