Bugzy Malone

Bugzy Malone, born Aaron Davies, is a rapper from Manchester, England, who emerged from the city's grime scene in the early 2010s. He built his reputation through relentless mixtape releases and freestyle culture before breaking through nationally with his appearance on BBC Radio 1Xtra's «Fire in the Booth» in 2015, a session that became one of the most viewed in the show's history and introduced his sharp, autobiographical lyricism to a much wider audience.

That exposure coincided with a high-profile rivalry with fellow rapper Chip, which produced a string of diss tracks including «Relegation Riddim» and «The Revival» and cemented Bugzy Malone as a defining voice of Manchester's grime and UK rap scene, often credited with putting the city on the national grime map alongside London-centric artists.

His recorded output moved from mixtapes to charting EPs and albums, including «Walk with Me», «Facing Time» and «King of the North», the latter reaching the upper end of the UK Albums Chart. Across these releases his sound broadened from stripped-down grime into more melodic rap and pop-leaning production, reflecting a wider ambition beyond his early battle-rap roots.