Crazy Titch
Carl Dobson | |
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Grime | |
Occupation(s) | MC |
Years active | 2002–2005 2005–present (sporadic) |
Labels | Lock Down Records |
Carl Dobson (born 31 January 1983), better known by his stage name Crazy Titch, is a British
Early life and education
Dobson was born in
Career
He gained underground fame due to his membership of grime collective Boyz In Da Hood, which included various artists including half-brother
Imprisonment
Dobson and his stepfather Anthony Green were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 21-year-old Richard Holmes on the Chingford Hall estate in Chingford in November 2005. Possibility for parole was set at a minimum of 30 years by which time he will be in his 50s.[3] Durrty Goodz was acquitted in the same trial and released a song about its events entitled "Letter 2 Titch" in 2007.[4] The MAC-10 submachine gun used in the murder was found four years after the killing; in February 2009 a local drug dealer was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for its possession.[5] In 2010 he released his second mixtape, a sequel to 2005's Crazy Times, with the material having been recorded while incarcerated.[6] In 2017, Titch appeared on an interlude on Stormzy's album Gang Signs & Prayer, talking to Stormzy over the phone.[7]
In 2020, a lyric video was produced, titled "Voldemort," which included new audio from Titch. It was uploaded to YouTube to celebrate Titch's birthday in 2020.[8][9]
Discography
Mixtapes
- 2005: Crazy Times, Vol. 1
- 2010: Crazy Times, Vol. 2
Singles
Appeared on
- 2004: Aim High Volume 1 by Danny Weed and Target
- 2005: Aim High Volume 2 by Danny Weed and Target
- 2009: Hardrive by Terror Danjah
- 2010: Born Blessed by Durrty Goodz
- 2011: Porridge by Stanaman
- 2017: Gang Signs & Prayer by Stormzy
References
- ^ "Slackk's Forgotten Grime MCS | Red Bull Music Academy". www.redbullmusicacademy.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ Beauman, Ned (6 November 2006). "Is violence holding grime back?". The Guardian.
- ^ Two jailed over rap lyrics murder, BBC News, last accessed 14 October 2007.
- ^ "Interview: Durrty Goodz". Factmag.com. January 2009.
- ^ Kennard, Julia Drug dealer's Mac-10 machine gun was one of arsenal of converted weapons Archived 2010-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, Thisislocallondon.co.uk, retrieved, 30 July 2009.
- ^ Crazy Times Vol. 2, Discogs.com, last accessed 20 May 2013.
- ^ Eight Talking Points From Gang Signs & Prayer, Crackmagazine.net, retrieved, 25 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Crazy Titch (Official Video) Voldemort #Justice4Titch". YouTube. 30 January 2020. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ S66 Talent (30 January 2020). "S66 Talent on Twitter: "Just got this in the inbox from the @justice4titch campaign. They're dropping it tomorrow to celebrate Titchs birthday and remind everyone who he really is.... "". Twitter.com. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Crazy Titch - I Can C U, U Can C Me (Say My Name Crazy T)". Discogs.com. September 2003.
- ^ "Crazy Titch - Sing Along". Discogs.com. 2004.