Editing Tricky (rapper) (section)

===1987–1994: The Wild Bunch, Massive Attack===
In the mid-1980s, Tricky met DJ Milo and spent time with a sound system called [[The Wild Bunch (sound system)|the Wild Bunch]], which, by 1987, evolved into Massive Attack. He received the nickname "Tricky Kid," and, at age 18, became a member of the Fresh&nbsp;4, a rap group built from the Wild Bunch. He also rapped on Massive Attack's acclaimed debut album, ''[[Blue Lines]]'' (1991).<ref name="amazon1">{{cite book|title=Massive Attack: Out Of The Comfort Zone: Amazon.co.uk: Melissa Chemam: 9781910089729: Books |id={{ASIN|1910089729|country=uk}} }}</ref>

In 1991, before the release of ''Blue Lines'', he met Martina Topley-Bird in Bristol. Some time later, she came to his house and mentioned to Tricky and [[Mark Stewart (English musician)|Mark Stewart]] that she could sing. Martina was only 15 years old, but her "honey-coated vox" impressed them, and they recorded a song called "Aftermath"<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1997|edition=Concise|isbn=1-85227-745-9|page=1191}}</ref> (although ''[[The Face (magazine)|The Face]]'' '95 mentions that the first song they recorded together was called "Shoebox"). Tricky showed "Aftermath" to Massive Attack, but they were not interested. In 1993, he decided to press a few hundred vinyl copies of the song. In 1995, a [[white label record]] got him a contract with [[Island Records]], and he started to record his first solo album, ''Maxinquaye''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mojim.com/ush103593.htm|title=Tricky (musician)( Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws ) Total collection of 19 albums 227 lyrics |website=Mojim.com|access-date=5 February 2018}}</ref>