Double Lz

Andre Deer (born 16 December 2002), known professionally as Double Lz (formerly stylized as DoubleLz), is a British rapper and songwriter. He is a member of the UK drill group OFB. Debuting in 2018, he released two mixtapes - Frontstreet and Drill Commandments - alongside Bandokay and SJ in 2019 and 2021, respectively. He released his debut solo mixtape, Two Lz Make a Win, in 2022.

Double Lz
Birth nameAndre Deer[1]
Born (2002-12-16) 16 December 2002[2]
OriginTottenham, London, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2018–present
Member ofOFB

Career

Double Lz released his debut solo single, "Spillings", in May 2018.[3] In 2019, Double Lz, alongside Bandokay and SJ, released Frontstreet, which peaked at number 36 on the UK albums chart and 97th in Ireland. This was followed up by Drill Commandments - released in March 2021 - which peaked at number 53 in the UK.

Personal life

Deer is the son of Kevin Hutchinson-Foster,[4] a drug dealer who was jailed for 11 years in 2013 for providing a gun to Mark Duggan prior to his death.[5] He has one daughter.[6][7]

In 2022, Double Lz, alongside Bandokay, was charged with violent disorder following a 2021 incident at a Selfridges store, in which two people were stabbed.[1] In 2023, he was found guilty.[2]

Discography

Mixtapes
List of albums, with selected details
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[8]		 IRE
[9]
Frontstreet[10]
(with OFB, SJ and Bandokay)
  • Released: 14 November 2019
  • Label: Rattrap Reality
  • Format: Online download
 36 97
Drill Commandments[12]
(with OFB and Bandokay)
  • Released: 19 March 2021
  • Label: Rattrap Reality
  • Format: Online download
 53 —
Two Lz Make A Win
  • Released: 9 December 2022
  • Format: Online download
 — —

As main artist
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[13]
"Spillings"[3] 2018 — Non-album singles
"Bad B on the Nizz"[14]
(with Bandokay and SJ)		 —
"Reality"[15]
(with Bandokay and SJ)		 —
"Purge"[16]
(with Bandokay and SJ)		 2019 —
"Spillings 2.0"[17] —
"Next Up?"[18]
(with Bandokay and SJ)		 —
"Hardest Bars Freestyle"[19]
(with Bandokay and SJ)		 —
"Ambush"[20]
(with Bandokay and SJ)		 — Frontstreet
"Mad About Bars"[21]
(with Kenny Allstar & Bandokay)		 — Non-album singles
"Hooked"[22] —
"Lightwork Freestyle"[23]
(with Bandokay)		 2020 —
"OT Bopping"[24]
(with Bandokay)		 91
"Let Man Know"[25]
(with Bandokay and Abra Cadabra)		 —
"Sliding"[26]
(with Dsavv)		 —
"Straight Outta Tottenham"[27] —
"BLM"[28]
(with Bandokay and Abra Cadabra)		 63
"What's Goodie"[29]
(with Bandokay)		 —
"Ahlie"[30]
(with Bandokay and Izzpot)		 2021 —
"YKTV"[31]
(with Bandokay and Izzpot)		 —
"Daily Duppy"[32]
(with Bandokay and Izzpot)		 —
"Hashtag"[33]
(with Bandokay)		 —
"Flick of the Wrist"[34]
(with Bandokay)		 — Drill Commandments
"Dumpa Truck"[35] — Non-album singles
"Plugged In"[36]
(with Fumez the Engineer)		 —
"Bye Felicia"[37] —
"Villa Freestyle"[38] —
"Block Freestyle"[39] 2022 —
"Lively"[40]
(featuring Jaykae and Blair Muir)		 80
"Out in the O" — Two Lz Make A Win
"The Beginning" —
"Drill & Bass"
(featuring Blair Muir)		 —
"Daily Duppy" — Non-album single
"Frontline"
(with OFB)		 — Two Lz Make A Win
"Feel Bigger" —
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[13]
"Skrr"[41]
(Yxng Bane featuring Bandokay and Double Lz)		 2019 — Non-album singles
"No Games"[42]
(Kush featuring Double Lz)		 2020 —
"The Coldest Link Up, Pt. 2"[43]
(Tweeko and Sebz featuring Double Lz, S Wavey, Tiny Syikes, J.B2, Onefour, Trizzac, PS Hitsquad, Pete & Bas)		 —
"Magic"[44]
(iLL BLU featuring Bandokay and Double Lz)		 46 The BLUPRINT
"Hate On Us"[46]
(Frosty featuring Bandokay and Double Lz)		 84 Under Surveillance
"Circles"[47]
(Deno featuring Bandokay and Double Lz)		 36 Boy Meets World
"Money"[48]
(Ayo Britain featuring Double Lz)		 — Non-album singles
"Double Up"[49]
(Sean1da featuring Bandokay and Double Lz)		 —
"Bak2Bak"[50]
(Akz featuring Double Lz)		 2021 — The Come Up 1
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances
List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists
Title Year Other artist(s)
"Shots (Remix)" 2019 Morrisson, Bandokay, Burner, V9, Snap Capone
"On Deck (Remix)" 2020 Abra Cadabra, RV, Bandokay, Lowkey, Dezzie
"Youngest in Charge (Remix)" 2021 SJ, Dezzie, Izzpot, Bandokay

