DIZZEE RASCAL | We Want Bass Tour

<p>Dylan Mills MBE, better known as Dizzee Rascal, is a pioneering British rapper, producer and songwriter from Bow, East London. Cutting his teeth on pirate radio in the early 2000s he helped define the grammar of grime-jolting, minimalist beats under rapid-fire, street-level reportage before taking that sound to the mainstream.</p><p>Dizzee&rsquo;s debut album, Boy in da Corner (2003), is grime&rsquo;s ground zero: a stark, inventive record that won the Mercury Prize and made him, at 19, the award&rsquo;s youngest winner. The album&rsquo;s singles (&ldquo;I Luv U,&rdquo; &ldquo;Fix Up, Look Sharp,&rdquo; &ldquo;Jus&rsquo; a Rascal&rdquo;) became calling cards for a new British voice in rap&mdash;sonically restless, lyrically hyperlocal, and globally resonant. Two decades on, Boy in da Corner remains a canonical text in UK music.</p><p>Follow-ups Showtime (2004) and Maths + English (2007) broadened his palette and profile, teeing up a run of era-defining pop-rap singles that made him a fixture at the top of the charts: &ldquo;Dance Wiv Me&rdquo; (with Calvin Harris), &ldquo;Bonkers,&rdquo; &ldquo;Holiday,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Dirtee Disco&rdquo; all hit UK No. 1 and anchored the platinum-selling Tongue n&rsquo; Cheek (2009). By the early 2010s, the kid from E3 was a household name, invited to perform at the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.</p><p>After the glossy crossover of The Fifth (2013), Dizzee pivoted back toward grit and speed with Raskit (2017) and E3