Press Packer Isaiah has been rapping for half his life.
He won a competition for rapping about stopping knife crime.
"My name is Isaiah but I'm known as Lil Dreads.
I'm 11 and I started rapping when I was just five or six.
First I rapped with other artists but after a while started to rap my own lyrics.
I now write all my own material, and most of my ideas come from life experiences and things in the news that I feel strongly about.
Rap talent
I entered the Freestyle King competition with my rap about wanting to stop knife crime.
Lil Dreads has been rapping for years
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The competition was part of an anti-knife crime campaign called It Doesn't Have To Happen.
Using my rap I wanted to get a very strong message across that might make people think before they commit a crime or hurt somebody.
Knife crime affects a lot of young people and I believe that it doesn't have to happen.
Important message
It was amazing to discover that I had won this competition when I was competing with so many other talented artists.
There were eight MCs in total that got through to the final.
I feel I have a responsibility now as the winner to help promote awareness and the importance of the anti-knife campaign."
Isaiah, 11, Dorset
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