Awards and nominations
Year Award Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2020 GRM Daily Rated Awards Frontstreet Mixtape of the Year Nominated [51]
Himself and Bandokay Breakthrough of the Year

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  2. "Four convicted following fight inside West End store". Metropolitan Police. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
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  19. Spyrou, Micheal (8 March 2019). "BANDOKAY, DOUBLE LZ, AND SJ BODY NEW HARDEST BARS FREESTYLE". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
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  22. Daily, GRM (17 October 2019). "OFB'S DOUBLELZ COMES THROUGH WITH VISUALS FOR LATEST OFFERING "HOOKED"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  23. Bikolo, Gloria (23 January 2020). "OFB'S BANDOKAY & DOUBLE LZ TEAM UP FOR NEW 'LIGHTWORK' FREESTYLE". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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  25. W, Courtney (1 April 2020). "OFB'S BANDOKAY, DOUBLE LZ & ABRA CADABRA JOIN FORCES FOR BIG TRACK "LET MAN KNOW"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  26. Archibald-Powell, Naimah (31 May 2020). "DOUBLE LZ & DSAVV GIVE VISUAL TREATMENT TO "SLIDING"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
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  28. W, Courtney (8 October 2020). "BANDOKAY, DOUBLE LZ & ABRA CADABRA CONNECT ON POWERFUL TRACK "BLM"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  29. W, Courtney (13 November 2020). "PREMIERE: OFB'S BANDOKAY & DOUBLE LZ UNLEASH VIDEO FOR BRAND-NEW SINGLE "WHAT'S GOODIE"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  30. W, Courtney (7 January 2021). "OFB'S BANDOKAY, DOUBLE LZ & IZZPOT CONNECT ON GREAZY NEW CUT "AHLIE"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  31. W, Courtney (11 February 2021). "OFB'S BANDOKAY, DOUBLE LZ & IZZPOT KEEP IT GREAZY ON HIGH-ENERGY DROP "YKTV"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  32. Archibald-Powell, Naimah (15 February 2021). "PREMIERE: OFB'S BANDOKAY, DOUBLE LZ & IZZPOT STEP UP FOR HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED 'DAILY DUPPY'". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  33. W, Courtney (26 February 2021). "OFB'S BANDOKAY & DOUBLE LZ LET OFF LIVELY "HASHTAG" VISUALS". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  34. W, Courtney (19 March 2021). "BANDOKAY & DOUBLE LZ UNLEASH "FLICK OF THE WRIST" VISUALS & BRAND-NEW TAPE 'DRILL COMMANDMENTS'". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  35. W, Courtney (19 August 2021). "DOUBLE LZ GOES SOLO ON NEW ONE "DUMPA TRUCK"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  36. Forte, Luke (28 October 2021). "OFB'S DOUBLE LZ BRINGS BACK THE BALLY IN HEATED 'PLUGGED IN' SESSION WITH FUMEZ THE ENGINEER". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  37. W, Courtney (1 November 2021). "OFB'S DOUBLE LZ UNLEASHES NEW HEATER "BYE FELICIA"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
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  39. Archibald-Powell, Naimah (20 January 2022). "OFB'S Double Lz Drops Fresh 'Block FREESTYLE'". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  40. Archibald-Powell, Naimah (17 February 2022). "Double Lz Enlists Jaykae For Blair Muir-Produced Drop "Lively"". GRM Daily. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
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  42. W, Courtney (3 January 2020). "OFB'S KUSH & DOUBLE LZ PLAY "NO GAMES" IN NEWEST VIDEO". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
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  44. W, Courtney (12 March 2020). "PREMIERE: BANDOKAY & DOUBLE LZ JOIN ILL BLU ON NEW HIT "MAGIC"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
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  49. W, Courtney (6 August 2020). "PREMIERE: BANDOKAY & DOUBLE LZ JOIN SEAN 1DA ON VIBEY TRACK "DOUBLE UP"". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  50. W, Courtney (25 November 2021). "PREMIERE: OFB'S AKZ & DOUBLE LZ GO "BAK2BAK" ON NEW DRILL BANGER". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  51. W, Courtney (29 June 2020). "RATED AWARDS 2020: HERE ARE THE NOMINEES!". grmdaily.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
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