D Double E

ABOUT D DOUBLE E

Member of the English grime crew Newham Generals, best known for their albums The Best of Newham Generals and Generally Speaking. His song "Selecta" has accumulated more than 6 million streams on Spotify.

He previously worked with members of the N.A.S.T.Y Crew but disagreed with them. This led to the creation of Newham Generals in 2004.

He has put out singles as a solo artist called "Street Fighter Riddim," "Pumpin' It Out" and "Be Like Me," as well as an EP titled Bluku Bluku. In November 2023, he released his third full-length album No Reign, No Flowers.

He was born Darren Dixon in Forest Gate, East London. His parents exposed him to a variety of reggae and rap music as he was growing up.

He and the Newham Generals signed with Dizzee Rascal 's Dirtee Stank record label in 2005.