Previously the darling of the British hip-hop scene, 23-year-old has come under fire more than anyone for selling out to the masses. His English World Cup duet with a tubby comedian put together by, and a TV talent show judge alongside and, don't exactly scream 'ghetto.' But his critics seem to have forgotten that given the harsh grimey beats and lyrical intensity of his Mercury Music Prize-winning debut.

The Nike Air Max 90 “Tongue in Cheek” was considered one of the rarest. The shoe was designed by Dizzee Rascal, a UK hip-hop artist, and designer, Ben.

Has also sampled 's novelty '80s singalong 'Happy Talk,' and provided the cringe-worthy rap on the ill-advised Band Aid 20 project, not exactly the actions of an artist afraid of embracing the mainstream. His fourth studio album, Tongue'N'Cheek, continues to straddle the fine line between voice of the street and voice of the Top 40-buying public. There are undeniably catchy pop hooks galore, particularly on the breakthrough single 'Dance wiv Me,' an intoxicating blend of spacy synths, disco-pop, and deadpan vocals from, who also produces the cheeky, summery electro of 'Holiday.'

There's 'Dirtee Cash,' a carnival-esque reworking of 's late-'80s club classic, and the seductive G-funk-inspired 'Chillin' Wav da Man Dem,' where reveals a previously unheard smooth, sensitive side. But his council-estate rap sensibilities also filter through on the frenetic dirty beats of 'Road Rage,' the ska-fused, -sampling 'Can't Tek No More,' and the brooding, dubby 'Leisure,' while the chart-topping success of the -produced 'Bonkers' seems to have overshadowed the fact that it's an unsettling combination of waling sirens, acidic techno basslines, and clattering rhythms which would have fit easily on any of his previous three releases. Slickly produced and relentlessly infectious, but still offering only glimpses of his edgier beginnings, Tongue'N'Cheek will only further 's remarkable and seemingly unstoppable rise from the underground.

.WebsiteDylan Kwabena Mills (born 18 September 1984), better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a British MC, rapper, songwriter and record producer. A pioneer of, his work has also incorporated elements of, and.Dizzee Rascal released his acclaimed debut album in 2003. It earned him the 2003, and has since been considered a grime classic.

Follow-up albums, and have been critically praised and certified platinum, with Tongue n' Cheek going platinum for sales exceeding 300,000 units in the United Kingdom. He has achieved the number-one hits ', ', ', ' and '. Contents.Early life Mills was born in. His Nigerian father died when Dizzee was young, and he was raised in, in a single-parent family, by his mother Priscilla, about whom he says, 'I had issues as a kid. I was violent and disruptive. The way my mum helped was by finding me a different school every time I got kicked out, always fighting to keep me in the school system.'

He attended a series of schools in, including, and was expelled from four of them, including. Reportedly, it was around this time that a teacher was the first to call him 'Rascal'. Cagey about exactly what Rascal's youthful 'madnesses' entailed, in early interviews he mentioned fighting with teachers, stealing cars, and robbing pizza delivery men. In the fifth school, he was excluded from all classes except music. He also used to attend YATI (Young Actors Theatre ).He began making music on the school's computer, encouraged by a music teacher, and during the summer holidays attended a music workshop organised by, of which he is now a patron. He was a childhood friend of footballer, whom he described as 'almost like a big brother', and at whose house he made his first mixtapes and tracks.

Unusually among his friends, he read the heavy metal magazine and was a fan of the grunge band. Rascal in 2009 2000–2003: Early career Around the age of 14, Dizzee Rascal became an amateur DJ, also rapping over tracks as customary in culture, and making occasional appearances on local stations. Aged sixteen, he self-produced his first single, '. In 2002, he jointly formed the, a 13-piece garage collective, with former school friends. He also signed a solo deal with the.During his early career, Rascal worked with his mentor to create the still-unreleased song 'We Ain't Having It' and rapped on some Sidewinder recordings. He made some instrumentals including 'Go' and 'Ho' and 'Streetfighter'. Rascal had an ongoing feud, from late 2003, with fellow underground grime artist, which began when a fight broke out between the pair during a set on a guest show on the pirate radio station Deja Vu FM.

