Dizzee Rascal


Dylan Kwabena Mills , better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is an English rapper, songwriter, singer, and record producer. His music spans grime, UK garage, bassline, British hip hop, and RampB. Best known for his numberone hits Dance wiv Me, Bonkers, Holiday, Dirtee Disco, and Shout, his debut album Boy in da Corner is considered a grime classic and earned him the 2003 Mercury Prize. Followup albums Showtime, Maths English, and Tongue n Cheek have been critically acclaimed and certified gold, with Tongue n Cheek going platinum for sales exceeding 300,000 units in the United Kingdom.

Rascal was born in London. His Nigerian father died when Rascal was young, and he was raised in Bow, London, in a singleparent family, by his Ghanaian 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.

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