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Infobox musical artist | name = Lethal Bizzle | image = Lethalbizzle2-cropped.jpg | background = solo_singer | alias = Lethal B | birth_name = Maxwell Ansah | birth_date = birth date and age|df=y|1984|09|14|birth_place = Walthamstow , London , England | instrument = Human voice|Vocals | associated_acts = More Fire Crew , Gallows , Donae'o & Twista . | genre = Grime (music)|Grime , Hip hop music|hip hop | years_active = 2002& ndash;present | label = Relentless Records|Relentless (2004) V2 Records (2005& ndash;2007)
Search and Destroy (2009& ndash;present) 360 Records (2011& ndash;present) | website = http://www.lethalbizzle.co.uk LethalBizzle.co.uk| notable_instruments = Lethal Bizzle , also known as Lethal B (born Maxwell Ansah , 14 September 1984 in Walthamstow , London , England), is a Ghanaians in the United Kingdom|Ghanaian British Rapping|rapper . His songs are known to satirise modern gangsta rap ; much of the humour comes from the adoption of hip-hop style and language. In December 2004, he released the single " Pow (Forward) ", also known as "Forward Riddim"cite web |first= |last= |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p834669|pure_url=yes |title=Biography by Cyril Cordor |publisher=Allmusic.com |accessdate=27 February 2009 which was banned from airplay (radio)|airplay by some mainstream radio station s.citation needed|date=November 2010 It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 11 in its first week on the record chart|chart in 2005,cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 318 and it reached chart-topper|number one on the UK Dance Chart . He won a MOBO Awards|MOBO for "Pow (Forward)" as 'Best Single', and was nominated at the same awards as 'Best Newcomer'.
Career
Earlier he was a part of the group More Fire Crew . In 2002, their track "Oi!" reached the Top 40|Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart.cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 378 In early July 2005, Lethal Bizzle appeared on stage at the final Live 8 concert in Edinburgh http://www.rwdmag.com/articles/fullstory.php? & sid=& id=1958 Live 8 and was a part of the NME Rock N Roll Riot Tour in 2007.
He was number five in the NME Cool list 2007/2008 beating Amy Winehouse, Pete Doherty and Alex Turner.
Lethal Bizzle was signed to V2 Records , on which he released the album, Against All Oddz , in August 2005.Citation needed|reason=article|date=February 2007 The first single from it, entitled "Uh Oh& #33; (I'm Back)", was released in the same month. He released a song with Twista , Gappy Ranks and the Kray Twinz called "What We Do", which reached #23.
In 2005, one of his songs, "Kickback" was on the soundtrack of the videogame FIFA Street 2 .
He is known for his rap rivalry with Roll Deep Crew founder Wiley (rapper)|Wiley . However, in the final track, "Til Next Time", on his album, Against All Oddz , Lethal Bizzle and his company calls for an end to this rivalry. In Wiley's new album, Da 2nd Phaze , Wiley has added More Fire Crew's hit "Oi!" as a bonus track, as a sign showing that their feud is finished.
Bizzle's second album, Back To Bizznizz , was released on V2 Records. The first A-side and B-side|double A-side single "Bizzle Bizzle" ( record producer|produced by Bizzle) and "Babylon's Burning The Ghetto" (produced by Akira The Don ) was released on 16 July 2007. The song "Reflecting" on Back to Bizznizz featured his mother.
Lethal Bizzle's group, Fire Camp, were documented on the television programme Lethal B TV on Channel AKA|Channel U TV .
He also featured on the Print Is Dead Vol 1 album by Newcastle band yourcodenameis:milo , along with various other artists.
He performed with Pete Doherty and Kate Moss at the Hackney Empire for "An Evening With Pete Doherty" and again at Glastonbury Festival 2007. As a result of this, Babyshambles featured on Back To Bizznizz .
On 16 March 2007 Bizzle was briefly featured as a live musical guest on the Top Gear (current format)|Top Gear special for Comic Relief (charity)|Comic Relief entitled Top Gear of the Pops .
He played the NME stage at Reading Festival and Leeds Festival in August 2007.
On 28 September 2007 Bizzle teamed up with the UK hardcore punk band, Gallows (band)|Gallows to perform a cover of The Ruts ' "Staring At The Rude Boys" on T4's Transmission programme.
In June 2008, Bizzle performed at the Download Festival at Donington Park . In July he performed at the Kendal Music Festival, and at the Reading and Leeds Festivals . He also performed at the Royal Albert Hall for the Orange Rockcorps Campaign 2008 with Busta Rhymes , Ludacris , John Legend and Feeder .
On 25 February 2009 the first single, "Go Hard" featuring Donaeo, from Bizzle's forthcoming third album, was debuted on Kiss 100 London|Kiss 100 .
In 2011 Bizzle released a video with Fire Camp called 'Move' which also features Scrufizzer & Lady Leshurr. He also released a solo single called 'Mind Spinning' produced by R1 Productions.
Lethal Bizzle is distantly related to Emmanuel Frimpong who plays for Arsenal FC . They have started a clothing line called Dench together. He is also cousin to British Hip-Hop artist Sway DaSafo|Sway , who is cousin of former Arsenal footballer Quincy Owusu-Abeyie .
In 2012 Bizzle released the audio to the remix of his song "Leave it Yeah", which he had released in late 2011. The remix featured JME (rapper)|JME , Frisco, Scrufizzer, Flow Dan ,Bizzle's cousin, footballer Emmanuel Frimpong and Matt Clark
Discography
Studio albums
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Peak chart positions
UK http:/ / www.chartstats.com/ artistinfo.php? id=456 Lethal Bizzle at chartstats.com
"—" denotes that the release failed to chart or was not released in that territory
References
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External links
http://www.lethalbizzle.co.uk/ Official website
http://www.dailymusicguide.com/Reviews/lethal-bizzle-going-out-tonight-single-review-22092009-2250.aspx Review of 'Going Out Tonight' on the Daily Music Guide
http://www.dailymusicguide.com/Interviews/lethal_bizzle_interview_back_to_bizznizz.aspx Interview with Lethal Bizzle at the Daily Music Guide - dailymusicguide.com
http://www.royalartistclub.com/lethalbizzle Royal Artist Club - Official Mobile Blog
http://www.britishhiphop.co.uk/features/interviews/lethal_b.html Interview with Lethal B at http://www.britishhiphop.co.uk
http://www.everyurbanthing.com/content.php? cID=618 Lethal Bizzle interview by Rashmi Shastri
myspace|lethalbizzlemusic
http://www.youtube.com/user/VirginRedRoom#p/u/0/EjLkdhzW5bQ/ Lethal Bizzle in the Virgin Red Room
Persondata | NAME = Maxwell Ansah | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Lethal Bizzle | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Hip Hop artist | DATE OF BIRTH = 14 September 1982 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Walthamstow , London , England | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Lethal Bizzle Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Grime artists Category:British rappers Category:Black British musicians Category:English hip hop musicians Category:English electronic musicians Category:British people of Ghanaian descent Category:Rappers from London
