title: Crazy Titch
text: # Crazy Titch
  
  Carl Dobson (born 31 January 1983), better known by his stage name Crazy Titch, is a British grime MC who is now serving a life sentence for murder. Crazy Titch was a successful and well-known grime MC during his active period.
  
  ## Early life and education
  
  Dobson was born in Plaistow, East London. As a teenager Dobson spent five years in Feltham and Aylesbury Young Offenders' Institute for robbery, handling stolen goods, theft, burglary and criminal damage; On his release in 2003 Dobson turned his attention to grime music. Dobson became estranged from his brother, Durrty Goodz, during his childhood, but they later reconnected and became musical collaborators.
  
  ## Career
  
  He gained underground fame due to his membership of grime collective Boyz In Da Hood, which included various artists including half-brother Durrty Goodz. Amongst his better known work was "Sing Along" (2004) and "Gully" on which he collaborated with Sugababes' Keisha Buchanan. He also produced a mixtape entitled Crazy Times Vol.1, and appeared on the grime DVD Practice Hours. In 2006 he made an appearance as himself along with many other MCs on the Channel 4 show Dubplate Drama. Crazy Titch had a reputation for violence during his time in the grime scene. Notorious footage exists of a heated argument between Crazy Titch and Dizzee Rascal and of Crazy Titch allegedly kidnapping a rival and dumping them naked in the countryside.
  
  ## Imprisonment
  
  Dobson and his stepfather Anthony Green were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 21-year-old Richard Holmes on the Chingford Hall estate in Chingford in November 2005. Possibility for parole was set at a minimum of 30 years by which time he will be in his 50s. Durrty Goodz was acquitted in the same trial and released a song about its events entitled "Letter 2 Titch" in 2007. The MAC-10 submachine gun used in the murder was found four years after the killing; in February 2009 a local drug dealer was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for its possession. In 2010 he released his second mixtape, a sequel to 2005's Crazy Times, with the material having been recorded while incarcerated. In 2017, Titch appeared on an interlude on Stormzy's album Gang Signs & Prayer, talking to Stormzy over the phone.
  
  In 2020, a lyric video was produced, titled "Voldemort," which included new audio from Titch. It was uploaded to YouTube to celebrate Titch's birthday in 2020.
  
  ## Discography
  
  ### Mixtapes
  
  * 2005: Crazy Times, Vol. 1
  * 2010: Crazy Times, Vol. 2
  
  ### Singles
  
  * 2003: "I Can C U"
  * 2004: "Sing Along"
  * 2020: "Voldemort"
  * 2020: "Puff Chest"
  
  ### Appeared on
  
  * 2004: Aim High Volume 1 by Danny Weed and Target
  * 2005: Aim High Volume 2 by Danny Weed and Target
  * 2009: Hardrive by Terror Danjah
  * 2010: Born Blessed by Durrty Goodz
  * 2011: Porridge by Stanaman
  * 2017: Gang Signs & Prayer by Stormzy
  