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Dizzee Rascal
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Dizzee Rascal

Dizzee Rascal is a grime artist from United Kingdom formed in 2003. 75 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

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75
Releases
2003–2026
Active years
2003
Formed

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2013 · 13 tracks

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Singles & EPs

62

Credits

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Videos

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Honors

2
  • Mercury Prize

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    Mercury Prize

    • 2003
  • Order of the British Empire

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    Order of the British Empire

    • — · Member of the Order of the British Empire

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Dizzee Rascal at a glance

Born in
Bow
From
United Kingdom
Active since
2000
Instruments
voice
Labels
Island Records, XL Recordings
Educated at
Langdon Park Secondary School, St Paul's Way Trust School

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About

Dylan Kwabena Mills (born 18 September 1984), better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a UK and US-based rapper, songwriter and record producer of Ghanaian and Nigerian descent. His music is a blend of garage, hip hop, grime, ragga, pop and electronic music, with eclectic samples and more exotic styles. Best known for his number-one hits "Dance wiv Me," "Bonkers," "Holiday," "Dirtee Disco" & "Shout," 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, the last going platinum for sales exceeding 300,000 units. Mills's Nigerian father died when he was young, and he was raised in Bow, in the East End of London in a single-parent 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" he attended St Pauls Way Community School.

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He attended a series of schools in East London, and was expelled from four of them - it was a teacher who first called him "Rascal." Cagey about exactly what Mills'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 Islington). He began making music on the school's computer, encouraged by a music teacher, Mr Smith, and during the summer holidays attended a music workshop organised by Tower Hamlets Summer University of which he is now a patron. His mother bought him his first turntables. He was a childhood friend of Nigerian footballer Danny Shittu, whom Mills described as 'like a big brother.

Dizzee Rascal in brief

How many Dizzee Rascal releases are on Riffiter?
75 releases are catalogued, spanning 2003 to 2026.
When was Dizzee Rascal formed?
Dizzee Rascal formed in 2003, in United Kingdom.
What genre is Dizzee Rascal?
Dizzee Rascal is catalogued under Grime.
What is the most recent Dizzee Rascal release on Riffiter?
We Want Bass, released in 2026.
What awards has Dizzee Rascal won?
Dizzee Rascal has 2 award wins on record, including Mercury Prize (1×), Order of the British Empire (1×).

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