Double Lz
Double Lz | |
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Birth name | Andre Deer[1] |
Born | [2] | 16 December 2002
Origin | Tottenham, London |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) |
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Years active | 2018–present |
Member of | OFB |
Andre Deer (born 16 December 2002), known professionally as Double Lz (formerly stylized as DoubleLz), is a British rapper and songwriter. He is a member of the UK drill group OFB. Debuting in 2018, he released two mixtapes - Frontstreet and Drill Commandments - alongside Bandokay and SJ in 2019 and 2021, respectively. He released his debut solo mixtape, Two Lz Make a Win, in 2022.
Career
[edit]Double Lz released his debut solo single, "Spillings", in May 2018.[3] In 2019, Double Lz, alongside Bandokay and SJ, released Frontstreet, which peaked at number 36 on the UK albums chart and 97th in Ireland. This was followed up by Drill Commandments - released in March 2021 - which peaked at number 53 in the UK.
Personal life
[edit]Deer is the son of Kevin Hutchinson-Foster,[4] a drug dealer who was jailed for 11 years in 2013 for providing a gun to Mark Duggan prior to his death.[5] He has one daughter.[6][7]
Legal issues
[edit]In 2022, Double Lz, alongside Bandokay, was charged with violent disorder following a 2021 incident at a Selfridges store, in which two people were stabbed.[1] In 2023, he was found guilty.[2]
Discography
[edit]Mixtapes
[edit]Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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UK [8] | IRE [9] | |||
Frontstreet[10] (with OFB, SJ and Bandokay) |
| 36 | 97 | |
Drill Commandments[12] (with OFB and Bandokay) |
| 53 | — | |
Two Lz Make A Win |
| — | — |
Singles
[edit]As main artist
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
---|---|---|---|---|
UK [13] | ||||
"Spillings"[3] | 2018 | — | Non-album singles | |
"Bad B on the Nizz"[14] (with Bandokay and SJ) | — | |||
"Reality"[15] (with Bandokay and SJ) | — | |||
"Purge"[16] (with Bandokay and SJ) | 2019 | — | ||
"Spillings 2.0"[17] | — | |||
"Next Up?"[18] (with Bandokay and SJ) | — | |||
"Hardest Bars Freestyle"[19] (with Bandokay and SJ) | — | |||
"Ambush"[20] (with Bandokay and SJ) | — |
| Frontstreet | |
"Mad About Bars"[21] (with Kenny Allstar & Bandokay) | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Hooked"[22] | — | |||
"Lightwork Freestyle"[23] (with Bandokay) | 2020 | — | ||
"OT Bopping"[24] (with Bandokay) | 91 | |||
"Let Man Know"[25] (with Bandokay and Abra Cadabra) | — | |||
"Sliding"[26] (with Dsavv) | — | |||
"Straight Outta Tottenham"[27] | — | |||
"BLM"[28] (with Bandokay and Abra Cadabra) | 63 | |||
"What's Goodie"[29] (with Bandokay) | — | |||
"Ahlie"[30] (with Bandokay and Izzpot) | 2021 | — | ||
"YKTV"[31] (with Bandokay and Izzpot) | — | |||
"Daily Duppy"[32] (with Bandokay and Izzpot) | — | |||
"Hashtag"[33] (with Bandokay) | — | |||
"Flick of the Wrist"[34] (with Bandokay) | — | Drill Commandments | ||
"Dumpa Truck"[35] | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Plugged In"[36] (with Fumez the Engineer) | — | |||
"Bye Felicia"[37] | — | |||
"Villa Freestyle"[38] | — | |||
"Block Freestyle"[39] | 2022 | — | ||
"Lively"[40] (featuring Jaykae and Blair Muir) | 80 | |||
"Out in the O" | — | Two Lz Make A Win | ||
"The Beginning" | — | |||
"Drill & Bass" (featuring Blair Muir) | — | |||
"Daily Duppy" | — | Non-album single | ||
"Frontline" (with OFB) | — | Two Lz Make A Win | ||
"Feel Bigger" | — |
As featured artist
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
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UK [13] | |||||||||
"Skrr"[41] (Yxng Bane featuring Bandokay and Double Lz) | 2019 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||
"No Games"[42] (Kush featuring Double Lz) | 2020 | — | |||||||
