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Dizzee Rascal and Tinie Tempah

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Today I wanted to talk about an artist who has definitely not seen enough air time here in The United States. Dizzee Rascal is a hip hop artist out of England, and he also happens to be pretty famous over there. Which is why it is such a shame that most people in the States have no idea who he is! Now this song is one of his most popular songs out there, charting at number one for a long time on the UK music charts. Now this song brings up something that I have seen within the music industry pretty much from the start. Dizzee Rascal happens to have hit on this idea of rapping to an electronic house back track, creating something that is extremely energetic and hype. This style of rapping and hip hop music, in general, is starting to become extremely popular now, especially in the US. The reason I bring this up is because I want to point out some of the creative genius and trendsetting status Dizzee Rascal has. This song came out in 2009 (which seems forever ago and right behind us at t