Dylan Mills (London, 18 september 1984) is a English hip hopand grime artist, better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal.
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Biography[Edit][]
Dizzee Rascal was born as a son of Ghanaian immigrants. Early on he showed his musical talents to hear a teacher, after which he was allowed to skip classes and music was on the school computers. His music is a mix of hip hopand UK Garage . This music genre is also called called grime . This is a kind of fast hip hop with techno and house and many complicated drum parts and texts. The rapper came in 2003 when he was still in the news in the Cypriot resort of Ayia Napa was stabbed. According to the tabloids came across this by a feud between Dizzee and the members of the So Solid Crew, however, this proved to be untrue. Dizzee Rascal has among other things worked with: Armand van Helden, The Streets, Wiley and the aforementioned So Solid Crew. He has also designed his own sneaker with Nike and also has his own pet designed with New Era.
Discography[Edit][]
Albums[Edit][]
| Album (s) with chart positions in
the Flemish Ultratop 200 albums |
Date of
appear |
Date of
entry |
Highest
position |
Number Of
weeks |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boy in da corner | 21-07-2003 | - | |||
| Showtime | 06-09-2004 | - | |||
| Maths and English | 01-06-2007 | 16-06-2007 | 66 | 3 | |
| Tongue n ' cheek | 21-09-2009 | 26-09-2009 | 24 | 5 |
Singles[Edit][]
| Single (s) with any charts in the
the Dutch Top 40 |
Date of
appear |
Date of
entry |
Highest
position |
Number Of
weeks |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonkers | 2009 | 13-06-2009 | tip5 | - | with Armand Van Helden /
No. 63 in the Single Top 100 |
| Holiday | 2009 | - | No. 68 in the Single Top 100 | ||
| Loca | 2010 | 18-09-2010 | tip23 | - | with Shakira /
No. 55 in the Single Top 100 |
| Wild | 28-05-2013 | 08-06-2013 | tip6 | - | with Jessie J & Big Sean /
No. 63 in the Single Top 100 |
| Single (s) with chart positions
in the Flemish Ultratop 50 |
Date of
appear |
Date of
entry |
Highest
position |
Number Of
weeks |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toe jam | 2008 | 13-09-2008 | tip8 | - | with The BPA & David Byrne |
| Dance wiv me | 26-01-2009 | 07-02-2009 | 40 | 4 | with Calvin Harris & Chrome |
| Bonkers | 2009 | 30-05-2009 | 6 | 24 | with Armand Van Helden |
| Dirty cash | 2009 | 28-11-2009 | tip7 | - | |
| Loca | 2010 | 02-10-2010 | 3 | 20 | with Shakira |
| Wild | 2013 | 01-06-2013 | tip5 | - | with Jessie J & Big Sean |
| Goin' crazy | 2013 | 22-06-2013 | tip2 | - | with Robbie Williams |
| I don't need a reason | 2013 | 21-09-2013 | tip86 | - | |
| Something really bad | 2013 | 12-10-2013 | tip86 * | with Will.i.am |
Other Singles[Edit][]
- 2003 "I Luv U", Boy In Da Corner
- 2003 "Fix Up, Look Sharp", Boy In Da Corner
- 2003 "Lucky Star" (with Basement Jaxx),
- 2003 "Jus ' a Rascal", Boy In Da Corner
- 2003 "Do They Know it's Christmas?" (as a member of Band Aid),
- 2004 "Stand Up Tall", Showtime
- 2004 "Dream", Showtime
- 2004 "Off 2 Work/Graftin", Showtime
- 2007 "Sirens", Maths and English
- 2007 "Temptation Greets You Like Your Naughty Friend" (with Arctic Monkeys)
- 2009 "Dance Wiv Me" (ft. Calvin Harris)
- 2009 "Bonkers" (ft. Armand van Helden)
- 2009 "Holiday"
- 2011 "Heavy" (ft. Chase & Status)
- 2013 "Love This Town" (ft. Teddy Sky)