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.:JULY 24:. The ECHO & RESPECT Present DIZZEE RASCAL



Thursday July 24 2008
The Echo & Respect
Present



DIZZEE RASCAL
http://www.myspace.com/dizzeerascal
[Dirtee Stank Recordings-UK]

1 in the UK"ABC," as the Jackson Five once put it, "it's easy as 1-2-3": Dizzee Rascal's third album, "Maths & English," is the most complete, intense and thrilling British hip-hop record ever made. Bar none. From the Korn-inspired metal guitars of the barnstorming first single "Sirens," to the vivacious Bugsy Malone-inspired backchat of Lily Allen (on the irresistible "Wannabe"), every track on this album seems to find a new way of grabbing the listener's attention. But the amazing thing about "Maths & English" is the way the huge number of different styles and ideas that it showcases come together as the perfect vehicle for one man's voice. Whether Dizzee is going mano a mano with American gangsta rap legends Bun B and Pimp C ("Where's Da G's") or paying his dues to his UK heritage by collaborating with drum and bass legend Shy FX; whether he's sampling Lyn Collins on the straightest hip-hop track he's ever done ("Pussy'ole") or going way out there to a Martial Arts film soundtrack of knives being sharpened ("World Outside"), it never takes more than half a bar of his raw, guttural, urgent rhyming to realise you're in the presence of the Rasket. The more musical ground he covers, the easier he seems to find it to be true to himself. As if to confirm that sometimes you have to travel a long way to get really close to home, Wiz' controversial video for "Sirens" (in which Dizzee – the fur trim on his parka marking him out as a true urban fox - is hunted through concrete walkways by redcoats on horseback) was filmed on a Romanian council estate. "They've got estates over there that look just like ours," Dizzee explains, "except there are still bullet holes in the buildings and that's in the nice part. It's definitely being opened up a bit because they've just joined the EU, but away from the touristy part, it's still a deep and eerie vibe. It's like my friend over there was saying, the fa_ade is thin - it feels like anything could happen at any time, and sometimes it does." You could say the same thing about "Maths & English." On the one hand it's easily Dizzee's most upfront and accessible record to date – "Sirens" is a UK half-brother to Jay Z's "99 Problems" and full on party tracks like "Flex" and "Bubbles" will soon be turning up the heat on dancefloors the more melancholic Mercury Prize-winning debut "Boy In Da Corner" might have cleared. On the other, it's as brutally honest and potentially confrontational as anything he's ever done. "The direction changed a lot with this album," Dizzee admits. "It started out with a lot of more reflective tunes about how sad s**t is and what a f**ked up world we live in - because that was kind of where my head was at the time. But then I started listening to a lot of different music - old Outkast stuff ,Young Jeezy, Dem Franchise Boyz, D4L's "Laffy-Taffy": that whole Altanta snap thing – and it got me back into the mould of that jump up party s**t, so I wanted to make banging tunes – tunes that people can bump to and be ignorant to." While American influences were vital to the creative evolution of "Maths & English," the album never compromises its distinctively British identity. Even when Bun B and Pimp C step up to the mic. "Those are two of the most important rappers in America, as far as the hip-hop scene is concerned," says Dizzee, proudly. "These are certified gangsta rappers. The real deal. It's not a joke... And they're on a grime tune – respecting it, and understanding that I'm different, but in some way we come from the same place. For me, that's a real achievement for British hip hop." Where does the album's title comes from? "It kind of sums up my philosophy of grafting," Dizzee explains. "Numbers, words: that's what I do. The writing side is the English. The notes, the beats, the deals, the money – that's the Maths. But it's about going to school too, and how everything I've learnt since then has made me look back and reflect on that. In fact everything you're thinking, that's what it is." It's not just "Maths & English" then, but science and history and art as well: a complete education in itself.

