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Dizzee Rascal

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Born 01 October 1985.

Dizzee Rascal is a performance name for the person Dylan Mills.

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Biography

Dylan Kwabena Mills (born 1 October 1985 in Bow, London), better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a British rapper, songwriter and record producer of Ghanaian and Nigerian descent. His music is a blend of garage MCing, conventional rap, grime, ragga, and electronic music, with extremely eclectic samples and more exotic styles. Best known for his number-one hits "Dance Wiv Me", "Bonkers" and "Holiday", his debut album, Boy in da Corner, won him the 2003 Mercury Prize. Follow-up albums Showtime, Maths + English and Tongue N' Cheek have all been critically acclaimed and certified gold.

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News from the BBC

  1. Dizzee's Prom

    Thu 22 Oct 2009 11:58

    Rascal plays Nirvana cover

  2. Lily vs Rascal

    Mon 28 Sep 2009 11:47

    The singer has announced two concerts with Dizzee

  3. Madonna tops UK album chart

    Sun 27 Sep 2009 19:00

    Madonna's third greatest hits collection, Celebration, tops the UK album chart, while...

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Blogs from the BBC

  1. Dizzee Rascal - 'Dirtee Cash'

    Sat 21 Nov 2009 10:53 Imagine, if you can, a time when it seemed like every third record in the chart shared... Fraser McAlpine

  2. The Cut Music - Week 8

    Sun 8 Nov 2009 09:15 SO!  If you missed Kids Love Lies doing a world exclusive acoustic performance on... Trev

  3. The Cut Music - Week 5

    Sun 18 Oct 2009 01:10 Hello Cut-pals! Emotions have been running high, low and all over the place this week... Trev

BBC Reviews Really Simple Syndication

  1. Tongue N’ Cheek 2009

    Tongue n' Cheek

    Reviewed by John Doran

    The release to officially crown Dizzee as UK dance/hip hop royalty.

  2. Maths And English 2007

    Maths + English

    Reviewed by Alex Forster

    ‘Underground or overground, what’s the difference? I’m the king’. He’s yet...

  3. Showtime 2004

    Showtime

    Reviewed by Debra Richards

    Dizzee has a special talent, all at once sophisticated and primal, raw and eloquent.

  4. Boy In Da Corner 2004

    Boy in da Corner

    Reviewed by Keysha Davis

    Boy in da Corner encompasses everything that is exciting about British music past and...

Now on the BBC

  1. Dizzee Rascal headlines 1Xtra Live

    The UK's biggest rap star is heading to Sheffield as the main act at 1Xtra Live.

    Dizzee Rascal headlines 1Xtra Live

  2. Dizzee Rascal at Radio 1's Big Weekend

    See pictures and watch a clip as Dizzee sends Swindon bonkers at Radio 1's Big Weekend.

    Dizzee Rascal at Radio 1's Big Weekend

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Tongue n' Cheek

Tongue N’ Cheek

  1. 1 Bonkers
     
  2. 2 Road Rage
     
  3. 3 Dance Wiv Me (feat. Calvin Harris & Chrome)
     

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    Rampage BBC 1Xtra

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Since December 2008

  1. BBC Radio 1 100%

  2. BBC 1Xtra 97%

  3. BBC 6 Music 3%

  4. BBC Radio Ulster 2%

  5. BBC Switch 2%

  6. BBC Radio 2 2%

  7. BBC Asian Network 2%

  8. BBC Radio Scotland 2%

  9. BBC Two 2%

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