The set, which features many seminal early grime artists, was filmed, and has accumulated over a million views on YouTube and resulted in the two exchanging.After winning a Sidewinder Award for Best Newcomer MC in 2002, Dizzee was a judge on the show.He also did a verse on the Roll Deep remix of 'Let's Push Things Forward' on the 2002 album and 12' single by.2003–2004: Boy in da Corner Dizzee's first solo album, was released to universal critical acclaim in August 2003, entering the UK at #40. The album would peak at #23. In the same week the album was released, whilst performing with Roll Deep Crew in Cyprus, Dizzee was stabbed six times.

Many tabloids suggested that this event was connected to an apparent feud between Dizzee and garage act, and his pinching 's buttocks. After Dizzee was hospitalised, So Solid Crew member 'Megaman' – real name Dwayne Vincent – was questioned about the incident, but was released by Cypriot police. Sample of 'Sittin' here.' Problems playing this file? See.Following the success of single 'I Luv U' and the album, the second single from Boy in da Corner was '. The single, released in August 2003, gave Dizzee his first UK single and also became the biggest hit from his debut album. In September, Dizzee was awarded the prestigious for the best album of 2003.

He was the youngest person at 19 years old to do so and the second rapper, after the previous year. The album was also chosen as the No. 1 album of the year by, and as one of the top 50 albums of the year. His unique style, as 'words pour out at a high pitch and pace, as if syllables are the only thing that can hold back a scream', have given him a sound that hip hop heads can embrace as something new and original in the hip hop scene. Later in the year he collaborated with the on their third album, on the track 'Lucky Star'. The track was released as a single in November 2003 and gave Dizzee his third top 30 hit. The third and final single, taken from his debut album, was ', which became his fourth top 30 success.

The song was also featured in the film released in 2006.' Jezebel' was not a single from the album, but was well received, gaining exposure and popularity on the underground scene. The song told the tale of a young London girl, who through years of going to parties, getting drunk, doing drugs and having sex earned herself the title. He made his US concert debut on 7 February 2004 at Volume in,.2004–2007: Showtime. Dizzee Rascal performing at the 2009 festivalIn 2004, Dizzee Rascal won the. His second album, was released in September of the same year, eclipsing the peak of his debut album by entering the at #8. The first single from the album, released two weeks earlier in August 2004, was titled 'Stand Up Tall'; it was written and produced by grime producer DJ Youngstar of Pulse-X.

The title track was featured on the soundtrack for the first video game.The second single ', another top 20 hit, was released in November 2004. It sampled (and used the chorus of) 's song 'Happy Talk', originally from the makers of musical. The 'Dream' music video consisted of a mock 1950s style children's show depicting scenes corresponding to the lyrics about Dizzee's youth: street culture, crime, single teenage mothers, pirate radio and garage clubs.Later in 2004, Dizzee Rascal was part of, a group of British musicians who re-recorded ' He did not sing in the song; rather, he rapped two lines of it ('Spare a thought this yuletide for the deprived, if the table was turned would you survive?' And 'You ain't gotta feel guilt just selfless, give a little help to the helpless'). Dizzee Rascal was the first person to add to the song since the original was released; this would mark the first time that Dizzee reached the spot in the, albeit as part of the ensemble.In 2004, Dizzee Rascal made an international endorsement deal with urban brand and designed his own shoe with in 2005.In March 2005, the single 'Off 2 Work' / 'Graftin' was released. 'Graftin' was the third and final single from the Showtime album, whilst 'Off 2 Work' was a new track that did not appear on either of his albums. The accompanying music video featured Rascal in various ordinary workplace situations (as a policeman, a fast food vendor, a businessman, etc.) and as, announcing his engagement to.

It would prove to be Dizzee's lowest charting single to date, peaking outside the Top 40 at #44.2007–2009: Maths + English Dizzee's third album, was released on 4 June 2007. He stated in an interview before the album's release that 'Maths' refers to producing, in terms of beats, deals and money and 'English' to writing lyrics. The first single off this album, 'Sirens', was released on 21 May.The album was one of the 12 nominees for the 2007, which ultimately went to ' album. During the year, Dizzee worked with cross-genre artist on a remix of the song ', and provided guest vocals on an track, the B-Side to their single ' named 'Temptation Greets You Like Your Naughty Friend'. Dizzee's version of the same song was featured as 'Temptation' on his third album.The official US album was released on 29 April 2008; it contained two tracks not on the European release, but it did not include the track 'Pussyole'.

