Marc Veira (born 17 March 1980), better known by his stage name Flowdan, is an English

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MC and

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from Bow and Poplar,

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. A founding member of

Roll Deep Roll Deep (formerly Roll Deep Entourage) are a British grime crew. They were founded in 2001 by Wiley shortly before the disbandment of UK garage crew Pay As U Go Cartel. The group have had two UK No. 1 singles, " Good Times" and " Green Ligh ...

, he was responsible for naming the group and remained a member until its hiatus. In 2015, he founded his own record label, SpentShell, which has since signed YGG and GHSTLY XXVII to its roster.

Career

A long-standing member of Roll Deep, Flowdan appears on all five of their albums. A good friend of

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, the crew's de facto leader, he came from a

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and

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background and was part of the first wave of grime MCs. His first solo album, ''Original Dan'', was released in 2009 and featured a range of guest artists, including Frisco, Wiley, Killa P and Riko. An EP, ''Serious Business'', followed in 2014, and his second full-length album ''Disaster Piece'' was released in 2016, to more positive reviews than his debut. Flowdan is also known for his frequent collaboration with dub and dancehall producer The Bug, and has appeared on at least seven of his songs. In 2018, Flowdan forayed further into

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. He produced tracks for PK's ''Bad Ombré'' EP and GHSTLY XXVII's ''Guerrilla Tactics'' EP, the first two releases on his new label and agency, SpentShell. He also contributed preset sounds and samples as well as entire demo tracks to

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expansion pack 'London Grit'. In June 2018, he released the four-track ''One Shell Fits All'' EP, featuring vocals from

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, Nasty Jack, GHSTLY XXVII and

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, and production from Masro, Teddy Music, Filthy Gears and Jammz.

Style

Flowdan is known for his deep voice and use of

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lyrics. Although rooted in grime, he performs over various different styles, from the drum and bass of his early days, to the dubstep of his numerous features with

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Discography

Solo

;Albums *2009: ''Original Dan'' *2016: ''Disaster Piece'' *2019: ''Full Metal Jacket'' *2020: ''The Red Pill '' ;EPs *2014: ''Serious Business'' *2018: ''One Shell Fits All'' ;Singles *2002: "Big Mic Man" *2003: "Skydiver" *2016: "Horror Show Style" *2016: "Grime" *2017: "Original Raggamuffin" (featuring

) *2019: "Welcome to London"

As featured artist

*2001: "Terrible" ( Roll Deep Entourage featuring Wiley, Breeze, Bubbles and Flowdan) *2001: "Wickedest Ting" (Geeneus and Wiley featuring Flowdan and Breeze) *2001: "1, 2, 3, 4..." (Pay As U Go Cartel) *2001: "Dem No Ready" (Pay As U Go Cartel) *2003: "Time Wasters" (Remix) (Musketeers featuring Maxwell D and Flowdan) *2007: "Skeng" (The Bug featuring Killa P and Flowdan) *2007: "Jah War" (The Bug featuring Flowdan) *2007: "Poison Dart" (The Bug featuring Warrior Queen and Flowdan) *2009: "Bullet A' Go Fly" (DVA featuring Badness, Riko, Killa P and Flowdan) *2012: "Say Nothin'" (Jubei featuring Flowdan) *2017: "Round Here" (Lethal Bizzle featuring Giggs and Flowdan) *2017: "Round Here - Remix" (Lethal Bizzle featuring Abra Cadabra, Ghetts, Frisco and Flowdan) *2018: "Inventor" (Rockwell featuring Flowdan) *2019: "Start Up" (Boylan featuring Flowdan) *2021: "Trenches" (Duke & Jones featuring Flowdan) *2022: "Gassed Up" ( Zeds Dead and Subtronics featuring Flowdan)

With Roll Deep

;Albums *2005: ''

In at the Deep End ''In at the Deep End'' is the debut album of London-based grime collective Roll Deep. It went silver in the United Kingdom, selling more than 85,000 copies. The album won ''Best Album'' at the 2005 Urban Music Awards. " Shake a Leg" and "The ...

'' *2007: '' Rules and Regulations'' *2008: ''

Return of the Big Money Sound ''Return of the Big Money Sound'' is London grime collective Roll Deep Roll Deep (formerly Roll Deep Entourage) are a British grime crew. They were founded in 2001 by Wiley shortly before the disbandment of UK garage crew Pay As U Go Ca ...

'' *2010: ''

Winner Stays On ''Winner Stays On'' is the fourth studio album by London-based grime music collective Roll Deep, it was released on 8 November 2010. Three singles have been released from the album, including "Good Times" and " Green Light", which both went to n ...

'' *2012: '' X''

References

External links

Flowdan on Last fmFlowdan on DiscogsInterview With Ransom Note
{{DEFAULTSORT:Flowdan 1980 births Living people Black British male rappers English record producers Grime music artists People from Bow, London People from Poplar, London Rappers from London