Scorzayzee
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Dean Palinczuk, better known as Scorzayzee or a slew of aliases including Scorz and Scorzilla The Gorilla, is an English rapper
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Known for his multi-syllabic style and political view points he caused controversy in 2003 with his P-Brothers produced cut 'Great Britain' - a scathing response to the Iraqi war and hypocrisy amongst the country's elite. Many believe this to be his masterpiece. This was an anti-establishment rant against the Queen, Tony Blair, the B.N.P., Freemasons and a few other people he threw into the equation. It gained him plenty of attention, getting picked up by Radio 1, 1xtra and even more hysterically the Daily Telegraph.
The lyrics to `Great Britain' seem particularly poignant in this age of war and terror. It was a rally cry, a call to arms from a voice of dissatisfied British youth. The song ultimately questions how a country's system of government can act so directly in opposition to the wishes of so may of those it represents.
It was something of a surprise therefore, when following his greatest success yet, Scorzayzee decided to call it a day and retire from rapping after this song. Rumours about his conversion to Islam, knocks on the door from federal officers and plenty more hype did nothing to calm the storm.
The track gained a surprise amount of love from major radio stations and the Hip-Hop fraternity and even got played on Radio 1.
In 2004 it was rumoured Scorzayzee had retired from making music due to converting to islam, although there were also rumours he had received threats from certain right wing pressure groups such as the B.N.P.
However, in a recent interview Scorzayzee had this to say:
"If I hear a beat and I get an idea again I'll write another tune and put it out. But at the moment I've just got nothing that I want to say. I don't want to talk for the sake of it. I don't want to just make tunes for the sake of it, I want to do something special. All I know is that if I do anything else, it's got to be worth coming back from retirement to say it."
, rumours are rife over a Scorzayzee comeback, with the appearance of a Myspace page.
Scorzayzee also recently made his acting debut, a career he is said to be interested in following.
In December 2009 the site www.YHBNews.com reported Scorzayzee had released his mixtape and new single 'Luv me' was receiving airplay.
Rapping
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Biography
Scorzayzee (Scor-zay-zee) is a Nottingham-based rapper, well known for his connection with the now defunct Notts supergroup Out Da Ville alongside artists such as C-mone, Lee Ramsay and Karizma.Known for his multi-syllabic style and political view points he caused controversy in 2003 with his P-Brothers produced cut 'Great Britain' - a scathing response to the Iraqi war and hypocrisy amongst the country's elite. Many believe this to be his masterpiece. This was an anti-establishment rant against the Queen, Tony Blair, the B.N.P., Freemasons and a few other people he threw into the equation. It gained him plenty of attention, getting picked up by Radio 1, 1xtra and even more hysterically the Daily Telegraph.
The lyrics to `Great Britain' seem particularly poignant in this age of war and terror. It was a rally cry, a call to arms from a voice of dissatisfied British youth. The song ultimately questions how a country's system of government can act so directly in opposition to the wishes of so may of those it represents.
It was something of a surprise therefore, when following his greatest success yet, Scorzayzee decided to call it a day and retire from rapping after this song. Rumours about his conversion to Islam, knocks on the door from federal officers and plenty more hype did nothing to calm the storm.
The track gained a surprise amount of love from major radio stations and the Hip-Hop fraternity and even got played on Radio 1.
In 2004 it was rumoured Scorzayzee had retired from making music due to converting to islam, although there were also rumours he had received threats from certain right wing pressure groups such as the B.N.P.
However, in a recent interview Scorzayzee had this to say:
"If I hear a beat and I get an idea again I'll write another tune and put it out. But at the moment I've just got nothing that I want to say. I don't want to talk for the sake of it. I don't want to just make tunes for the sake of it, I want to do something special. All I know is that if I do anything else, it's got to be worth coming back from retirement to say it."
, rumours are rife over a Scorzayzee comeback, with the appearance of a Myspace page.
Scorzayzee also recently made his acting debut, a career he is said to be interested in following.
In December 2009 the site www.YHBNews.com reported Scorzayzee had released his mixtape and new single 'Luv me' was receiving airplay.
The Starter Mixtape - December 2009
- Underground
- The Watcher
- They Don’t Care About Us
- Best I Ever Had
- Better Not Test My Rhymes
- Stay With Me
- Diss Me On The Phone
- Message
- Time’s Up
- They Don’t Care About Us (Remix) (feat. Millz & Shifty Spirit)
Raging Bull Mixtape - May 2010
- Baby Phat 64
- 15 Minutes (feat. Atlanta Smith) [prod. Configa]
- Can't Stop My Shine [prod. K Klassic]
- Fresh No Money (feat. Juga-Naut) [prod. Juga-Naut]
- Don't Fuck With My High (feat. Cherry)
- 1 Inch Punch Verse
- Genie [prod. Scorzayzee & Nally]
- Wake Up Fucked Up [RIP Biggie]
- Teek Taak
- Got Ya Back
- Came Up [RIP Big Pun] (feat. Juga-Naut)
- Little Things You Do [prod. K Klassic]
- Edge Of The Earth [prod. K Klassic]
- Gorgeous
- Busy Road (Remix) [prod. Nick Stez]
- Die Doing It (feat. Juga-Naut)
- Spit Artist [prod. Illmana]
- Say What You Feel [+ 2 Hidden Tracks]
External links
- {http://www.mistajam.com/2009/12/11/scorzayzee-luv-me/}
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/music/2004/04/scor_zay_zee.shtml
- http://www.leftlion.co.uk/articles.cfm?id=518
- http://www.ukhhf.co.uk/encyclopedia/index.php/Scor-zay-zee
- http://www.low-life.fsnet.co.uk/ukhiphop/artists/out_da_ville.htm