Lethal Bizzle

Article summary

Maxwell Owusu Ansah (born 14 September 1984), known professionally as Lethal Bizzle, is a British rapper from Walthamstow, London, of Ghanaian origin. 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. 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. 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. In 2012, he launched a clothing brand titled "Stay Dench" based on his popular British slang phrases.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1984-09-14 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2002 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2005-08-15 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2007-07-23 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2009-10-05 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 2011-02-27 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 2017-01-10 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 2017-05-05 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1984-09-14". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "2005". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2002". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2005-08-15". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2007-07-23". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2009-10-05". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "2011-02-27". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "2017-01-10". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the release date is "2017-05-05". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
12. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375994908