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Dizzee Rascal

Dizzee Rascal's Genre:

Garage, Electronic, Rap

Biography

Dizzee Rascal was one of the U.K.'s most prominent music subjects during the latter half of 2003. Just a few months prior to winning his country's Mercury Prize -- for Boy in da Corner, his debut album -- his name was known only by his peers and devout followers of the garage scene. Though the innovative MC/producer was only 18 at the time of the album's release, there was plenty to talk about beyond his music.

Born Dylan Mills, Dizzee Rascal grew up in a council estate in East London and was raised as a single child by his mother. He didn't fare well in schools; he was booted from several of them, often for altercations with teachers. While not in school, he got himself into further trouble by robbing pizza deliverers and stealing cars. One particular music class, however, proved to be a safe haven and helped push him in an alternate direction. With support from his instructor, he began making his own productions on a classroom computer. Noisy, off-kilter tracks were made to back his own MCing, since he found that the average garage track was not suited for his style of delivery. Taking cues from a host of admired U.S. MCs, Mills began to develop his songwriting skills, which began to take on an increasingly introspective quality. He was no stranger to making boastful pronouncements, but he drew from his own life and various mind states in a way that few other MCs -- regardless of background and nationality -- had done before.

When Mills recorded the underground white-label single "I Luv U," he had just started to make a name for himself in the U.K. garage scene, as a member of Roll Deep Crew. He, his fellow crew members, and a cast of other groups and MCs were building on a more aggressive and abrasive offshoot of relatively slick, R&B-oriented garage that would begin to be referred to as grime. "I Luv U" became one of grime's key singles and paved the way for Mills' first full-length album, which was routinely praised by critics upon initial release in July of 2003. In what might have initially seemed like a press stunt to cynics, Mills was stabbed several times while visiting Ayia Napa, a resort in Cyprus, just before its street date. He made a safe recovery, picked up the 2003 Mercury Prize a couple months later, guested on Basement Jaxx's Kish Kash, and saw his album receive a U.S. release in January of 2004. He became more of an underground sensation stateside; Anglophiles with equal love for dance music and hip-hop tended to embrace him, while others found themselves baffled by all of the hype. In September of 2004, Dizzee released Showtime worldwide, followed by Maths and English in 2007. Between the release of the two albums, Dizzee set up a fledgling label for younger talent called Dirtee Stank. ~ Andy Kellman

AOL Radio Stations Dizzee Rascal is Featured on (6)

Hedley Showcase

This is the Hedley Showcase station on Slacker Radio. Tune in to hear a station built entirely by Hedley including music hand-picked by Jake and Dave as well as commentary about the songs that influenced their music and their lives.

Far East Movement Showcase

This is the Far East Movement Artist Showcase station on Slacker Radio. Tune in to hear a station built entirely by the members of Far East Movement including music hand-picked by Kev Nish, Prohgress, J-Splif and DJ Virman as well as commentary by each about the songs that influenced their music and their lives.

UK Hits

Fancy a spot of British hit music with your tea and biscuits? UK Hits on Slacker brings you the top tunes from across the pond – Whether it's Rock, Pop, Alternative or East London Grime, you'll hear the most popular songs our British brethren are bouncing to right now. Cheerio!

UK Indie

UK Indie on Slacker Radio is your brand new point-of-contact for the best up-and-coming British artists in the world of independent music. If it's British and about-to-break, you'll hear it on UK Indie.

The Current

The Current brings you the best authentic new music alongside the music that inspired it, from unique to universal, indie to influential, new to nostalgic. Broadcasting from the musical hotbed that is Minnesota, listen to The Current and you’ll see why we say, “Great Music Lives Here.” Find playlist, interviews and more at thecurrent.org.

Dizzee Rascal

This station plays the best music from and music from related artists like The Streets, Lady Sovereign, M.I.A., Roots Manuva, Wiley, Spank Rock, The Mitchell Brothers, Ms. Dynamite, Gnarls Barkley, Gorillaz and more.

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Dizzee Rascal's Selected Discography (19)

Maths and English

2007 XL Recordings Ltd200714 Songs

Showtime

2004 XL Recordings Ltd200415 Songs

Boy in da Corner

2003 XL Recordings LtdECD200416 Songs

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	M.I.A.	If you read a lot about new music on the Web, odds are pretty good that, at some point between the September 2004 release of "Galang" and the March 2005 release of Arular, you were struck with the urge to turn your computer off or maybe even heave it out of a nearby window.
	Roots Manuva	British rapper/producer Rodney Smith established himself as Roots Manuva in the late '90s and began releasing a series of highly regarded albums through Big Dada.
	Wiley	Quite possibly the key U.K. grime player -- though he called his knotty, brittle style "eski" or "eskibeat" -- producer and MC Wiley (born Richard Cowie) was a member of Pay as U Go Cartel and was later a founding member of Roll Deep Crew.
	Spank Rock	Reflecting the party rap atmosphere of Baltimore's club scene, Spank Rock arrived as one of the best things to happen to both underground hip-hop and dirty rap, a pair of styles that rarely intermingle.
	The Mitchell Brothers	Named after the iconic hardmen siblings of British soap opera EastEnders, South London hip-hop duo the Mitchell Brothers are cousins Owura Nyanin and Kofi Hanson.
	Ms. Dynamite	Ms. Dynamite (aka Niomi McLean-Daley) grew up in North London, listening to reggae and turning to hip-hop at the age of 12.
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