We kind of slept on this last week, but Fekky x Dizzee Rascal’s “Still Sittin’ Here” is definitely not a track to take a nap on. The story goes Fekky was about to drop the single on his own, when Dizzee heard it and decided to lace some UK grime on top of the Splurgeboys’ instrumental and […]
21
Jul
Dizzee returns with a Splurgeboys produced banger
4
Jan
UK grime rapper converts the heathens to the Church of Bass
In the early millennium the UK Garage scene sprung from its murky depths one Dylan Mills, musically acclaimed as Dizzee Rascal and a former member of the Roll Deep crew. This New Years the grime artist released a new free mixtape titled Dirtee TV: Vol. 2 and it features the likes of Newham Generals, P Money, Merky […]
19
Dec
6 tracks of dark, hard dubstep from the Soul Assassin
DJ Muggs brings us an early Christmas present in the form of this EP Sound Boy Killa. The name is appropriate, as Muggs has begun digging into some very bass-heavy vibes. Think hard dubstep, but without the frenetic schizophrenia of Skrillex or the sugary hooks of Nero. It’s some dark ass shit, which shouldn’t be […]
4
Jan
Revered British rapper drops 22-track label showcase
One-time grime ( and now more mainstream) British emcee Dizzee Rascal plays mogul and assembles the various talents from his label onto a single mixtape. Featuring Dizzee’s singular rugged and hyper flow on 14 of the 22 tracks, the DirteeTV.com mixtape also showcases label soldiers Footsie, D Double E, Scrufizzer, Kano and Hyper, with a […]
What do you call Norman Cook, Simon Thornton, Thomas Gandey, Justin Robertson, Ashley Beedle, Lateef, Martha Wainwright, Jamie T, David Byrne, Iggy Pop, Olly Hite, Conan, Pete York, Jack Penate, Emmy The Great and Dizzee Rascal making music together? The Brighton Port Authority. The made up backstory to the project is pretty dope. It all […]
23
Jul
This Thursday (July 24) Vapors Magazine is hosting a special in-store performance with LIAS fave Dizzee Rascal and Baltimore DJ Aaron LaCrate at Turntable Lab in Los Angeles (424 N. Fairfax) as a pre-partee to Dizzee’s Echo Plex show that night. Although the event is early (5pm to 7pm) there will be a proper happy […]
Although 2004’s Boy In Da Corner was Dizzee’s most hyped album, it’s this April’s Def-Jux released Maths + English (previously a digital-only release) that really shows just how stylistically volatile and lyrically talented this grime artist/rapper’s game really is (check out “Where’s Da G’s” with UGK for the ultimate taste test). His 7-date US tour […]
