Dizzee Rascal is Number 1 On his own label….AGAIN!

Allo Mate

A wise man told me ‘difference always wins’. He wern’t a great historian or theologian, it was Icie from gospel group ‘commission’ that said that still lol Still a cool dude though!

When he said that I thought about it for a while and realized it’s quite a fair statement to make. 

Think about IT…

Jesus…different!

Michael Jackson…different!

Elvis…different!

David Beckham…different!

Kirk Franklin…different!

Mohammed Ali…different!

Dizzee Rascal…DIFFERENT!!

Now Dizzee came from the same background as me. Grew up on a council estate in East London, typical London boi!

He started MC’ing and was unique from the offset. His rhymescheme, his concepts, his tone of voicewas second to none! You could tell it was him by just hearing him say one word. He stood out!

He was doing grime music at the time…the same as everyone else. Same old eskimo dance and sidewinder hype ting but he changed the face of underground grime by stepping out of the box i think.

I think him along with Wiley were veterans! Dizzee in my opinion started commercial grime. Tracks like ‘Fix Up..Look sharp’, ‘Jus a Rascal’ and ‘I luv u’ were so different at the time. He took a leap and decided he wanted to be different and it worked for him.

He got a few album deals and left his label. Now he’s set up his own label and has already had a number 1. He just got his second number 1 this week with a track called ‘Bonkers’.

Considering where he came from this track is the epitomy of DIFFERENT!

God knows what to call it lol but the fact of the matter is people who set themselves apart from the rest and try to bring something fresh new and different seem to always get the best results.

I respect what Dizzee has done but I aint a fan of his lyrical content sometimes. Promoting violence and pre marital sex is something I will never support. Props to him though. What he has achieved is alot. Being a typical guy from the endz to various top charted songs!

My advice and something I’ll take on board is whats Icie said…’different always wins’. Don’t follow fashion. Be yourself and the best you can be. Everyones unique in their own way. Get the best out of what you’ve been given and try to bring something new to the table. Me as a Christian artist will always find ways to be different and share the message of Jesus to everyone in a way they’ll understand and enjoy!

Also remember that we all need Jesus! Congrats to Dizzee on the number 1 but if he aint got Jesus he’s still lost and when this worlds done his number 1 will not be what is judged on judgement day.

God grants wisdom and this is just a reminder of how much this is needed. Dizzee has a number 1 but will always be remembered for this interview on Barack Obama. ‘If you don’t have Jesus your lost’!