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Daniel George L. Bull (born 27 March 1986) is a British rapper and
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known best for his songs about
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, which he publishes on his
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channel. He used to collaborate with fellow artist Dave Brown ("
Boyinaband David Paul Brown (born 24 August 1987), known professionally as Boyinaband, is an English musician, songwriter, rapper, and YouTuber. Brown is known for his song "Don't Stay in School" and collaborations with other YouTubers such as iDubbbz, ...
"). However, he now collaborates with another fellow artist, Greg Holgate ("The Stupendium") on music instead. He has also collaborated with fellow YouTube personalities such as Dan "Nerdcubed" Hardcastle, Michelle 'The RPG Minx', Markiplier, and Adam Montoya. Bull's music was featured in the British press as part of attempts to save BBC Radio 6, campaign against the Digital Economy Bill, and protest in favour of
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. He was diagnosed with
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, which is referenced in some of his songs, such as "A Portrait of the Autist".


Career

Bull has released songs on subjects such as YouTube issues, digital rights, the music industry, and gaming. Bull's actions have gained attention, specifically from the
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, who requested to team up with him against the Digital Economy Bill. Bull creates gaming raps, ranging with the
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s nerdcore,
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and comedy hip hop. He was briefly partnered with
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; however, due to a dispute, he now uploads videos independently. He also recorded the theme song for popular YouTuber Nerd³, as well as making an appearance with British gaming group, The Yogscast, with the song "Kicky Kicky Flow" (a rap about Simon Lane and Lewis Brindley), and InTheLittleWood rap (a rap about Martyn Littlewood, another Yogscast member). Bull's album ''Face'' was released in December 2011. The 12-track album includes ten brand new songs as well as the 2010 tracks "America" and "
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". The album focuses on topics such as medical recovery, war, love,
autism Autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by differences or difficulties in social communication and interaction, a preference for predictability and routine, sensory processing d ...
, alcoholism, and pride. In 2013, Bull was featured on KSI's Football Rap Battles episode along with his friend and fellow rapper Randolph. Bull's third studio album, ''The Garden'', was released on 31 August 2014. The album features guest appearances from Joey Gzus and long-time collaborator Beit Nun. In 2014, Bull portrayed a depiction of unidentified Victorian serial killer
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in an episode of the fourth season of YouTube series '' Epic Rap Battles of History'' where he rapped against fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter (portrayed by EpicLLOYD). Bull later returned to the series for the fifth season in 2016 portraying a depiction of former
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where he rapped against 26th
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(also portrayed by EpicLLOYD). On 27 March 2015, he released his fourth album, ''Bullmatic''. It is Bull's re-imagining of
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' classic 1994 album '' Illmatic'': for example, Nas' "N.Y. State of Mind" is re-imagined as "U.K. State of Mind". Bull also voiced Minstrel in the 2015 indie game, ''
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''. On 29 June 2015, Bull teamed up with Beit Nun, to release their long-awaited collaborative EP, ''Brandy Night''. On 6 December 2016, Bull collaborated with Deji (ComedyShortsGamer) and released the song "Put on Your Comedy Shorts". The music video was uploaded to Deji's channel titled "COMEDYSHORTSGAMER RAP !!!" and the song was released on Dan Bull's iTunes and Spotify. On 13 January 2017, Bull released his fifth album, ''Hip Hop Hooray''. It features comedy songs, such as "Rugbuggery" and "Wiggly Willy" as well as serious life stories such as "I Hurt Myself" and "I'm Going to be a Daddy." On 6 January 2018, Bull sang H2ODelirious' "10 MILLION SUBSCRIBER MUSIC VIDEO", which was animated by VyronixLiam. It is uploaded on H2ODelirious' channel and Dan Bull's Spotify. On 23 March 2019, Bull released ''Robocopyright'', a song criticizing Article 13 of the proposed
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. This song also featured other YouTubers such as PewDiePie, Jacksepticeye and Roomie. The main video was released on Grandayy's YouTube channel. Dan has collabed with Dan 'Nerdcubed' Hardcastle on a number of occasions and has performed both of Hardcastle's YouTube channel intros and outros. He also wrote and performed the theme for Demma series featuring
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.


Discography


Studio albums

* ''Safe'' (2009) * ''Face'' (2011) * ''Generation Gaming'' (2012) * ''Generation Gaming II'' (2014) * ''The Garden'' (2014) * ''Generation Gaming III'' (2014) * ''Generation Gaming IV'' (2015) * ''Generation Gaming V'' (2015) * ''To Pimp A Butterfly'' (2015) *''Generation Gaming VI'' (2015) *''Generation Gaming VII'' (2015) * ''Bullmatic'' (2015) *''Generation Gaming VIII'' (2015) * ''Brandy Night'' longside Beit Nun(2015) *''Generation Gaming IX'' (2015) * ''The Life of Pablo'' (2016) *''Generation Gaming X'' (2016) *''Generation Gaming XI'' (2016) * ''Hip Hop Hooray'' (2017) *''Generation Gaming XII'' (2017) *''Generation Gaming XIII'' (2017) *''Generation Gaming XIV'' (2018) *''Generation Gaming XV'' (2018) *''Generation Gaming XVI'' (2018) *''Generation Gaming XVII'' (2019) *''Generation Gaming XVIII'' (2019) *''Generation Gaming XIX'' (2019) *''Generation Gaming XX: The Next Generation (Gaming)'' (2020) *''Generation Gaming XXI: Rage Quit the Machine'' (2020) *''Generation Gaming XXII: She Wants the D-Pad'' (2021) *''Generation Gaming XXIII: Breakfast at Limmy's'' (2021) *''Generation Gaming XXIV: 24 Hour LAN Party People'' (2021) *''Generation Gaming XXV: Achievement Unlocked'' (2022) *''Generation Gaming XXVI: 25'' (2022) *''Generation Gaming XXVII Straight Outta Computation'' (2023)


Videos

* ''Destiny'' (2013) * ''Dear Lily'' (2009) * ''Doorways'' (2009) * ''Free Gary'' (2009) * ''Four Tigers''(2010) * ''Dear Andy'' (2010) * ''Dear Mandy'' (2010) * ''Death of ACTA'' (2010) * ''Dear Auntie'' (2010) * ''Wikileaks and the Need for Free Speech'' (2010) * ''SOPA Cabana'' (2011) * ''Dear Microsoft'' (2011) * ''Bye Bye BPI'' (2012) * ''A Portrait of the Autist'' (2013) * ''Kicky Kicky Flow'' ft. The Yogscast (2013) * ''Hey There NSA !'' (2014) * ''Dungeon keeper'' (2014) * ''The NSA Hate This Song :)*'' (2014) * ''Tony Benn'' (2014) * ''Enderman Rap'' (2017) * ''Avengers Infinity Wars (Dan Bull as Doctor Strange)'' by NerdOut ft.Various Artists * ''Robocopyright'' (2019)


References


External links

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