Showtime by Dizzee Rascal
Showtime is the second studio album by grime artist Dizzee Rascal. As of May 2007, the album has sold over 16,000 units in the United States—a decline on his debut album, Boy in da Corner, which sold 58,000. It's also been certified gold by the BPI selling over 100,000 copies.
He got his start as a rock-literate jungle DJ, lugging his record box into pirate radio stations. And Dylan Mills hurtles through the varied musical styles that have shaped him on this confident, atypically collaborative third effort. From the thrashy coda of “Sirens” and the Shy FX-assisted heatwave banger “Da Feelin’” to the irrepressible cheek of Lily Allen duet “Wanna Be,” <i>Maths + English</i> is a surprising, celebratory achievement with an untouchable MC at its core.
