"Pow! (Forward)" | ||||
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Single by Lethal Bizzle featuring Fumin, D Double E, Napper, Jamakabi, Neeko, Flowdan, Ozzie B, Forcer, and Demon | ||||
Released | 25 October 2004 (iTunes) 20 December 2004 (single) |
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Format | CD single, 12" single | |||
Recorded | 2004 | |||
Genre | Grime | |||
Length | 3:01 3:52 (music video) |
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Label | Relentless Records | |||
Writer(s) | Lethal Bizzle, Fumin, D Double E, Napper, Jamakabi, Neeko, Flowdan, Ozzie B, MC Forcer, Demon | |||
Producer(s) | Dexplicit | |||
Lethal Bizzle singles chronology | ||||
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"Pow! (Forward)" is a song released by English grime artist Lethal Bizzle. The track features guest appearances from a variety of underground grime artists. It was released on 25 October 2004 for digital download via iTunes and then released on 20 December 2004 as a single. It charted on 26 December 2004 at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart and currently stands as Lethal Bizzle's joint highest-charting solo single, along with Rari WorkOut and Fester Skank.
"Pow! (Forward)", also known as "Forward Riddim", features other Grime artists such as Fumin, D Double E, Napper, Jamakabi, Neeko, Flowdan, Ozzie B, MC Forcer and Demon. It was banned from airplay on some radio stations due to some controversial lyrics about gun culture. Even with little promotion, it still managed to reach number 11 in the UK top 40 in early 2005. It has also been banned from many clubs as it tended to provoke fights. A documentary called Pow Pow about the song was released in 2005.
Lethal Bizzle released "Forward Riddim 2" in 2006 with his new crew, Fire Camp. An interpolation of "Pow! (Forward)", which features eleven grime artsists, which include Flirta D and Kano.
Fire Camp has another sequel to Forward, called Forward 2.
In late 2010, Lethal Bizzle created an official sequel single to "Pow! (Forward)", which again features other Grime MC's - JME, Wiley, Chipmunk, Face, P Money, Ghetts and Kano. It released on 6 February 2011 for digital download. Bizzle revealed that he was joking about doing a sequel to Pow at first, but then many fans on Twitter and artists such as Wiley, Chipmunk and JME agreed with doing a sequel.