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Rappers, rough, tough blighters who will steal your valuables, cuss out your boo and get their bouncers to punch your bowels out through your bum as soon as look at you, right?

Well, maybe some of them (not you, Mr Cent, sir...). But not this one.

DJ Ironik is the frighteningly young man whose biggest hit to date is a gesture of love and support to his sister ('Stay With Me'), and whose main fear in life is the sight of his mother heading his way with a bottle of washing-up liquid.

He's also a model citizen; polite, well-spoken and prepared to indulge a grown-up pop blogger's ridiculous questions for far longer than is strictly necessary.

Listen, proof!