LETHAL BIZZLE

20 years strong in the game. A business man, inventor of DENCH, a social media legend, and pioneer of the UK grime scene putting hard graft into his career, one of the first millionaires from grime music, multiple chart hits to his name, MOBO award winner, entrepreneur and a nice guy to boot. Not too bad for a kid from Walthamstow who used to trade raps with his schoolyard friends to impress the girls. These humble beginnings take us back to the E17 where Lethal , fresh out of school and studying hard at college formed More Fire Crew with Ozzie B and Neeko. Signed to Polydor they achieved a massive UK No. 7 chart hit with ‘Oi’.

A few years later, Bizzle formed his own Lethal Bizzle Records imprint. And at the end of 2004, he released the single ‘Pow! (Forward)’. Produced by Dexplicit, it entered at the U.K. charts and earned him a MOBO award for Best Single. ‘Pow (Forward)’ became the anthem of the underground music scene – an accolade it still holds. However its popularity in clubs and the energy it caused led to it being banned by many major radio outlets, and clubs up and down the country banned Bizzle from performing it. His only outlet to perform was at indie clubs and dingy bars in the UK, where he could slip onto the bill unnoticed. He embarked on a Club NME tour in 2006 and won over skeptical indie audiences with his high-paced energetic live performance.