"I can rap over opera music if you gave it to me," London-bred rapper Dizzee Rascal boasted to the BoomBox during a taping of an exclusive 16 Bars freestyle segment in our New York studio. Dizzee waltzed into our New York studio, stepped up to the microphone and delivered pure fire over Lil Wayne's 'Fireman,' no pun intended. A man of few words when confronted by the media, the British rapper -- known for meshing his self-produced basement beats with funky eclectic samples to create the rugged 'Dirtee Stank' sound -- felt right at home in front of the microphone, so much so that he flowed for almost five minutes with no hesitation.
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ctwhiteat 3-26-2008
yo that shits hot he showed lil wayne up on his own damn beat i hope he goes mainstream i'd rather party to that than any of the other new rap fashion show bullshit. i'd love to hear more, especially dizzee on Drum N Bass beats!!! GO UK!
marwan fadulat 3-27-2008
what zuuuuuuuuuup !
ELewat 3-29-2008
That shit was hot.
Maybe there is some hope in Hip Hop.
ELewat 3-29-2008
That was hot.I'm a old school kat and that brought me some hope.
benat 4-04-2008
dude your sick been true follower since boy in da corner
hiphopdude09at 4-04-2008
man i was feelin dat freestyle, real talk. he clowned 4 real. it makes me wanna hear more of dizzee rascal & other underground rappers tryna come up. once u get used to the accent, you can really focus on his lyrics. dat was nice!
BooFat 4-11-2008
Dis man came from da london underground pirate radio days, he has paid hes dues tenfold, also battling More Fire crew i think it was on random pirate shows, and that was when i was in school! (im 22 now) he been around! he has developed the uk hip hop/grime/urban scene to a bigger audience over here and to make moves with a NY underground label like DEF JUX just shows hes into the bigger picture of hip hop. i got mad respeck for this guy.
oldboyat 4-28-2008
razkit is big
jersey911at 5-07-2008
that shit was hot
eatityoubitchat 7-29-2008
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mobeuphoriaat 7-29-2008
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fsambat 7-29-2008
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wordat 9-23-2008
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Enyourdreamzat 4-09-2009
If this was a "FreeStyle" Battle between what was placed on the table (Q-Tip, Common and RZA), there was no question that Dizzie blew 'em out the water. I think that Dizzie still has the taste of poverty and stuggle in his life, while the others have forgotten what makes a real rapper "Real". Like they say in these streets "Only Real Konws What Real Iz"
Drewat 4-29-2009
damn good song