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Dizzee Rascal

1984 - Today

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Dylan Kwabena Mills (born 18 September 1984), known professionally as Dizzee Rascal, is a British rapper and MC. He is often credited as a pioneer of British hip hop and grime music and was ranked by Complex as one of the greatest British rappers of all time. His work has also incorporated elements of UK garage, bassline and R&B. Dizzee Rascal's music is also often credited with bringing UK rap into the mainstream and became the country's first rapper to achieve international recognition. After signing with independent label XL Recordings in 2002, the rapper released his self-produced debut album Boy in da Corner in 2003. which received widespread critical acclaim and earned him the Mercury Prize in 2003, eventually being certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dizzee Rascal is the 3,971st most popular singer (down from 3,783rd in 2019), the 7,594th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,388th in 2019) and the 332nd most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Dizzee Rascal ranks 3,973 out of 4,381. Before him are Blanco, Emmy, Badshah, Paenda, Toomaj Salehi, Kratae R-Siam, Camilo, and Bobby. After him are Ben Gibbard, Tinie Tempah, Marko Bošnjak, and Gracia Baur.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Dizzee Rascal ranks 1,000. Before him are Saïdou Panandétiguiri, Carla Rebecchi, Jérémy Clément, David Bentley, Aleksei Tishchenko, and Sarah Meier. After him are Lars Petter Nordhaug, Thomas Vanek, Akihiro Sakata, Apoño, Igor Angulo, and Silvio Heinevetter.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dizzee Rascal ranks 7,598 out of 8,785. Before him are Steve Foster (1957), Anthony Hamilton (1971), Sarah Alexander (1971), Mason Ryan (1982), Anton Ferdinand (1985), Oli McBurnie (1996), David Bentley (1984), and George Baldock (1993). After him are Tinie Tempah (1988), Colin Calderwood (1965), Aaron Cresswell (1989), and Archie Madekwe (1995).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Dizzee Rascal ranks 332. Before him are James Bay (1990), Liz McClarnon (1981), Cher Lloyd (1993), Will Young (1979), Nicky Wire (1969), and Louisa Johnson (1998). After him are Tinie Tempah (1988), Adnan Sami (1971), Aled Jones (1970), Megan Burns (1986), Jorja Smith (1997), and Jessie Ware (1984).

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