It was Dizzee's first album to be released under the label.In 2008, Rascal recorded a song for suicide charity; the song 'Dean' was about a friend of Dizzee's who took his own life. In December of that year, he was arrested following an alleged incident involving a baseball bat in southeast London. He was released on bail to return to a police station later in December. 2009–2012: Tongue n' Cheek. Dizzee Rascal performing with on their Stadium Tour in 2013Rascal released his fourth studio album, on 21 September 2009. It included his four number-one hits ', ' (with ), ' and '. Its release was announced on, where Dizzee Rascal revealed some details about the album, including track information and production.

In a collaboration track with titled 'Heavy', Dizzee Rascal said, 'Grime had a little time without me still no grime without me, No life without me, no Risky Roadz, no ' seemingly seeking to create the impression that grime had petered out since he left the scene. On 23 May 2008, whom he collaborated with on the number-one hit 'Dance Wiv Me', revealed on his Twitter that he was producing a Dizzee track; at the, and when on tour supporting, he confirmed that two new singles called 'Road Rage' and ', both of which featured on the album, would be released.

'Dirtee Cash' peaked at No. 10 and Road Rage was never released as a single.At the 30th annual, Dizzee Rascal won the award for Best British Male. He later performed a mash-up entitled ' with. This collaboration was released as a charity single the following day and peaked at number 2 in the UK charts.On 31 May 2010 Dizzee re-released the album Tongue n' Cheek with a few new tracks including ', which was released on 24 May 2010. The track went to number 1 on the.In August 2010, it was revealed that he was to collaborate with popstar on the English version of ', the lead single of her album. He stated that 'I know it sounds a bit mad now, but you'll see it and see what's going on, it's me doing something different man, on a merengue tip'. On the week of 14 October 2010, Dizzee made his first appearance on the US after the song peaked number 32.On 6 February 2011, it was announced Dizzee would support the Red Hot Chili Peppers at their Knebworth House show in the summer.

2012–2017: DirteeTV.com and The Fifth On New Year's Day 2011, Dizzee Rascal released DirteeTV.com alongside the Newham Generals, D Double E and Footsie. The 25-track mixtape was released as a free download, and included features from fellow rappers JME, Kano, Scrufizzer, Example, Rapid, Chronik, Hyper. The mixtape featured tracks by Rascal both new and old.In 2012 he was also expected to have a collaboration with Snoop Dogg on either his new album or Snoop Dogg's new album. His first collaboration with, ' was the third single from Fresh's third studio album, released in September 2012.

Dizzee performed during the of the.On 's third studio album, Dizzee Rascal paired up with Harris and to create the track 'Here 2 China'.Rascal's album was released in 2013. The lead single was ' featuring.2016–present: Raskit In June 2016, Dizzee Rascal collaborated with Calvin Harris for the third time on the single ', which reached number 34 on the UK charts.In June 2017, Dizzee Rascal released the single 'Space' with a livestreamed teaser trailer and announced his sixth studio album, titled, which was released on 21 July 2017.In 2017, Dizzee Rascal collaborated with French rapper Orelsan on the song 'Zone' (also featuring ).Dizzee released an EP titled Don't Gas Me in September 2018. The EP also marked the first time Dizzee and Skepta worked on a track together.Dizzee Rascal also began appearing in adverts on television, with 'Bonkers' playing in the background.Music and style When starting to make music in his teenage years, Dizzee Rascal 'learned to rap fast' over drum and bass tracks with 170-180 bpm, in contrast to the slower tempos of UK Garage.

