Blade

Blade (Born 2 August 1969) is a British rapper. His first single, Lyrical Maniac (Raw Bass), recorded in 1989, brought Blade to prominence in the fledgling British hip hop scene. Born in the Armenian quarter of Iran, Blade came to London when he was 7. Blade quickly felt the effects of the Iranian Revolution: his family back home could no longer send money out of the country to support him. He remained in London, schooled in Blackheath, and spent the summer holiday in Hove with his brother and cousins who were studying there. Blade started out as a break dancer and graffiti artist, going under the name Electron, before he was given his more familiar name by a friend. The friend was later killed whilst painting graffiti on the...