"The Coldest Link Up, Pt. 2"[43] (Tweeko and Sebz featuring Double Lz, S Wavey, Tiny Syikes, J.B2, Onefour, Trizzac, PS Hitsquad, Pete & Bas) | — | ||||||||
"Magic"[44] (iLL BLU featuring Bandokay and Double Lz) | 46 |
| The BLUPRINT | ||||||
"Hate On Us"[46] (Frosty featuring Bandokay and Double Lz) | 84 | Under Surveillance | |||||||
"Circles"[47] (Deno featuring Bandokay and Double Lz) | 36 | Boy Meets World | |||||||
"Money"[48] (Ayo Britain featuring Double Lz) | — | Non-album singles | |||||||
"Double Up"[49] (Sean1da featuring Bandokay and Double Lz) | — | ||||||||
"Bak2Bak"[50] (Akz featuring Double Lz) | 2021 | — | The Come Up 1 | ||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Guest appearances
[edit]Title | Year | Other artist(s) |
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"Shots (Remix)" | 2019 | Morrisson, Bandokay, Burner, V9, Snap Capone |
"On Deck (Remix)" | 2020 | Abra Cadabra, RV, Bandokay, Lowkey, Dezzie |
"Youngest in Charge (Remix)" | 2021 | SJ, Dezzie, Izzpot, Bandokay |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Award | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | GRM Daily Rated Awards | Frontstreet | Mixtape of the Year | Nominated | [51] |
Himself and Bandokay | Breakthrough of the Year |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kirk, Tristan (31 January 2022). "Mark Duggan's brother and son accused of being in Selfridges brawl where two people were stabbed". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Four convicted following fight inside West End store". Metropolitan Police. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ a b Griffin, Alex (2 May 2018). "(Y.OFB) DOUBLE LZ MAKES NOISE WITH "SPILLINGS" VIDEO". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
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- ^ "Duggan gun supplier Kevin Hutchinson-Foster jailed". BBC News. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Double Lz Announces That He Is Going To Be A Father To A Baby Girl!". theshadeborough.com. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Gurnani, Carlos (18 April 2021). "OFB's Double Lz welcomes baby girl". pierradio.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
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- ^ "Discography OFB". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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- ^ Thapar, Ciaran (6 September 2019). "UK drill rappers OFB: 'No one helps us round here. Music is the only way'". theguardian.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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- ^ W, Courtney (21 February 2019). "(OFB) BANDOKAY, DOUBLE LZ & SJ DELIVER GREAZY NEXT UP FREESTYLE". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
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- ^ Archibald-Powell, Naimah (29 September 2019). "WATCH OFB'S BANDOKAY & DOUBLE LZ SHELL THEIR 'MAD ABOUT BARS' FREESTYLE". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ Daily, GRM (17 October 2019). "OFB'S DOUBLELZ COMES THROUGH WITH VISUALS FOR LATEST OFFERING "HOOKED"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Bikolo, Gloria (23 January 2020). "OFB'S BANDOKAY & DOUBLE LZ TEAM UP FOR NEW 'LIGHTWORK' FREESTYLE". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ W, Courtney (30 January 2020). "PREMIERE: BANDOKAY & DOUBLE LZ HIT US WITH VIDEO FOR "OT BOPPING"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ W, Courtney (1 April 2020). "OFB'S BANDOKAY, DOUBLE LZ & ABRA CADABRA JOIN FORCES FOR BIG TRACK "LET MAN KNOW"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ Archibald-Powell, Naimah (31 May 2020). "DOUBLE LZ & DSAVV GIVE VISUAL TREATMENT TO "SLIDING"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ W, Courtney (16 July 2020). "OFB'S DOUBLE LZ LETS US KNOW HE'S "STRAIGHT OUTTA TOTTENHAM" ON NEWEST JOINT". