London, GB
hip-hop, electronic, european, instrumental
8.9bn all-time streams (6 Feb '26)
Just a few months prior to winning the U.K.'s prestigious Mercury Prize -- for Boy in da Corner, his 2003 debut album -- Dizzee Rascal's name was known only to his peers and devout followers of the garage/grime scene.

The innovative MC and producer was only 18 at the time of the album's release, but thereafter he became a chart perennial, hitting number one on the British charts four times and reaching the Top Ten with nearly every album he released.