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===2009β2012: ''Tongue n' Cheek''=== [[File:Dizzee Rascal 2013.jpg|thumb|left|Dizzee Rascal performing with [[Muse (band)|Muse]] on their Stadium Tour in 2013]] Dizzee Rascal released his fourth studio album, ''[[Tongue n' Cheek]],'' on 21 September 2009. It included his four number-one hits "[[Dance wiv Me]]", "[[Bonkers (song)|Bonkers]] (with [[Armand Van Helden]]), "[[Holiday (Dizzee Rascal song)|Holiday]]" and "[[Dirtee Disco]]". Its release was announced on ''[[Friday Night with Jonathan Ross]]'', where Dizzee Rascal revealed some details about the album, including track information and production. In a collaboration track with [[Chase & Status]] titled "Heavy", Dizzee Rascal said, "Grime had a little time without me still no grime without me, No life without me, no Risky Roadz, no [[GRM Daily|Grime Daily]]" seemingly seeking to create the impression that grime had petered out since he left the scene. On 23 May 2008, [[Calvin Harris]], whom he collaborated with on the number-one hit "Dance Wiv Me", revealed on his Twitter{{citation needed|date=July 2014}} that he was producing a Dizzee track; at the [[Evolution Festival]] in [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]], and when on tour supporting [[The Prodigy]], he confirmed that two new singles called "Road Rage" and "[[Dirtee Cash]]", both of which featured on the album, would be released. "Dirtee Cash" peaked at No. 10 and Road Rage was never released as a single. At the 30th annual [[Brit Awards]], Dizzee Rascal won the award for Best British Male. He later performed a mash-up entitled "[[You Got the Dirtee Love]]" with [[Florence and the Machine]]. This collaboration was released as a charity single the following day and peaked at number 2 in the UK charts. On 31 May 2010 Dizzee re-released the album ''Tongue n' Cheek'' with a few new tracks including "[[Dirtee Disco]]", which was released on 24 May 2010. The track went to number 1 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. In August 2010, it was revealed that he was to collaborate with [[Colombia]]n popstar [[Shakira]] on the English version of "[[Loca (Shakira song)|Loca]]", the lead single of her album ''[[Sale el Sol]]''. He stated that "I know it sounds a bit mad now, but you'll see it and see what's going on, it's me doing something different man, on a merengue tip".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/58196/Dizzee-Rascal-Says-Shakira-Collaboration-Is-Different |title=Dizzee Rascal Says Shakira Collaboration Is 'Different' |work=[[Gigwise]] |last=Gregory |first=Jason |date=2 September 2010 |access-date=2 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919170611/http://www.gigwise.com/news/58196/Dizzee-Rascal-Says-Shakira-Collaboration-Is-Different |archive-date=19 September 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> On the week of 14 October 2010, Dizzee made his first appearance on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] after the song peaked number 32. On 6 February 2011, it was announced Dizzee would support the Red Hot Chili Peppers at their Knebworth House show in the summer.<ref>{{cite web |first=Satvir |last=Bhamra |url=http://amplified.tv/2012/02/06/dizzee-rascal-to-support-chilis-at-knebworth/ |title=Amplified. β Dizzee Rascal to support Chilis at Knebworth |publisher=Amplified.tv |date=6 February 2012 |access-date=22 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311213957/http://amplified.tv/2012/02/06/dizzee-rascal-to-support-chilis-at-knebworth/ |archive-date=11 March 2013 }}</ref>
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