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Raskit
''Raskit'' is the sixth studio album by English rapper Dizzee Rascal. It was released on 21 July 2017 by Dirtee Stank Recordings and Island Records. It is his first studio album in four years since '' The Fifth'' (2013). It was produced entirely by Dizzee Rascal alongside notable producers such as Cardo, Donae'o, Salva (music producer), Salva, Teddy Samba, The Arcade (producers), The Arcade, The HeavyTrackerz and Valentino Khan, among others. Critical reception ''Raskit'' received generally favourable reviews from critics upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a standard score, normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an weighted arithmetic mean, average score of 78, based on 12 reviews. Ben Cardew of ''Pitchfork (website), Pitchfork'' stated that ''Raskit'' converges grime with hip hop and "retains '' The Fifths deliberately divided identity, with beats that fall between grime’s crude electronic minimalism and trap’s skit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dizzee Rascal
Dylan Kwabena Mills (born 18 September 1984), better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a British MC and rapper. A pioneer of grime music, his work has also incorporated elements of UK garage, bassline, British hip hop, and R&B. Dizzee Rascal released his debut album ''Boy in da Corner'' in 2003. It earned him the 2003 Mercury Prize, and has since been considered a grime classic. Follow-up albums ''Showtime'', ''Maths + English'', and ''Tongue n' Cheek'' were critically praised and certified platinum, with ''Tongue n' Cheek'' going platinum for sales exceeding 300,000 units in the United Kingdom. He has achieved 5 UK number-one singles, "Dance wiv Me", " Bonkers", "Holiday", "Dirtee Disco" and " Shout". Early life Dizzee Rascal was born as Dylan Kwabena Mills on 18 September 1984 in Bow, London. His Nigerian father died when Dizzee was young, and he was raised in Bow,Matthew McKinnon: ''Grime Wave''. CBC.ca, 5 May 2005Onlineat the Internet Archive in a single-parent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
