Dizzee Rascal

Dylan Kwabena Mills MBE (born 18 September 1984), known professionally as Dizzee Rascal, is a British rapper and MC. He is often credited as a pioneer of British hip hop and grime music and is often regarded as one of the greatest British rappers of all time. His work has also incorporated elements of UK garage, bassline and R&B.

Dizzee Rascal

MBE
Rascal performing at Rock am Ring 2013
Born
Dylan Kwabena Mills

(1984-09-18) 18 September 1984
London, England
Other names
  • Captain Roscoe
  • Raskit
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2000–present
Works
Children2
AwardsFull list
Musical career
OriginBow, London
Genres
Labels
Formerly ofRoll Deep
Websitedizzeerascal.co.uk

Dizzee Rascal signed with XL Recordings in 2002 and released his breakthrough debut album Boy in da Corner in 2003. It earned him the 2003 Mercury Prize, and has since been considered a grime classic. Follow-up albums Showtime, Maths + English, and Tongue n' Cheek were critically praised and certified platinum, with Tongue n' Cheek going platinum for sales exceeding 300,000 units in the United Kingdom. He has achieved 5 UK number-one singles, "Dance wiv Me", "Bonkers", "Holiday", "Dirtee Disco" and "Shout".

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