Bugzy Malone was born Aaron Davies in Withington Community Hospital and grew up in Crumpsall, Manchester, in a family of career criminals.
23 Facts About Bugzy Malone
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Bugzy Malone grew up in a poverty-stricken household and had never met his biological father in his childhood.
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Bugzy Malone grew up being influenced by his family members who were involved in criminal activities, including his uncle whose murder he witnessed.
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Bugzy Malone continued a life of criminal behaviour until he was arrested when he was sixteen years old and sent to HMP Stoke Heath; he was unable to complete his GCSE exams.
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Bugzy Malone moved close to Heaton Park when he was 20 years old.
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Bugzy Malone began rapping with his friends when they would often congregate or commit crimes.
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Bugzy Malone began freestyling for northern grime YouTube channel KODH TV on their series Spray Out Freestyle.
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Bugzy Malone then freestyled on popular urban YouTube channels including Grime Daily.
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The lead single for the project and the second music video created by Bugzy Malone was released on 23 August 2012.
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In 2014, Bugzy Malone announced his fourth mixtape, Journal of an Evil Genius, and begun a "mixtape campaign" where he released music videos with narratives that coincided with the singles released from the mixtape, similar to a "visual album".
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On 7 September 2014, Bugzy Malone released a "Spitfire" freestyle on JDZmedia which procured his first million views on YouTube and gave him more popularity outside Manchester; it later earned him a performance on Fire in the Booth with Charlie Sloth on BBC Radio 1Xtra.
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When Bugzy Malone originally received a phone call from Sloth requesting an appearance on Radio 1Xtra's Fire in the Booth segment, he thought it was a prank call.
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Bugzy Malone phoned me saying "Yo listen, we can do this thing like a, back and forth ting and shine some light on your career" but you know yourself, I've been grinding at this point for six years.
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On 24 July, 2015, Bugzy Malone released his first EP Walk with Me, which entered at number 8 on the UK Albums Chart.
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Bugzy Malone later set up his own record label, "Ill Gotten Records", in an attempt to assist Manchester-based artists.
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Bugzy Malone released Facing Time, his second EP, which made No 6 on the UK Albums Chart on 16 June 2016.
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Bugzy Malone planned a publicity stunt about himself being arrested in an armed robbery to promote the EP.
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Bugzy Malone's delivery has been called "clear, powerful and precise", and "fast-rapid" when he is rapping.
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Bugzy Malone's clothing is mainly merchandise that had been formatted into high-end fashion wear.
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On September 14 2020, Bugzy Malone appeared in court after being charged with 2 counts of wounding to inflict grievous bodily harm.
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Bugzy Malone was cleared of the charges after the jury accepted he was acting in self defence.
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Bugzy Malone is believed to be having a child with her.
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Bugzy Malone was revealed to have crashed into a car at 70 mph whilst not wearing a helmet, which led to him subsequently suffering a brain bleed.