One of the reasons why Dizziee is a legend is that at the time he blew up so many UK rappers were trying to sound American and Dizziee was unapologetically British
Nahh there were plenty of uk hip hop artists that were doing this long before Dizzee was on the scene. Roots manuva was one of the first (although I appreciate he did have that slight American slant on certain things) but Dizzee came from Jungle, and there was hundreds of jungle Mc’s before dizzee
Problem is, they're giving him hip-hop beats, which is why his last beat worked better. Give him Grime style beats and then you'll see how he smashes it.
I recognize how hard Dizzee went on these beats, he smashed every single one of them, but I somehow still can't get over the disrespect of letting him go on these kinda whacky trap beats, even when it's the MO of the show give him a whack grime beat, pay some respect to grime culture
@I Lost Sumo freestyle technically means ‘free of style’ and ‘off the top’ came later. This is all about showing off your lyrical prowess over dope beats. Dope shit
@I Lost Sumo It is, in it's purest form. I literally just explained it in my last post mate. You can spit pre-writtens and it still be a freestyle, most 90s rappers did it!
@I Lost Sumo I think the only stupid person here is you. You clearly have no grasp of what I’m saying. Pre writtens can still be freestyles, jumping on different beats and riding them with different flows is what makes it a freestyle, not the content. As I say, type in any of your favourite 90s or 00s rappers and half their freestyles ended up being used in songs.
TL C I was joking don. And of course I know what colloquial is, just slightly juxtaposed with the use of bruv but don’t patronise people u fucking prick
Dizzee smashed it as always. I saw him live in Nottingham in a club called the Bomb, long gone now sadly. Just after Boy in Da Corner came out and blew up. Grime had been strong underground for a while, some of my Leicester peeps were putting out lovely playful mixtapes over techno and speed garage years before but Dizzee took it next level with mainstream exposure. Dizzee was a massive Prodigy fan and also supported them on at least 1 tour, Dizzee opening for Prodigy just after Invaders Must Die album dropped was my all time best night, Moshpit was mental RIP Keith Flint and keep reppin Dizz
Don't think Americans will ever understand how important Dizzee was in making the UK underground grime and hip hop scene mainstream since the early days of pirate radio freestyling in a basement while the police tried tracking down the signal lol. Legend.
i'm glad dizzee did a 5 fingers of death, repping the UK - it's a shame they didn't actually put a UK beat on even when they asked for it ha! ... would love to see Kano do this, he would kill it! Skepta too but he's already quite well known in america so i dunno.
The thing the USA don't get is that this is standard procedure for UK heads, this is how we come up, we don't have a chance to hide behind producers and studio versions, all artists spit...
He’d better be good at this, it’s how he came up: spitting over tracks on radio like most UK grime artists. They could have had the studio in a kitchen in a council flat for true authenticity.
Yo I love how he got so studio when the UK beat was put on. He actually had to stop himself from going in and giving a studio performance on that one. Absolutely the best.
+ATTACKASSASSIN The MC elements of grime are a mix between hip hop and Jamaican dancehall battles (look up Ninjaman vs Super Cat). If you've seen Lord of the Mics you'll understand. Everything from the insults to the crowd reactions are direct copies.
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+TheBlackShinobi Nah bare talent in the UK, Nas said Lowkey a UK rapper and MC is his favourite so dont sleep on uk, not that we care stay ignorant if you want
it's a shame that UK rappers don't get as much notice in the US because of the language barrier, cause for the past ten years I would say the UK have much better lyricists head for head than the US have had especially in the last couple with the likes of these whack ass mumble rappers while the grime scene has been murdering constantly
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Damn that was sick..... i member the first time i went to ultra the first thing i went sprinting to was dizzie at the live stage. Such a talented dude.
Breaking a fast Cuttin' them carbs Working them calves Wearing this ting I'm fit for the task It's not a fast Wrist on charge Fully on barge Havin' it large It's no mirage Lit up the darker Move like a shark I'm quick off the mark Pull off the heart I pull up and park Roll up a spark With full disregard Fully in charge Keep up your guard
Keep coming back to this and realise everytime when they say “can we get some UK stuff? You gon catch it” it’s mad how Dizzee just switched up the vibe so smoothly
Uk rap and American rap are entirely different in my opinion, but I have so much respect for both styles. I don't personally need long winded verses or complex word choice (although it truly is amazing most times I will agree). As long as you have flow, coherency, and you add some of your own swagger to the track, you've got my +1. Love and respect to all the rappers out there. Different styles and flow, but you're all spittin' under the same genre, all players on the same field
Best way to see Grime at its best is through radio sets. Type in on RU-vid Spyro Grime show and Logan Sama Keepin it Grimey. Loads of great sets on there to work your way through bro 👍🏻
I feel the need to comment to clear up a few things from some of the ridiculous comments I have seen on this video... 1. Dizzee is not 'unappreciated'... as someone had commented. He is one of the more renowned figures in Grime music. 2. I wouldn't class Dizzee as relevant in the Grime scene at the moment (in my opinion). However Boy In Da Corner was, and still is, one of the most seminal Grime albums ever made, and helped to propel Grime's popularity. 3. Dizzee did not 'create' Grime with Wiley. Grime evolved from, predominantly, Garage and Jungle music. However, Wiley and Dizzee Rascal were definitely forerunners, alongside other producers and MCs like Skepta, Rapid (from Ruff Sqwad) Jammer (the artist people love to hate) and Footsie. The contributions made by Dot Rotten (now Zeph Ellis) should also not be overlooked. 4. Dizzee is primarily a Grime artist. Grime is not the same as UK Rap. 5. The production that samples Justin Timberlake is not American, it's British. It's produced by DJ Cable. 6. Kano will always be Grime's greatest MC ;)
so cold how as soon as it is recognisable as a UK beat at 6:20 Dizzee's brain just automatically starts spitting classic grime lyrics, instant clockage
As an american living in the UK i would say Rappers that can blow in the states; Nafe Smallz, Yung Fume, Haile, Chillah, Geko, Nines, Lady leshur, C biz (Maybe)
Only one he wasn't perfect on was the Notorious Thugs beat. But that UK beat though, definitely killed it! I was introduced to Dizzee through "Mosh Pit" on Tinie Tempah's Demonstration album. My favorite Dizzee song is of course Baseline Junkie.
Your right they are too intelligent for this, they have more important stuff to do. Besides there are other platforms that give time to them. over and out 'tinfoil'
Not really, 10 years ago they were calling him a conspiracy theorist for mentioning phones were taps then what happens 10 years after? Phones are tapped. He's intelligent like Akala, Lowkey, people need to get unplugged and wake up my friend. Self knowledge is were its at. Read my friend read. I will check out what you mentioned but doubt it will change my mind.
The west is responsible for a lot of the conditions of the 'other' countries. He's not attacking the american people he's attacking the system of exploitation. Wake up. America will soon be a lost cause like Europe. Phone are tapped. 60 million in Spain were tapped among others keep up. Your just a 'Tech Troll'
