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Titch himself isn't a major presence here, only spitting on the first five tracks of 21, but boy are those some crazy tracks. Obviously what we now know of him colours one's judgements of his style, but there genuinely is something utterly deranged about his sending for Dizzee, and he even makes the goofy hook 'he's just an arsehole, silly arsehole' sound quite menacing.

Carl Dobson (born 31 January 1983), better known by his stage name Crazy Titch, is an English grimeMC who is currently serving a life sentence for murder. Crazy Titch was a successful and well-known grime MC during his active period.^[1]

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Biography[edit]

Dobson was born in Plaistow, East London. As a teenager Dobson spent five years in Feltham Young Offender Institution for robbery, handling stolen goods, theft, burglary and criminal damage;^{[citation needed]} On his release in 2003 Dobson turned his attention to grime music. Dobson became estranged from his brother Durrty Goodz during his childhood, but they rediscovered each other through music to become friends and collaborators.

Early career[edit]

He gained underground fame due to his membership of grime collective Boyz In Da Hood, which included various artists including half-brother Durrty Goodz. Amongst his better known work was 'Sing Along' (2004) and 'Gully' on which he collaborated with Sugababes' Keisha Buchanan. He also produced a mixtape entitled Crazy Times Vol.1, and appeared on the grime DVD Practice Hours. In 2006 he made an appearance as himself along with many other MCs on the Channel 4 show Dubplate Drama. Crazy Titch had a reputation for violence during his time in the grime scene, notorious footage exists of a heated argument between Crazy Titch and Dizzee Rascal and of Crazy Titch allegedly kidnapping a rival and dumping them naked in the countryside.^[2]

The music videos for Crazy Titch's most popular hits I Can C U and Sing-a-Long receiving heavy airplay on Channel AKA.^[3]

Incarceration 2005-present[edit]

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.^[4]Durrty Goodz was acquitted in the same trial and released a song about its events entitled Letter 2 Titch in 2007.^[5] 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.^[6]In prison Dobson is considered to be a high-profile prisoner and has been able to use prison facilities to record material and hold interviews with outside media.^[7] In 2010 he released his second mixtape, a sequel to 2005's Crazy Times, with the material having been recorded while incarcerated.^[8] In 2017, Titch appeared on an interlude on Stormzy's album Gang Signs & Prayer, talking to Stormzy over the phone.^[9]

Discography[edit]

Crazy Titch Crazy Times Vol 1 Raritan County

Mixtapes[edit]

• 2005: Crazy Times, Vol. 1
• 2010: Crazy Times, Vol. 2

Singles[edit]

• 2003: I Can C U^[10]
• 2004: Sing Along^[11]

Appears On[edit]

• 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[edit]

1. ^'Red Bull Music Academy Daily'.
2. ^Beauman, Ned (2006-11-06). 'Is violence holding grime back?'. The Guardian.
3. ^http://hyperfrank.blogspot.co.uk/2010/08/ive-been-away-for-last-four-years-bruvs.html
4. ^Two jailed over rap lyrics murder, BBC News, last accessed 14 October 2007.
5. ^'Interview: Durrty Goodz'. January 2009.
6. ^Kennard, Julia Drug dealer's Mac-10 machine gun was one of arsenal of converted weaponsArchived 2010-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, thisislocallondon.co.uk, retrieved, 30 July 2009
7. ^Rapper Raking in Cash From Prison Album, Daily Star, last accessed 20 May 2013.
8. ^Crazy Times Vol. 2, Discogs, last accessed 20 May 2013.
9. ^Eight Talking Points From Gang Signs & Prayer, crackmagazine.net, retrieved, 25 February 2017
10. ^'Crazy Titch - I Can C U, U Can C Me (Say My Name Crazy T)'.
11. ^'Crazy Titch - Sing Along'.

Real name Carl Dobson and born in Plaistow, East London. Titch for me is one the purest examples of a Grime; Raw, gritty, violent, energetic and above all a sick MC. For those who don't know, Durrty Goodz is Dobson's Half brother, estranged when they was younger but reunited through Grime. As a teen, he spent 5 years in a Young offenders Institute for various offences and upon release (2003) he started his Grime career as a member of Boyz In Da Hood which built up his rep and then in 2004 he released the tune 'Sing Along' which was an instant hit. You can see Titch on the grime DVD Practice hours and he has also released two mixtapes, Crazy Times Vol.1 and 2. Unfortunately, he didn't stay out of trouble and in 2005 was arrested and sentenced to Life in prison with the parole at a minimum of 30 years served for his part in the murder of Richard Holmes on the Chingford estate. Vol.2 of Crazy Times was released in 2010 when he was in pen, he also appeared on a interlude in stormzys album. Most recently, Wiley released a 38 bar challenge which titch was on, but apart from that we've yet to have any other music come from him.