Golden Arms was in the building…
I wasn’t sure what to expect with U.K. emcee Dizzee Rascal coming to Brooklyn to do a set behind my brothers Game Rebellion. I hadn’t listened to too much Dizzee Rascal music that I liked. It was mostly remixed rave type music that made me think these fools had lost their mind. My London brother TY doesn’t spit his shit as haphazard as Dizzee Rascal. This kid is all over the place. The one thing that I will co-sign for London emcees is that these dudes bring the energy. I better get ready for my calisthenics next month when TY blows into the Knitting Factory.
The pics are a bit hurt since I can’t whip my new camera yet. My name is Dallas, but you should NEVER call me D-Nice. Peace to the whole Game Rebellion family, Netic, Yo’, Malik, Emi, Chief Med and Aaron. Fuck around and I will see you dudes at the SxSW if the XXL pays me my change.
British emcees remind me of the ‘A Tribe Called Quest’ era of rappers who were on a quest to find out truth and get high. Mostly getting high. His rhymes are definitely dancehall DNA direct which all the best emcees have.
Here are a few tracks of his…
‘Wanna Be’ is his call to all those sucker emcees to stop faking the funk.
‘Bubbles’ is what U.K. rappers call their Air Maxes.
‘Jus A Rascal’ is on some classic bounce Brit-Hop.
saw Dizzee in spring ’05 at Irving Plaza, right after his second full-length was released. while i’ve always liked his recorded stuff, it’s a tad aggravating at times. live, though, he was a beast. i fully expected him to roll out with like three or four hypemen and spit two bars out of every 16 — his delivery is so fast-paced and frenetic that i thought this inevitable. to my wondrous surprise, he came out with one dude and rapped near every line. when the beat to “I Luv U” dropped, the spot went crazy. definitely one of my favorite moments of any live show i’ve ever seen.
I liked his first album, loved his second album and absolutely hated his last one. And this is the one the Def Jux is re-releasing in the States. Someone sign Sway and Kano…quick! Ty been a beast since the old London Posse days!
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