10 things You Didn’t Know About Lethal Bizzle

The English rapper and actor, Lethal Bizzle was born Maxwell Ansah on 14 September 1984 in Walthamstow, London. In December 2004, he released the single “Pow (Forward)”. The single 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’. He has had three singles reach number 11 in the UK Singles Chart. In 2012, he appeared in the BBC Three comedy drama, Bad Education in which he competed in a rap battle with the headmaster. There is no doubt that the 32-years-old rapper and actor is definitely an act to look out for in the entertainment industry.

Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the English rapper and actor, Lethal Bizzle:

1. Lethal Bizzle was born Maxwell Ansah on 14 September 1984 in Walthamstow, London.

2.He is a former member of the East London based English grime crew, More Fire Crew.

3. In 2002, his single “Oi!” reached the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart.

4. In December 2004, he released the single “Pow (Forward)”. The single 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.

5. He won a MOBO for “Pow (Forward)” as ‘Best Single’ and was nominated at the same awards as ‘Best Newcomer’.

6. He later started a successful T-shirt business with his cousin and footballer Emmanuel Frimpong, featuring his catchphrase “Dench”.

7. In 2012, he appeared in the BBC Three comedy drama, Bad Education in which he competed in a rap battle with the headmaster.

8. On October 2013, he appeared on BBC’s Match of the Day 2; after being hired to deliver a one-off report on the Arsenal Premier League match against Norwich City.

9. On September 2014, he along with DJ Semtex, DJ Target and A.Dot, took part in a special BBC iPlayer version of the classic quiz show Mastermind titled Hip Hop Mastermind.

10. He has had three singles reach number 11 in the UK Singles Chart.