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Plus,
CIA RECORD RELEASE PARTY


ORIGIN
http://www.myspace.com/pointof
[Project51, CIA]

Back 2 Back



MACHETE
http://www.myspace.com/machetedj
[Machete-Media, Respect]


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NOFACE
http://www.myspace.com/djnoface
[Junglist Platoon, Respect]

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MC DINO
http://www.myspace.com/dknow
[UAonTHEDL]

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Hosted By Resident MC


XYZ
http://www.myspace.com/mcxyz

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[ respectdnb - 14 Jul 2008 14:09 ]

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So so stoked. Dizzee is bad ass.

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I could die right now... i would resurect myself for this .

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that was good times, glad I made it out even though I'm tired as hell!

much love to all the familiar faces and new ones

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Great show!!!!!!

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^ yeah i know what you mean, crazy we got home good timing though, and we ate at denny's right after, =)

definately good times in the place.. so nice to see everybody!!!! I freakin miss LA

many hugs to my hooligans up thurr!

Grrreat show!

work today sucks big monkey balls though!

[ spek - 25 Jul 2008 08:52 ]

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yes yes spek, work today sucks monkey balls!

last nite was insane... good times, good vibes...

no disrespect to dizzee rascal, but APX-1 was straight sound murderin' the place last nite. outside patio vibez were fire, i had no desire to go back inside with all that 90's hip hop and foundation reggae mashin'down the place...

then back inside to watch origin blow it up with XYZ and Dino hypin' the crowd- straight killin dem!

early patio sessions were blazin' too with the dub and reggae riddims fillin' the air.

respect!!!

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agreed....apx-1...god damn..the man knows how to work a crowd...

just jam after jam after jam....as well as...

Question Mark, Xy and Dino...they all REALLY went well together last night...they all complimented each other very nicely..

kudos...proper clubnight...and yes...work is f**king SUCKING atm

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Fukkin' epic. Dizzee was off the hook. I totally missed APX-1 spinning (love when he drops hip hop). Even the bands before Dizzee were not that bad. Dizzee has some nasty nasty NASTY beats. Then No Face and Origin smashed it. I got lots of video i'll be posting. Another Thurs. in LA!!!

"liar liar pants on fire"

Re: .:JULY 24:. The ECHO & RESPECT Present DIZZEE RASCAL

Did i mention Dizzee has NASTY FUKKIN BEATS!!!

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^^^ totally agree wit dat isshh holmes!!!!

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and big ups to my man AXIOM MC from SF, hoppin' on the mic and rippin' it for a few minutes...

MCin' was on point last nite.

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i second the motion that work today does suck monkey balls!

and APX did tear up the patio, it made me want to be at a pool party... i totally missed Dizzy play, i was caught up talking and i thought he was going to play later than he did, i was so bummed. i need videos dammit!

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^^should have videos up tonite of Dizzee, No Face & Orgin sets^^

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DOPE!

I was feelin' HollywoodHolt! Downloading the mixtape now.....

and Dizee is by far one of the best UK mc's ive ever heard!

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WOW! 'FIX UP! LOOK SHARP!' right into 'BLAH! Don't make me get OLD SCHOOL!' Dizzee Rascal is a bad man! Every track was fire!
Real rudebwoy sounds.

Apex-One, or as I call him, L.A.s godfather, killed it outside all night from tons of classic hippy-hop to GnR rock and all kinds of timeless goodness.

Of course all of the other O.G. L.A. dnb heads killed it! Origin always rocks out hard behind the decks and the M.C. frenzy over the top also gets my MAXIMUM RESPECT! BOOM!

Thank you Respect.

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I just wanted to say Thank you to everyone involved with RESPECT for having me down to this insanely fun show.

It's an honor each and every time I get the chance to perform for you guys, and the club has never looked or felt stronger and more alive.

Also huge ups to the wicked MC support, good work keeping the pulse rolling...

Thank you.

-Origin

[ origin - 29 Jul 2008 15:29 ]