D Double E

D Double E
Birth name Darren Dixon
Born (1980-01-19) 19 January 1980 Forest Gate, East London, England
Genres Grime, UK Garage, Jungle
Occupation(s) Rapper
Years active 1998–present
Labels Bluku Music, Dirtee Stank
Associated acts Wiley, Skepta, Giggs, Ghetts, Kano, Jme, Jammer, P Money, Dizzee Rascal

Darren Dixon (born 19 January 1980), better known as D Double E is an English Grime rapper from Forest Gate, East London. He is well known as a member of the group Newham Generals.[1][2]

Career

D Double E has been active for over 20 years, beginning his career in jungle and UK garage music.[3] RWD,[4][5][6] He was a member of the early grime collective N.A.S.T.Y Crew, until leaving after a dispute in 2004.[7] He then founded the group Newham Generals together with Monkstar and Footsie. The group remains active as a duo consisting of D Double E and Footsie.[8][9] He and the Newham Generals signed to Dizzee Rascal's Dirtee Stank label.[10]

As a solo artist D Double E's releases include "Street Fighter Riddim", "Bluku, Bluku", "Bad 2 Tha Bone", "Lovely Jubbly", and "Wolly".[8] In 2017 he released "How I Like It" on his Bluku Music label in preparation for his debut studio album.[1] "Better Than The Rest" featuring Wiley was released as a single in early 2018. The album was announced to be called Jackuum! which was originally set to drop in April but was then pushed back to early August and eventually ended up being released at the end of the month.[11] D Double also started his own label in 2018.

He is known for his legendary ad-libs such as “bud-a-bup-bup” or “it’s mwee, mwee” and is highly regarded in the Grime scene. 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.[8]

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[12]
Jackuum! 61

Credits

  • Big ED featuring D Double E "Frontline" (After Shock) ASF004 2003
  • Jammer and D Double E "Birds In The Sky" (Jahmek The World) JP009 2003
  • Shola Ama featuring D Double E "So Contagious" (After Shock) ASF010 2004
  • J Sweet featuring D Double E "Burning Up" (Sweet Beetz Recordings) SBR011 2004
  • P Jam featuring D Double E "Anger Management" (Dice Recordings) DR-009 2005
  • Footsie & D Double E "War Wid" (Braindead Entertainment) 2005
  • D Double E & Footsie "Prang Man" (Braindead Entertainment) 2005
  • Mr Hudson featuring Lethal Bizzle, D Double E, & Footsie "Too Late" (Mercury) 2006
  • D Double E Bluku Bluku EP (Dirtee Stank Recordings) Stank016CD 2011
  • Teddy Music featuring D Double E "Ice" (Teddy Music) 2013
  • D Double E "Wolly" (Bluku Music) 2014
  • D Double E "Street Fighter Riddim" (Bluku Music) 2015
  • D Double E "That's How I Like It" (Bluku Music) 2017

References

  1. 1 2 "D Double E". Primary Talent International.
  2. ↑ "D Double E - Credits". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ "D Double E - i-D".
  4. ↑ "D Double E - RWD".
  5. ↑ "D Double E - Complex UK".
  6. ↑ Joshi, Tara (15 September 2016). "This is Grime – book review: A behind-the-scenes look at the musical revolution that defines a generation".
  7. ↑ "Tales From The Grime Generation: D Double E Interviewed".
  8. 1 2 3 "Your Favourite MC's Favourite MC: D Double E". Noisey.
  9. ↑ "Then And Now: Newham Generals' Footsie Interviewed".
  10. ↑ "Monkstar's the father, the hardest grafter, I can rep the place that i created myself, if you think thats a mess just wait for the birth after".
  11. ↑ Pritchard, Will. "D Double E - Jackuum!". Clash Music. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  12. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19158/d-double-e/
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