- Born
- Birth nameDylan Kwabena Mills
- Nickname
- The Godfather of Grime
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Dylan Kwabena Mills MBE (born 18 September 1984), better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a British MC and rapper. A pioneer of grime music, his work has also incorporated elements of UK garage, bass line, British hip hop, and R&B.
Dizzee Rascal released his debut album Boy in DA Corner in 2003. It earned him the 2003 Mercury Prize, and has since been considered a grime classic. Follow-up albums Showtime, Maths + English, and Tongue n' Cheek were critically praised and certified platinum, with Tongue n' Cheek going platinum for sales exceeding 300,000 units in the United Kingdom. He has achieved the number-one singles "Dance with Me", "Bonkers", "Holiday", "Dirtee Disco" and "Shout".
- IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao
- Took part in the Band Aid 20 re-recording of "Do They Know It's Christmas?".
- He was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to music. He is a rapper in London, Greater London, England.
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