DIZZEE Rascal releases his comeback single Stand Up Tall on August 23 - and you can watch the video here. Stand Up Tall is the first single to be taken from the UK garage star's second album ...

A quick refresher on the evolution of the snare drum in hip-hop music. American producers have always ratcheted the pop to beats two and four -- boom-pop-boom-pop -- which club peacocks harness to ...

I spent 15,000 words in my new ebook, Stand Up Tall: Dizzee Rascal and the Birth of Grime, reflecting on where that remarkable sound came from and what it meant; for British pop music, for Dizzee ...

If the promotional whirl accompanying the release of Dizzee Rascal's forthcoming "Stand Up Tall" single and second album, Showtime, is taking a physical or spiritual toll on the teenager, ...

The beat of one of the songs, "Stand up Tall," is straight out of a techno album, contrasting sharply with Rascal's voice as he raps about Chinese suits. The slow-moving beat and lyrical concept of ...

Straight outta . . . East London? It sounds just a little ridiculous, the mere idea of English rap -- only slightly more plausible than, say, Mexican klezmer or Motor City flamenco. But hip-hop ...

DIZZEE Rascal shot to fame back in the noughties.Chances are, ... His other top ten hits include Stand Up Tall in 2004, The Power with DJ Fresh in 2012 and Bassline Junkie.

Dizzee, the man responsible for giving us smash hits like Stand Up Tall, Dance Wit' Me, Dirtee Disco and, of course, Bonkers, announced on Friday that he'd be playing a last minute gig on Tyneside ...