Editing Dizzee Rascal (section)

{{Short description|British rapper (born 1984)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name             = Dizzee Rascal
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}}
| image            = 13-06-09 RaR Dizzee Rascal 10 (cropped).jpg
| caption          = Rascal performing at [[Rock am Ring and Rock im Park|Rock am Ring]] 2013
| birth_name       = Dylan Kwabena Mills
| alias            = {{hlist|Captain Roscoe|Raskit}}
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1984|9|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place      = [[London]], England
| occupation       = {{hlist|Rapper|songwriter|record producer}}
| years_active     = 2000–present
| works             ={{hlist|[[Dizzee Rascal discography|Discography]]|[[List of songs recorded by Dizzee Rascal|songs]]}}
| children         = 2
| awards           = [[Dizzee Rascal#Awards and nominations|Full list]]
| module           = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| origin           = [[Bow, London|Bow]], London
| genre            = {{hlist|[[British hip hop]]|[[Grime (music genre)|grime]]|[[Bassline (music genre)|bassline]]|[[UK garage]]|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]}}
| label            = {{flatlist|
*[[XL Recordings]] {{small|(2003–2008)}}
*[[Island Records]] {{small|(2012–2020)}}
*[[Dirtee Stank]] {{small|(2003–present)}}
Big Dirtee Records {{small|(2020–present)}}
}}
| past_member_of = [[Roll Deep]]
| website          = {{URL|dizzeerascal.co.uk}}
}}
}}
'''Dylan Kwabena Mills'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=1664489&search_in=c&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1 |title=ASCAP ACE - Search Results |access-date=4 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707173509/http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=1664489&search_in=c&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1 |archive-date=7 July 2011}}</ref> {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} (born 18 September 1984<ref name="tweet">{{cite tweet |user=dizzeerascal |number=517249697866850304 |date=1 October 2014 | title=Thanks for all the birthday shouts. My birthday was sept 18th I turned 30 but I'm happy to except any money u wanna send! Serious lol ;-)}}</ref>), known professionally as '''Dizzee Rascal''', is a British rapper and [[Rapping#Emcees|MC]].<ref name="indp1">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/streets-ahead-dizzee-rascal-1790056.html |title=Streets ahead: Dizzee Rascal |work=The Independent |location=London |date=19 September 2009 |access-date=5 January 2010 |first=Ian |last=Burrell |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923125552/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/streets-ahead-dizzee-rascal-1790056.html |archive-date=23 September 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> He is often credited as a pioneer of [[British hip hop]] and [[grime (music genre)|grime music]] and was ranked by ''[[Complex Networks|Complex]]'' as one of the greatest British rappers of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 December 2023 |title=50 Best British Rappers Of All Time, Ranked |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/joseph-jp-patterson/best-british-rappers |website=Complex}}</ref> His work has also incorporated elements of [[UK garage]], [[bassline (music genre)|bassline]] and [[contemporary R&B|R&B]]. Dizzee Rascal's music is also often credited with bringing UK rap into the mainstream and became the country's first rapper to achieve international recognition.

After signing with independent label [[XL Recordings]] in 2002, the rapper released his self-produced debut album ''[[Boy in da Corner]]'' in 2003. which received widespread critical acclaim and earned him the [[Mercury Prize]] in 2003, eventually being certified [[Music recording certification|platinum]] by the [[British Phonographic Industry]]. It is often regarded as the best British hip hop album of all time. It was followed up with the albums ''[[Showtime (Dizzee Rascal album)|Showtime]]'' (2004) and ''[[Maths + English]]'' (2007), which were also critically praised and were certified gold, both peaking within the top ten of the [[UK Albums Chart]]. His next album, ''[[Tongue n' Cheek]]'' (2009) saw a departure from grime for a more pop-oriented sound. It boasted four number one singles for Dizzee Rascal on the [[UK Singles Chart]], which were "[[Dance wiv Me]]", "[[Bonkers (song)|Bonkers]]", "[[Holiday (Dizzee Rascal song)|Holiday]]" and "[[Dirtee Disco]]" and went platinum the following year.

His fifth album, ''[[The Fifth (Dizzee Rascal album)|The Fifth]]'' (2013), continued his experimental commercial sound and although it received less favourable reviews than his previous albums, it still peaked in the top 10 of the [[UK Albums Chart]]. He returned to his grime roots with 2017's ''[[Raskit]]'', and has since released ''[[E3 AF]]'' in 2020 and ''[[Don't Take It Personal (Dizzee Rascal album)|Don't Take It Personal]]'' in 2024. Throughout his career, Dizzee Rascal has worked with a number of notable artists including [[Arctic Monkeys]], [[Calvin Harris]], [[Florence + The Machine]], [[Robbie Williams]], [[Shakira]], [[Ty Dolla Sign]], [[UGK]] and [[will.i.am]].