Raskit
With the grime revival in full swing, one of the genre’s elder statesmen returns with an album that’s torn between his UK roots and his affinity for American hip-hop.
It’s out with the sugar-coated hits and in with angry anthems on Dizzee Rascal's brilliant return to grime on his sixth album 'Raskit'.
The veteran UK MC's sixth solo album is a return to form that also helps him establish a place as grime's elder statesman without totally relying on grumpy old man gimmicks.
“When we ain’t kids no more will it still be about what it is right now?” mused the teenage Dylan Mills on his genre-defining debut Boy in da Corner (2003).
am, Dizzee Rascal did an about-face with his sixth album, returning to a more hardcore sound similar to his groundbreaking 2003 debut.
With all the talk of Jay Z’s 4:44 being a grown-up rap album, it feels like we’re due one from Dizzee. 'Raskit', however, is less
Review of Dizzee Rascal's new release 'Rakit': Our review sees if Dizzee Rascal's is still pushing boundaries six albums in, or just getting comfortable.
Returning to a pop world in which the music he pioneered is huge, Dizzee has gone back to basics with a stripped-down album that shows off his lyrical skills
Pop is out, high velocity lyricism is in, on a startling showcase of word play. Review by Thomas H Green.