D Double E
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Darren Jason Dixon (born 19 January 1980), known professionally as D Double E, is a British grime MC, DJ and record producer from Forest Gate, East London.[2] He performs both as a solo artist and as a member of the grime duo Newham Generals.[3]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Darren Jason Dixon[1] |
| Also known as | DJ Dan |
| Born | 18 January 1980 |
| Origin | Forest Gate, London, England |
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| Years active | 1990s–present |
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| Member of | Newham Generals |
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Career
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Perspective
D Double E has been active for over 20 years, beginning his career in jungle and UK garage music.[4] In the mid-1990s, he was a DJ and went by the name DJ Dan. D Double was at the time in a crew called Bass Inject, alongside Terror Danjah and DJ Tempo.[5] In 1998, Terror and D Double E went on to form the drum and bass collective the Reckless Crew which played sets on Rinse FM.[6] RWD,[7][8][9] He later formed M.A.D., short for Monkey, Alley and D Double E, and joined 187 Crew, alongside Hitman Hyper, Jammer, Leon B and Ebony J.[10] After the disbandment of 187, he joined early grime collective N.A.S.T.Y Crew, until leaving after a dispute in December 2003.[11][12] He then founded the group Newham Generals together with Monkstar and Footsie.[13][additional citation(s) needed] The group remains active as a duo consisting of D Double E and Footsie.[14][15] He and the Newham Generals signed to Dizzee Rascal's Dirtee Stank label.
As a solo artist, D Double E's releases include "Street Fighter Riddim", "Bluku, Bluku", "Bad 2 tha Bone", "Lovely Jubbly", and "Wolly".[14] He is known for using vocalisations such as "bud-a-bup-bup" and "it's mree, mree".[16] Fellow MC Skepta once named him as the "greatest of all time", and Dizzee Rascal said he was one of the artists who inspired him to start MCing.[17][14]
IKEA invited D Double E to create a special soundtrack for a Christmas 2019 campaign,[18] marking the first time the grime music genre was used in seasonal advertising.[19]
Personal life
D Double E is of Jamaican descent.[20]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| UK [21] | ||
| Bluku Bluku |
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| Jackuum! |
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| Double or Nothing |
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| Bluku Bluku 2 |
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Charted singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
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| 2004 | "Pow! (Forward)" (Lethal Bizzle featuring Fumin, D Double E, Napper, Jamakabi, Neeko, Flowdan, Ozzie B, Forcer, and Demon) |
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| 2010 | "Street Fighter Riddim" | 145[23] |
| 2016 | "Ladies Hit Squad" (Skepta featuring D Double E and ASAP Nast) |
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