Best known for his 2013 track "German Whip," North London rapper Meridian Dan (aka Dan London) began his musical career on the fringes of the grime community years previous to his chart success. Dabbling with jobs varying from electrician to coded welder, he was a peripheral member of the infamous Skepta and JME's pre-Roll Deep and Boy Better Know group Meridian Crew, where he was known simply as Dan. He guested on a verse on Skepta's "Private Caller" in 2005. After this, he took a hiatus from music and concentrated on his boxing career as well as other interests. It was only ...