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Having scored huge critical acclaim and won the Mercury Music Prize for his debut album Boy In Da Corner, Dizzee Rascal has pushed urban music another rung up the evolutionary ladder with his stunning new record, Showtime.


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Ronan Fitzgerald End




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INTERVIEW: 01 Oct 2007
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REVIEW: 05 Jul 2007
Dizzee Rascal’s third album is an inspired affair, building on the basic sonic template of his acclaimed first two albums and adding new layers of audio...



REVIEW: 09 Jun 2005
My initial reaction to catching Dizzee Rascal live in London’s Electric Ballroom in the heart of Camden was that it’d be funnily akin to hearing Cash on...



NEWS: 05 Jan 2005
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REVIEW: 25 Nov 2004
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REVIEW: 27 Aug 2004



NEWS: 01 Apr 2004
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REVIEW: 10 Dec 2003
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REVIEW: 07 Nov 2003
Dizzee Rascal has just left the stage and the feeling of disgust is palpable.



REVIEW: 06 Aug 2003
Musically, it’s akin to taking a high-speed walk around the dodgy fringes of Notting Hill Carnival – gritty hip-hop and digital ragga get roughed up...




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