Talk:Dizzee Rascal

message: Two different dates on top and on right pannel.....  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.154.9.227 (talk) 15:12, 18 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Age?

message: Stand up Tall was produced by DJ Youngstar, not to be confused with the other Dubstep pioneer Youngsta.
--76.170.78.141 (talk) 06:35, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Stand up Tall

message: For a good while his birth name has been given in Wikipedia as "Dylan Mills". The start of paragraph about his early life suggests he is called Mills so what on Earth is that name at the start of the paragraph?   —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.0.98.18 (talk) 01:09, 25 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Dylan Mills

message: Needs to be changed at the top to say Tongue n cheek went plat.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.134.8.58 (talk) 23:47, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Tongue and cheek has gone platinum

message: It cannot possibly be correct. He was referred to constantly (and referred to himself) as being 18/19 around the time his first album came out, yet according to this he would have been 17. The article also refers to him winning an award in September 2003 aged 19. According to the DOB listed in this article, he would have been 17 then.  (Unsigned)
mytowerhamlets.co.uk also lists 01/11/1985 (http://www.mytowerhamlets.co.uk/towerhamlets/celebs&gossip-dizzee_rascal.htm) however IMDB lists 01/10/1985 (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1476707/bio).  I'm inclined to believe IMDB. PoisonedPigeon 14:50, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  And the connection's between that and his date of birth are? --Tukogbani (talk) 12:13, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Date of Birth 

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thread_title:  BLP 

message: the track 'Pu*syhole' is shown with a *, is this how it is released?  Wiki rules (from what i remember) basically say that you shouldn't do this unless that is how the name appears on the official release, i believe its called bowdlerizing, an editor should know more about this rule.  Also there is some question (ie citation needed) about the fact that the 'dirty stank' label existed from his early days in the scene, i remember playing the instrumental singles 'go' and 'hoe' (which are not mentioned in the article)at friends houses , and one of these definatly had the 'flys around fæces' logo on it.  I also remember being under the impression that these tracks were produced by dizzee.
Hopefully someone who knows more about these things and is a good writer/researcher can look into these things, and consider them. 213.48.1.15 06:46, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Some comments

message: :Image:Dizzee rascal album cover showtime.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Dizzee rascal album cover showtime.jpg

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Dizee Rascal Album Boy in da Corner.jpg

message: There is an issue with the term "spitting" being associated with "fast rapping", which is not necessarily the case. In terms of rap vernacular, "spitting" is just another word for "rapping", "rhyming" etc... there are many MCs who use the term "spitting" and do not necessarily have a faster-paced flow (guys like Joe Budden for example). The point being made about him using a more UK Grime-like flow is definitely on point... that should be kept, but the term "spitting" is not a new term for "fast rapping". Khal 14:13, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Maybe they use it that way in England?  I deleted it.--P4k 22:41, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fast Rapping "Spitting"? 

message: The politics section seems to relate to Grime music in general rather than the subject - are the speeches referred to in relation to Dizzee in particular or simply to the music scene? If the former then it should be spelled out, if the latter then I don't see that this section belongs in this article.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.240.72.44 (talk) 18:50, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Politics section 

message: Just saw Dizzee last night supporting The Prodigy and was wondering if anyone could tell me the name of the other MC that performed with him....?  Cheers! -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:58, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dizzee's sidekick 

message: According to the article, Dizzee is "probably" the "grime artist" best known by Americans.  I've never even heard of grime.  I would venture to say that most Americans have never heard of this person, and the comment of how he is best known in the United States is opinion rather than fact.
:Everyone's heard of grime who has lived in England. If you haven't your either stupid or have been living under a rock. He's big over in the US, as he is here. And THATS fact. Get acquantied. Fix up. Look sharp. --Flashflash; 06:20, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmmm... I ended up on this page via a link on the Ting Tings... I'm in the US, into various music scenes (hiphop dance clubbing every weekend and the occasional rave) and I've never heard the word 'grime' in reference to a musical genre... It's not so much "big in the US" :-)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.251.1.204 (talk) 15:34, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: All of these posts are just your own personal point of views. If he is "big" in the USA than maybe find some data on his album/download sales for the country or possibly reviews by credible US magazines. Just saying that YOU haven't heard of him doesn't mean the other 314 Million of you haven't. Mishka Shaw (talk) 14:04, 3 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Grime artist? 

message: these references are to the same article from village voice. their usage is identical citing the same quotation from the article in the "Music and Style" section.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.240.35.138 (talk) 13:24, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  References 9/10 

message: Just a quick note to say that his birthday is actually on the 1st of November, 1985. Sorry it was bugging me.
Siobhan.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.64.105.135 (talk) 18:30, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Unfortunately Wikipedia can't accept personal knowledge which hasn't been published by reliable sources. See Wikipedia:Verifiability. Regards, HaeB (talk) 05:57, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Dizzee Rascal's birthday date

message: Please say that bit's true. Please!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.86.141.75 (talk) 22:01, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Isle of White zoo 

message: Does Dizzee not have any Afro-Caribbean blood? His surname is "Mills" which doesn't sound African at all and is actually a very common British name.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clinton Baptiste (talk • contribs) 01:05, 20 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ghanaian/Nigerian descent? 

message: Actually, his DOB really IS 18/9/1984! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxYCfbq13JM&feature=related
http://www.google.de/#hl=de&cp=31&gs_id=3&xhr=t&q=dizzee+rascal+2003+18+years+old&pf=p&sclient=psy&site=&source=hp&pbx=1&oq=dizzee+rascal+2003+18+years+old&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=bf531e7dc9381c67&biw=1024&bih=604  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.189.82.96 (talk) 12:30, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Dizzee Rascal's REAL birthday date

message: Hi - Im label manager at Dirtee Stank and want to make edits on the relevant pages. Can you assist please ?
Raeph1 (talk) 10:58, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 19 July 2013 

message: Yes, I know that using Twitter as a source is a bit weird, but I hope that we can close the issue once and for all now: 
* Dizzee Rascal, 18 Sep 2012: Thank you for all your birthday messages!
* Dizzee Rascal, 18 Sep 2013: It's my Birthday bitches!!!! Thank you for all your messages and to my fans thanks for the support!… 
* Dizzee Rascal, 1 Oct 2014: Thanks for all the birthday shouts. My birthday was sept 18th I turned 30 but I'm happy to except any money u wanna send! Serious lol ;-)
I guess that should be enough evidence that Dizzee's day of birth was the 18th of September 1984. --Mai-Sachme (talk) 12:45, 30 April 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Seems reasonable to me. A primary source can be used for noncontroversial content like this, and since it's a primary source delivered to his followers, WP:BLPPRIVACY shouldn't be an issue. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 12:51, 30 April 2015 (UTC)
replies: text:  Since no objection has been raised, I'd like to change the article accordingly. How would you source the information? --Mai-Sachme (talk) 14:12, 2 May 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd use Template:Cite tweet. Should be a fairly painless process. :) {{cite tweet|user=dizzeerascal |number=517249697866850304... The "My birthday was sept 18th I turned 30" tweet seems the most useful, but you can always add another if you feel like it. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 14:24, 2 May 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Fine, thanks! --Mai-Sachme (talk) 16:05, 2 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birthday for the umpteenth time 

message: Surprised there’s no mention of Dizzee’s most recent EP on here and his discography article. I don’t have the time to update this article alone, finding all the appropriate references to make another complete section for the EP, but I’m just putting this out here. --Dotdapple (talk) 23:15, 26 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pagans EP 

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