Band of the Day - 24: Dizzee Rascal

Not a band. Don't care.

Dizzee Rascal is one of the most passionate musicians about music that I've met and interviewed. He can't get up without something musical going on as he gets out of bed. So he said. In my opinion, Boy In Da Corner is an extremely influential debut and one of my favourites of all time. Whether its the saturated, noisy scuffling that constitutes the music, or his impressively honest and cynical flow I can't say. I'd imagine, like all things I like, it's the ambidextrous nature of the whole thing. Certainly, the oppresive darkness and wandering viciousness of the first commerical grime record and its follow up, Showtime, captured my imagination and inspired me in a way that not many rock records ever have.

Mixtape:
Spotify link: http://open.spotify.com/user/artbaretta/playlist/1BKBOd74k2LEpxfJAxxoj1

1) Sittin' Here (Boy In Da Corner)
2) Stand Up Tall (Showtime)
3) Brand New Day (Boy In Day Corner)
4) Do It (Boy In Da Corner)
5) Everywhere (Showtime)
6) Sirens (Maths + English)
7) Respect Me (Showtime)
8) I Luv U (Boy In Da Corner)
9) Imagine (Showtime)
10) Jus' A Rascal (Boy In Da Corner)