Meridian Dan

Meridian Dan (born Daniel Lawrence London) is a grime MC from Tottenham, North London. He is best known for his 2014 single "German Whip", and is a former member of seminal grime crews Meridian and Bloodline.

Background Lawrence, who is of Guyanese descent, first started MCing at age 10, having had music around him throughout his childhood and being inspired by hip-hop and reggae. In 2005, Meridian Dan took a hiatus from music after Meridian Crew disbanded - with other crew members going on to form Boy Better Know and Bloodline Family - to pursue other interests and careers. During this time, he worked as a boxer, Having formerly been a steward at the club, he is a supporter of Tottenham Hotspur. In a 2014 interview, Meridian Dan said that his hiatus was because he wasn't getting paid for his music and had outside stresses to attend to.

He returned to making music in 2010 recording songs and making pirate radio appearances with other members of Bloodline Family. This led the London Evening Standard to quip that his jump to stardom must have been "one of the slowest breakthroughs in music".

Music In August 2014, the song "One Two Drinks" was announced as the next single from his forthcoming debut album I Am London which is set to be released on PMR. In mid 2015, he also released single "The Bits" which was also released under PMR.

Awards In September 2014, Meridian Dan received three nominations for awards in 'Mobo Best Grime', 'Best Song' and 'Best Newcomer'.

Discography Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album UK "German Whip"2014 13 I Am London "One Two Drinks" —