Dionne Rakeem is a female vocalist from the

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. Her song, "Sweeter than Wine", reached No. 46 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 2 on the

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. Her vocals also featured on the popular UK garage track "Hot Peppers Revenge" by Hot Pepper in 1999. In 2019,

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included the song in his list of his "5 favourite forgotten gems from the glory days of 2-step and 4x4", saying: "Straight out of the '99 vault comes 'Hot Peppers Revenge'. Released on Hot Pepper's own Sow & Reap Records, this tune is a big favourite amongst many established UKG DJs as well as AD, including

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and Scott Garcia. Although the life of Sow & Reap was short, the back catalogue is one for any astute UKG fanatic."

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Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 20th-century Black British women singers 20th-century British women singers UK garage singers Virgin Records artists {{UK-singer-stub