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Dizzee Rascal awarded MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours

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Dizzee Rascal has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for his services to music.A pioneer of the grime genre, Dizzee – real name Dylan Mills – brought the genre to mainstream audiences and paved the way for future grime stars including Stormzy.The rapper and producer excelled whilst studying music as a teenager.

As well as making music, Dizzee began producing at home and also deejayed on pirate radio. In 2002, Dizzee joined the ‘Roll Deep’ crew which including other rising artists in the genre including Skepta, JME, Tinchy Stryder and Wiley.Rascal went on to win the Mercury Prize for his acclaimed 2003 debut, ‘Boy in Da Corner’ and has released six albums to date.

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