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Artist
Scorzayzee
12+ albums
UK hip hopGrimeUnited Kingdombritish
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Needing no introduction, Scorzayzee is one of the most sought after and revered lyricist and emcee that the UK has ever produced. Born in the year of the 1980, Dean Palinczuk aka Scor-zay-zee aka Scorzilla The Gorilla aka Rupert Brown mastered his craft under the mentorship of Trevor Rose and was brought to notoriety in his formative years as a member of the Nottingham based rap crew Out Da Ville. After the group disbanded, Scorz went on to record 4 mixtapes, countless singles and more collaborations than can be listed, Discogs hosting the most complete chronology. From ‘99, Scorzayzee gained notoriety on the UK Hip Hop scene with Out Da Ville, his featured verses standing above the rest as he quickly became in high demand. He recorded a string of solo tracks that would become anthems in clubs and on mainstream radio. During Out Da Ville’s pinnacle he, alongside bandmates Lee Ramsay and Karizma were invited to rap live on Tim Westwood’s Saturday night BBC Radio 1 Rap Show; a slot reserved for the biggest US artists coming through on tour. Audio archives are available on Youtube and as you can hear, the Out Da Ville members far surpassed some of the biggest and best US superstars, Scorz in particular. The rep grew bigger, so to speak, and soon after Scozayzee was voted 7th best rapper in the world by Hip Hop Connection magazine’s reader poll. This placed him above Tupac, Xzibit and Talib Kweli in the opinion of UK Rap fans. By then, he had written and recorded an albu
