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‘Youths everywhere were spitting over tinny beats playing off a Nokia’: great grime photographer Simon Wheatley

He was young and broke when he became grime’s first documentarian. Then his book Don’t Call Me Urban captured the energy of the grittier first wave – and an expanded edition is finally here

The Guardian - UK

Ten reasons why Tears For Fears made two of the most influential albums ever

If you’ve been wondering what connects Disturbed, Kanye West, The 1975, David Guetta, James Corden, Nas, New Found Glory, Foals, Dizzee Rascal and more then this is the list for you. If you haven’t, you might as well read it anyway.

Louder

Sleaford Mods, the 1975, Fred Again: the songs that sum up each year of Tory government

Dave’s lament for the Grenfell atrocity, Dua Lipa’s bedroom disco for a locked-down nation, Kneecap’s Badenoch-riling rap, Elbow’s hymn for asylum seekers … here are the tracks that defined 14 years of Conservative rule

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11 of the worst ever England football songs, ranked: from Ant and Dec to Chico

Not every England song can be as rousing as ‘Three Lions’. Katie Rosseinsky looks back at some football songs that are better off forgotten

The Independent UK

Dizzee Rascal - Don’t Take It Personal album review: the grime pioneer has lost all sense of innovation

Just over 20 years on from Boy in da Corner, Mills feels like he’s out of ideas

Evening Standard

From Boy in da Corner to Fallen: Classic 2003 albums celebrating their 20th anniversary this year

Thankfully, it wasn’t all Busted and Black Eyed Peas...

Evening Standard

Dizzee Rascal's Boy In Da Corner turns 20 – here's how it ushered in the era of grime

From before their election in 1997, New Labour politicians spun an image of Britain that held the promise of prosperity for all. Then we entered a new millennium. For the black community – especially its boys and men – it became clear the promise was as empty as Tony Blair’s…

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Lily Allen, Idris Elba and Leigh-Anne Pinnock among celebs at Notting Hill Carnival

Thousands took part in parades at the annual celebration of Caribbean culture and history.

Evening Standard

8 Bar: The Evolution of Grime review – there’s more energy in 10 seconds than in five days of Glastonbury

Kano, Skepta, Dizzee Rascal, and co narrate the early days of UK grime in this glorious documentary. The power of early footage of their performances is absolutely breathtaking

The Guardian - UK

‘Hip-hop is rooted in rebellion’ - as the genre turns 50, UK artists hail our own unique and powerful scene

Stars from Kojey Radical to So Solid Crew’s Lisa Maffia bang the drum for Britain’s contribution to the form

Evening Standard

OPINION - Poor kids need to be taught the classics, not Dizzee Rascal and rap

Last week I took part in a debate on one of the most important issues affecting education and culture. Hosted by Intelligence Squared, the motion was: ‘It’s time to ditch the canon of Great White Men’. I was against; the teacher and author Jeffrey Boakye was for it. I lost.…

Evening Standard

Bring Me The Horizon to rock Newcastle Utilita Arena on new headline tour

Tickets go on sale this week for the rock band's big tour in 2024

Chronicle Live

Dizzee Rascal announces new Newcastle date on anniversary tour

Rap star will be at Utilita Arena to celebrate 20 years of his debut album, with tickets on sale this week

Chronicle Live

Jax Jones, Tinie Tempah, and Dizzee Rascal headlining Live On The Harbour in Dun Laoghaire this summer

The festival is coming to the seaside town from July 27-29

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Guitar World

That time Guthrie Govan covered Rage Against the Machine’s Bulls on Parade and took Tom Morello’s solo to mind-boggling new heights

Some groundbreaking lead work – including two-hand tapping with a glass slide – highlighted the virtuoso’s awe-inspiring performance

Irish Mirror

Dizzee Rascal was on Government’s coronation playlist despite assault conviction

Queen Consort Camila has determinedly campaigned against domestic violence for years but Dizzee Rascal, who lost his assault appeal against ex Cassandra Jone last week, was on a coronation play-list

The Independent UK

Dizzee Rascal song removed from King’s coronation playlist, after it was included in ‘error’

The rapper has been included on the new Government playlist celebrating the coronation

The Independent UK

Dizzee Rascal’s ex releases emotional statement to domestic violence survivors after musician loses appeal

The musician, 38, was found guilty at a trial in April last year of assaulting Cassandra Jones, and has lost an appeal against conviction

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The Independent UK

Dizzee Rascal’s ex tells domestic violence survivors: ‘You are not alone’

The musician, 38, was found guilty at a trial in April last year of assaulting Cassandra Jones, and has lost an appeal against conviction.

The Independent UK

Dizzee Rascal loses appeal against conviction for assaulting ex-fiancee

The 38-year-old musician was found guilty at a trial in April last year of assaulting Cassandra Jones.

The Independent UK

Dizzee Rascal’s ex-fiancee ‘attacked him with mobile phone’, court told

The grime star is appealing against his conviction for assaulting Cassandra Jones on June 8 2021.

The Independent UK

Dizzee Rascal produced ‘diss track’ after assault guilty verdict, court told

Grime star is appealing conviction for assault.

Wales Online

'I was so confused and angry growing up, facing racism I didn't understand'

Raised without his father and struggling to understand who he really was, Connor Allen's difficult childhood nearly landed him in prison but he was given a second chance to turn his life around

Evening Standard

Rapper Dizzee Rascal mounts appeal against domestic violence conviction

Disgraced grime rapper Dizzee Rascal is mounting an appeal against his conviction and sentence for attacking his ex-fiancee in a row over child care.

Chronicle Live

Britain's Got Talent 'cut' Dizzee Rascal song from auditions after assault conviction

Britain's Got Talent bosses reportedly 'banned' a track from Dizzee Rascal over the rapper's conviction

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