Dizzee Rascal Quotes

I am looking to get into the grime rap U.K. scene.

I think the grime scene is one of the sickest, most diverse scenes ever.

People can't look down on grime anymore, it's an established British genre.

Grime's always been big at festivals. Grime's always had an underground crew.

Grime is a particular style of music. You've got electro, funk and garage; grime is its darker side. It's constantly evolving.

I grew up in south London, and I remember watching the scene pop off in East and think, 'Ahhhh, I would love to be in Bow E3 right now spitting wid Wiley and Dizzee.'

I know a lot of grime artists started off on pirate radio, but I missed that era; I was way too young.

I feel that in the underground world, there's not enough vocals out there.

Grime is now a very talkable subject.

Rap is definitely a youthful expression.

Hip-hop was fast, originally. It was always fast music.

Grime reminds me, if there is an echo, of sort of near enough like Liverpool in the very early Sixties. It's a lot of kids obsessed with music - obsessed with it.

Grime is still quite new. You can't expect national radio and national media to get it straight away.

Rap music started because they were bored of other music so they created something really new.

I'm a fan of hip-hop and I love it, I by no means am an expert on it.

I've realized that I've pioneered many things and have been a front-runner in a lot of things. I did many things ahead of time.

Hip-hop has always been evolving.

I'm happy that grime remains underground. A lot of people talk like it's some underrated or ignored genre, but to me, that's the beauty of it.

Rap is supposed to scare soccer moms.

I always make hardcore songs, hits for the block.

Really, I listen to more hip hop probably than most other things. That's where I get a lot of my influence from because it's so eclectic. So that's what I love.

Hip-hop isn't dead by any means, but it's not something I define my black identity with.

I guess I only work with versatile rappers, chameleons like Guilty Simpson, J Dilla, and Doom.

Now I will bop my head to gangsta music - I'm not going to lie.

My older sister was into grime, so she got me into it. When I was ten, I begged her to take me to my first house party, where there were decks and a mic. I ended up falling asleep standing up in the corner.