Hip-Hop on the Verge

Austin finally cemented a scene, but who will break out nationally?

"...guests of the festival, booked alongside UK whiz kid Dizzee Rascal...."

Jan. 16, 2015 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Slanted & Enchanted

Matador Records magnate Gerard Cosloy turns the 'live music capital' into a Casual Victim Pile

"...Dizzee Rascal Boy in da Corner (2004)..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Ballroom Dancing

Not all the music industry linchpins coming to South by Southwest 2009 are musicians

"...corner of Seventh and Red River one SXSW morning, Dizzee Rascal ended up waiting for the light same as..."

March 6, 2009 Music Feature

National Top 10s

"...9) Dizzee Rascal, Maths + English (Definitive Jux)..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Music Feature

Off the Record

Ice Cube racks up the body count at Mohawk, Loxsly shines a light on Tomorrow's Fossils, and gift-wrapping local holiday offerings

"...acts in Austin – Nas, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Dizzee Rascal – Ice Cube cemented his legacy as part..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Absolutely II Trill

Talkin' with Mr. Trill himself, Bun B., on the eve of his Parish show.

"...saw you was a few weeks ago for the Dizzee Rascal show at Emo’s. Pretty cool move you pulled..."

Aug. 21, 2008 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Off the Record

Examining the foreign exchange rate with Ocelot, White Denim, and Dizzee Rascal, while Suzanna Choffel promotes further tourism to Texas

"..."We've got a fucking legend in the building tonight," Dizzee Rascal of East London announced 15 minutes into his..."

July 25, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Def Jux Is Not a 'Much Larger' Label Than Matador

"...Dear Editor, Re: “Hard Back: Dizzee Rascal, from the manor to America” [Music, July 18]:..."

July 22, 2008 Postmarks

Hard Back

You got grime in my hip-hop!

"...the UK way first got hipped to East London's Dizzee Rascal in 2003, when he swiped the famed Mercury..."

July 18, 2008 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Dizzee Rascal

"...Dizzee RascalMaths + English (Definitive Jux/XL) Emmanuel JalWarchild (Sonic360)..."

June 27, 2008 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

Off the Record

A walk on the wild side of SXSW 2008

"...Thursday, while Daryl Hall, Glasgow's Sons & Daughters, and Dizzee Rascal all went live from the Austin Convention Center..."

March 21, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Bun B

Wednesday

"...UGK hits, joined at one point by hyped-up grimester Dizzee Rascal, who lip-synced a few verses then grabbed the..."

March 21, 2008 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

SXSW 08: It's a Wrap

"...and child, Bun’s no-nonsense set included a verse from Dizzee Rascal (who rapped along to every word in the..."

March 19, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Day Party Crawl

"...Dizzee RascalSXSW Live (the Bat Bar), Austin Convention Center, Friday,..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Thursday Showcases

"...once represented Murs and RJD2. Across the Atlantic, London's Dizzee Rascal founded Dirtee Stank to bridge indies, majors, and..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

Day Party Crawl

"...Hip-hop, you don't stop, not when Dizzee Rascal stakes the corner to throw down rhymes in..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature by Dan Oko

Ballroom Dancing

SXSW interview

"...Rodriguez, Norway's Lars Vaular, and a British invasion featuring Dizzee Rascal, Jammer, Newham Generals, and Sway. "You can listen..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Off the Record

SXSW music news and carryings on

"...tribute to Pimp C on Wednesday at Fuze, while Dizzee Rascal and about 40 others joined Bun B onstage..."

March 14, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

MOJO Recommends

Suicide II

"...Dizzee Rascal, SXSW Live (the Bat Bar), Austin Convention Center,..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

Day Trippin'

More day parties than you can shake an iPhone at

"...DeVotchKa (2:30), Jim Noir (3:30), Cloud Cult (4:30), the Rascals (5:45) Obsolete Industries: Aliens (7pm), Half Japanese (8) Emo's..."

March 11, 2008 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Off the Record

The countdown to South by Southwest continues, while the Black Angels turn on and Ghostland Observatory marches onward and upward

"...year's biggest headlining acts, including Daryl Hall, Martha Wainwright, Dizzee Rascal, Daniel Lanois, X, and Carbon/Silicon. Badges and wristbands..."

March 7, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

How the West Was Won

SXSWUK 2008

"...of harder-than-hard, ruffer-than-ruff, Jamaican dancehall-influence hip-hop from South London's Dizzee, Rascalian, grime-encrusted streets; and plenty of the olde guard..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

South by So Real

Hustling SXSW hip-hop with Matt Sonzala.

"...B, Chamillionaire, and Paul Wall on a show with Dizzee Rascal five years ago [at SXSW], every writer in..."

Feb. 12, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Off the Record

Alejandro Escovedo scores his own life and Man From Plains, Backspin Records relocates, and UT's Center for American History archives Tary Owens' legacy

"...to Pimp C, while David Banner, Q-Tip, N.E.R.D., and Dizzee Rascal round out what promises to be a strong..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Fun Fun Fun Fest Preview

"...Rollie Pemberton's indie-rap hits somewhere between J.T. and Dizzee Rascal, but this writer from Edmonton, Alberta, plays his..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Music Feature

Errors

"...guitar squall and rapture/migraine inducing percussion, while the tangential "Dizzee Rascal +1" takes on tape hiss and ends up..."

March 16, 2007 Music Review by Marc Savlov

TCB

UK grime dirties up Red River, Explosions in the Sky take to the airwaves, and a local drummer makes his bid for "News of the Weird"'s Least Competent Criminals.

"...dubstep, a gritty UK sound similar to grime. Think Dizzee Rascal or the first Streets album; Smith also likens..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Dizzee Rascal

Record review

"...Dizzee RascalShowtime (XL) It's a great time to be an..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Music Review by Marc Savlov

Wiley

Record review

"...is it grime, the volatile pedigree of fellow Londoner Dizzee Rascal. Wiley's Treddin' on Thin Ice is a fusion..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Music Review by Robert Gabriel

Beastie Boys

Record review

"...emergence of everyone from Eminem and Kanye West to Dizzee Rascal and the Streets, mostly they just sound dated..."

July 9, 2004 Music Review by Christopher Gray

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