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Old 29-08-2009, 18:13
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i know some of his songs are catchy and everything but he doesn't sing or even rap properly, its just like he's talking and anyone on the street could 'sing' his songs.

anyone agree?
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Old 29-08-2009, 19:36
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nope i dont aggree sorry. I think he's very talented.
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Old 29-08-2009, 19:42
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I used to think he was useless, but his recent material has seen me really warm to him. It also helps that in interviews he always comes across as a genuinley nice and funny guy.
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Old 29-08-2009, 19:49
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crap crap crap, hes no eminem and his voice is just annoying.

I've said it once and i'll say it again UK Rap SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 29-08-2009, 19:52
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I think Eminens just dreadful, as is most American Rap. I will exclude Jay-Z, but thats it Im afraid.
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Old 29-08-2009, 20:29
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crap crap crap, hes no eminem and his voice is just annoying.

I've said it once and i'll say it again UK Rap SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sucks now Yes, but ever, No way. I'm old enough( 37) to remember the early days of UK hip hop in the late 80's and it was 100 times better then the rubbish coming out now.
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Old 29-08-2009, 20:32
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Dizzee Rascal recent tracks aren't hip-hop though, they're dance/club anthems.
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Old 29-08-2009, 21:03
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Dizzee Rascal recent tracks aren't hip-hop though, they're dance/club anthems.
he's still rap'in on these songs like his earlier stuff, just this time its got a dance beat instead of a hip hop beat.

as for dance/club anthem only 14 year olds consider his recent music as dance music, music for clubland tv me thinks
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Old 29-08-2009, 21:18
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Not my cup of tea!:yawn:
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Old 29-08-2009, 21:42
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don't really like his "music" much - prefer the likes of Britney Spears, Lady Gaga etc.
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Old 29-08-2009, 21:45
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The trouble with Dizzee Rascal is that he's a pile of shit (evidenced by his ridiculous spelling of his own name). Here's genuine 'urban' UK top 40 talent, from before he and his ilk were born and started meddling:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaL0fs1FYcA
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Old 29-08-2009, 21:47
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He's OK - not the best I prefer other acts such as Leona, Whitney, Mariah, Lady GaGa, Girls Aloud, Sugababes, Little Boots, Alexandra Burke, Jade Ewen, Beyonce etc... the list goes on lol
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Old 29-08-2009, 23:00
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He's OK - not the best I prefer other acts such as Leona, Whitney, Mariah, Lady GaGa, Girls Aloud, Sugababes, Little Boots, Alexandra Burke, Jade Ewen, Beyonce etc... the list goes on lol

Do you like any MALE singers?
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Old 29-08-2009, 23:19
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Not my cup of tea but I'm sure he appeals to some.
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Old 30-08-2009, 00:00
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i know some of his songs are catchy and everything but he doesn't sing or even rap properly, its just like he's talking and anyone on the street could 'sing' his songs.

anyone agree?
If everyone did it why is the chart not full of similar sounding people.
Its very difficult to do what he does and do it well. You may not like the style but its not easy to do.
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Old 30-08-2009, 02:28
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No way. I think he's the best UK rapper ever. His raps are very good and delivered very good.
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Old 30-08-2009, 02:53
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crap crap crap, hes no eminem and his voice is just annoying.

I've said it once and i'll say it again UK Rap SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
UK rap sucks? Are you being serious?

We have loads of young UK artists making things happen for themselves right now. Giggs, Chipmunk, Sway, Wretch 32, Bashy etc. The list goes on and on.

UK music as a whole is buzzing right now.
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Old 30-08-2009, 02:57
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Dizzee has been around forever and has only just finally hit the big time. Nothing to do with his talent, he is a talented rapper but lets be honest he doesnt use that skill anymore, he has gone commercial and who can blame him!

He used his brain and realised that he needed to make commercial hits and veer away from his darker music that hadnt really set the UK music scene alight in the previous years no matter how hard he tried so he worked alongside Calvin, reinvented himself and is now the biggest UK act around.

Every tune he releases hits number 1 on I Tunes within hours of becoming avaliable and he is huge. He has just turned his business brain on and is now raking it in.
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Old 30-08-2009, 03:30
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Dizzee has been around forever and has only just finally hit the big time. Nothing to do with his talent, he is a talented rapper but lets be honest he doesnt use that skill anymore, he has gone commercial and who can blame him!

He used his brain and realised that he needed to make commercial hits and veer away from his darker music that hadnt really set the UK music scene alight in the previous years no matter how hard he tried so he worked alongside Calvin, reinvented himself and is now the biggest UK act around.

Every tune he releases hits number 1 on I Tunes within hours of becoming avaliable and he is huge. He has just turned his business brain on and is now raking it in.
Sorry what? His first album was huge and his songs such as "Fix up look sharp" made him hit the big time. Having commericial number one songs, as he does now, does mean he's "hit the big time". Recently he's just become more popular in a different genre then he started in. The fact that people knew about him before meant that he hit the big time. His music definatly did set the music scene alight, hence the reason why he won a Mecury Award.

You seem to think that commercial success in the charts is the only kind of success. He also isn't the biggest UK act around.
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Old 30-08-2009, 08:32
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I don't know anything about him, but I'm fairly certain he writes lyrics to all his songs, so you can't really say he has "no talent" lol.
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Old 30-08-2009, 08:40
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I wouldn't hail him as being overly talented. I do think it takes a special skill to be able to rap and write lyrics that fit as a rap but I'm not a huge fan of his lyrics. Granted though he has some very catch tunes.
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Old 30-08-2009, 09:50
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I like Dizzee. He's gone very commericial and has earned some new fans.
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Old 31-08-2009, 00:25
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He is the epitome of this disgusting 'innit'' culture we live in nowadays.
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Old 31-08-2009, 00:42
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To be fair I don't really listen to the kind of music Dizzee makes so I don't think I can say whether he is talented or not. I don't like the way he sings/raps/MCs whatever on his tracks infact I find it amusing because he sounds like a numpty.
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Old 31-08-2009, 00:50
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i know some of his songs are catchy and everything but he doesn't sing or even rap properly, its just like he's talking and anyone on the street could 'sing' his songs.

anyone agree?
I disagree completely. He doesn't sing because he's not a singer but as far as rapping goes I think he's very talented. He's changed up his style a lot though and is clearly big on these catchy dance tunes at the moment. Listen to his Mercury Music prize winning debut album for raw, undiluted UK Hip-Hop at it's best
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