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ W, Courtney (8 October 2020). "BANDOKAY, DOUBLE LZ & ABRA CADABRA CONNECT ON POWERFUL TRACK "BLM"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ W, Courtney (13 November 2020). "PREMIERE: OFB'S BANDOKAY & DOUBLE LZ UNLEASH VIDEO FOR BRAND-NEW SINGLE "WHAT'S GOODIE"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ W, Courtney (7 January 2021). "OFB'S BANDOKAY, DOUBLE LZ & IZZPOT CONNECT ON GREAZY NEW CUT "AHLIE"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ W, Courtney (11 February 2021). "OFB'S BANDOKAY, DOUBLE LZ & IZZPOT KEEP IT GREAZY ON HIGH-ENERGY DROP "YKTV"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ Archibald-Powell, Naimah (15 February 2021). "PREMIERE: OFB'S BANDOKAY, DOUBLE LZ & IZZPOT STEP UP FOR HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED 'DAILY DUPPY'". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ W, Courtney (26 February 2021). "OFB'S BANDOKAY & DOUBLE LZ LET OFF LIVELY "HASHTAG" VISUALS". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ W, Courtney (19 March 2021). "BANDOKAY & DOUBLE LZ UNLEASH "FLICK OF THE WRIST" VISUALS & BRAND-NEW TAPE 'DRILL COMMANDMENTS'". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ W, Courtney (19 August 2021). "DOUBLE LZ GOES SOLO ON NEW ONE "DUMPA TRUCK"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Forte, Luke (28 October 2021). "OFB'S DOUBLE LZ BRINGS BACK THE BALLY IN HEATED 'PLUGGED IN' SESSION WITH FUMEZ THE ENGINEER". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ W, Courtney (1 November 2021). "OFB'S DOUBLE LZ UNLEASHES NEW HEATER "BYE FELICIA"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Daily, GRM (2 December 2021). "OFB'S DOUBLE LZ FLIES OVERSEAS IN VISUALS FOR "VILLA FREESTYLE"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Archibald-Powell, Naimah (20 January 2022). "OFB'S Double Lz Drops Fresh 'Block FREESTYLE'". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ Archibald-Powell, Naimah (17 February 2022). "Double Lz Enlists Jaykae For Blair Muir-Produced Drop "Lively"". GRM Daily. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ W, Courtney (26 September 2019). "PREMIERE: YXNG BANE & OFB'S BANDOKAY & DOUBLE LZ TEAM UP FOR BIG TUNE "SKRR"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ W, Courtney (3 January 2020). "OFB'S KUSH & DOUBLE LZ PLAY "NO GAMES" IN NEWEST VIDEO". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Archibald-Powell, Naimah (8 March 2020). "TWEEKO & SEBZ CALL ON DOUBLE LZ, S WAVEY, TRIZZAC, PS, PETE & BAS & MORE FOR HEAVY TRACK "THE COLDEST LINK UP 2"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ W, Courtney (12 March 2020). "PREMIERE: BANDOKAY & DOUBLE LZ JOIN ILL BLU ON NEW HIT "MAGIC"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "British certifications – Double Lz". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 October 2022. Type Double Lz in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ W, Courtney (23 April 2020). "PREMIERE: FROSTY & OFB'S BANDOKAY & DOUBLE LZ JOIN FORCES FOR GREAZY TRACK "HATE ON US"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ W, Courtney (2 July 2020). "PREMIERE: DENO ENLISTS OFB'S BANDOKAY & DOUBLE LZ ON LATEST DROP "CIRCLES"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ W, Courtney (23 July 2020). "PREMIERE: AYO BRITAIN & OFB'S DOUBLE LZ CONNECT ON FRESH DROP "MONEY"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ W, Courtney (6 August 2020). "PREMIERE: BANDOKAY & DOUBLE LZ JOIN SEAN 1DA ON VIBEY TRACK "DOUBLE UP"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ W, Courtney (25 November 2021). "PREMIERE: OFB'S AKZ & DOUBLE LZ GO "BAK2BAK" ON NEW DRILL BANGER". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ W, Courtney (29 June 2020). "RATED AWARDS 2020: HERE ARE THE NOMINEES!". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.