Lethal Bizzle

Maxwell Owusu Ansah (born 14 September 1984), known by his stage name Lethal Bizzle, is a British rapper from Walthamstow, London, of Ghanaian origin.

In 2000, Lethal Bizzle formed the grime collective More Fire Crew, consisting of himself, Neeko and Ozzie B as MCs.

He emerged in 2002 as a grime MC as part of More Fire Crew, with their grime single "Oi!"

charting in the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart.

His debut solo single "Pow! (Forward)" attracted attention for its aggressive content, charting at number 11 despite being banned from airplay and clubs.

Their debut single, "Oi!", was released in 2002 and charted at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart.

It was one of the first grime songs to chart in the top 10 and remains one of the most highest-charting grime singles to be released.

Their sole studio album, More Fire Crew C.V., was released the following year.

Their follow-up single, "Back Then", peaked at number 45, while their third single "What's the Point?"

did not chart.

Soon after, the crew disbanded and Lethal Bizzle pursued a solo career.

In December 2004, he released the single "Pow (Forward)", also known as "Forward Riddim" which was banned from airplay by some mainstream radio stations because it contained some lyrics about gun culture.

Although known notably for his single releases, Lethal Bizzle released his debut studio album, Against All Oddz, in 2005, followed by Back to Bizznizz in 2007.

Throughout his career Lethal Bizzle has experimented with blending mainstream chart genres such as dance music with grime, leading to numerous top 40 singles.

In early July 2005, Lethal Bizzle appeared on stage at the final Live 8 concert in Edinburgh.

It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 11 in its first week on the chart in 2005, and it reached number one on the UK Dance Chart.

He won a MOBO for "Pow (Forward)" as "Best Single", and was nominated at the same awards as "Best Newcomer".

Following the success of "Pow (Forward)", Bizzle released the follow-up singles "Uh Oh (I'm Back)", "Fire" and "What We Do" with Kray Twinz, Twista and Gappy Ranks, the latter two which peaked at number 34 and number 23 respectively.

Bizzle's debut album, Against All Oddz (2005), was released on 15 August 2005.

The album peaked at number 89 on the UK Albums Chart

In 2007, the single "Police on My Back" charted at number 37, and was included on Bizzle's second studio album, Back to Bizznizz (2007), released on 23 July 2007.

The album peaked at number 86 on the UK Albums Chart.

After releasing no singles for two years, Lethal Bizzle returned with "Go Hard" featuring Donae'o, as the lead single off his third album Go Hard (2009).

The album was released on 5 October 2009.

It was announced by Lethal Bizzle on Twitter that he would be re-releasing "Pow!"

on 13 December 2010, to try to get the Christmas number 1 in the UK Singles Chart, like many people were trying to do by using Facebook campaigns.

On 18 November 2010, Lethal was interviewed by Grime Daily.

He is known for his singles "Pow! (Forward)", "Rari WorkOut" and "Fester Skank", including other top 40 songs such as "The Drop", "Pow 2011" and "Party Right" – all of which have been non-album releases, besides "Pow 2011", which was included on his first compilation album Best of Bizzle (2011).

Outside of music, Bizzle is a social media personality through platforms Twitter and Snapchat, which have been used to promote his music independently.

Bizzle revealed: "The whole Pow 2011 thing started as a joke. I was on Twitter one day and I said 'You know what? Pow for Christmas number 1'. And bare people retweeted it and someone was like 'Bizz you should do an updated version to go with it.'" Lethal (saying to another source) said: "I felt the original was still relevant, 6 years on it's still one of the biggest club tunes, so it was kind of a no brainer. I was messing around on Twitter about doing a new POW and getting it to the top of the charts- and the reaction was so crazy I thought wow I actually have to make this happen..."

Upon release, "Pow 2011" entered and peaked at number 33 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Bizzle's fifth top 40 entry as a solo entry and sixth overall.

The single was included on Bizzle's first compilation album, Best of Bizzle (2011), which was released on 27 February 2011.

In 2012, he launched a clothing brand titled "Stay Dench" based on his popular British slang phrases.

From 2013, Lethal Bizzle began experimented with musical genres, particularly with dance, dubstep and house music.

Bizzle released a string of non-album singles without releasing a full-length project.

He released the single "Not a Saint" with Dutch DJ & producer Vato Gonzalez and frequent collaborator Donae'o, which peaked at number 20.

This was followed by "Party Right" featuring Ruby Goe, which peaked in the top 30.

The grime-dubstep song "They Got It Wrong" featuring Wiley peaked in the top 80, and was later remixed featuring Krept and Konan, Kano and Squeeks.

In 2014, "The Drop" featuring Cherri Voncelle also peaked in the top 20.

In late 2014, the single "Rari WorkOut" featuring Jme and Tempa T received notable attention due to the popularity of Bizzle's Snapchat posts of working out in the gym.