He also recalls being influenced by (, ), grunge music, and by 's work around that time.Rascal once told author Ben Thompson in an interview with that 'everything I do is for the music – I want to master it like mastered martial arts'.Rascal worked closely with his mentor, who created one of the first grime tracks, called '. In 2005, music critic observed that despite Rascal's large mainstream exposure, grime still was not having a commercial breakthrough in the US, although it was 'becoming familiar'. Rascal's DJ, DJ Semtex, said in 2004, 'the biggest conflict I have is with major labels because they still don't get it'. Andy Bennett and Jon Stratton highlight in the book Britpop and the English Music Tradition (2010) how Rascal alongside and created music that explored new soundscapes with new technologies, with lyrics expressing anger at Britain's 'racialized' subordination of minority groups and that the innovation that generates new musical forms like grime and that are, inevitably, politically engaged. The chart success of grime-influenced artists like Rascal is heralded as a signal in the way that white Britons are adapting to a new multicultural and plural musical mix in contrast to previous bands. Other interests Dirtee Stank Dirtee Stank RecordingsParent companyUniversal Music GroupFounded2003FounderNick 'Cage' Detnon (President)Dylan 'Dizzee Rascal' Mills (CEO)StatusActiveDistributor(s)Island RecordsGenre.Country of originUnited KingdomLocationLondonOfficial websiteDizzee Rascal has created his own record label, called Dirtee Stank.

Dizzee Rascal's explanation of the name is, 'The name came from one of the first lyrics I had: 'going on dirty/going on stank.' So I thought 'yeah, Dirtee Stank.' ' Dizzee has stated 'I had Dirtee Stank before I had my record deal.' The first white label release of 'I Luv U' was made on Dirtee Stank, released when he was 16, although both of his albums and their subsequent singles have been released under. It was not until 30 September 2005, that Dizzee Rascal 'revived' the label and made his first signings, Klass A. The label's MySpace page states that the ethos of the company is 'about bridging the gap between indie, majors and the street. Stank is the way forwards'.

The label's alternative logo is a picture of flies circling faeces – when asked why this logo was chosen, Dizzee stated that it was the 'streetest thing I could think of'.The label was formed and is owned by Dizzee Rascal, and is co-run by Dizzee's manager, Cage, label manager, Laurence Ezra, tour manager Paddy Stewart and executive producer Teriy Keys. According to Cage, Dirtee Stank exists to promote gifted artists with 'social problems' that might scare off other labels. 'People who, through the conditions they live in, might not be stable.' The label should also help artists overcome hurdles such as access to studios that 'take something from a raw demo to something people will get excited about on the street'.The single ', featuring and Chrome, was released through the label on 7 July 2008; the track became 's Pet Sound for the Week beginning 2 June 2008, thus gaining a large amount of radio airtime. The single charted at Number 1 on download sales alone, a week before its physical release.

Dizzee's next two singles, ' and ', were also released under the record label, and these two again charted at Number 1. Dizzee then released his 4th album on the label (Tongue N' Cheek) which along with three number ones spawned the top 10 hit.As of August 2011, the Newham Generals (D Double E & Footsie), and Pepper are signed to the label. In 2014, was added to the Dirtee Stank line up. Politics Around 2004, tabloid newspapers were quoting one particular lyric by Rascal: 'I'm a problem for.'

During the, Dizzee gave a live interview to presenter, in which he described as 'an immediate symbol of unity'. Addressed by Paxman as 'Mr Rascal' at one point, he said he felt that hip-hop played an important part in encouraging young voters and humorously suggested that he could well one day become. In the same interview Rascal stated that, 'If you believe you can achieve, innit', thus showing his agreement with Paxman's humorous remark. Personal life In February 2008, Rascal's ex-girlfriend, model Kaya Bousquet, whom he had dated for two years, died in a high-speed crash on the.Rascal revealed in 2010 that he plans not to use drugs or alcohol at all in the future. He told, 'I'm not having any alcohol.

I'm not doing anything – except some boxing to release energy.' However, when asked what his favourite drink was during an interview with, he answered 'Do I drink alcohol now? To be honest with you, the whole living clean vibe didn't last long. My biggest mistake was probably saying it in an interview, to be fair. I tried living mad clean – but I like partying as much as anyone else.' Rascal supports.In November 2013, Rascal received an honorary Doctorate of the Arts from the. Discography.

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