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While it is often assumed that the biggest in braggadocious
rap stars and smooth soul singers hail from America, the UK
has its own rich heritage. Also, whereas US musical genres are
often closed categories, over here there's been a far greater
integration of styles and influences, as Hip Hop Connection
magazine's roll-call testifies ...
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Dizzee Rascal
Emerged 2003
Influence Combining traditional hip hop bravado
and arrogance with a forward-looking approach, Dizzee
is the gloriously unselfconscious future of domestic rap.
Fact! Dizzee's debut album Boy In Da Corner
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Ms Dynamite
Emerged 2001
Influence After breaking through on the
UK garage hit 'Booo!', Ms Dynamite tempered her style
to that of a more conservative American R&B sound, scoring
chart hits 'It Takes More' and 'Dy-Na-Mi-Tee' in the process.
Fact! Female comedy troop Smack the
Pony perform a take-off of 'Dy-Na-Mi-Tee' which includes
the chorus 'li-ttle don-key'.
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Craig David
Emerged 2000
Influence For a time, Southampton's Craig David
was the archetypal modern urban artist, fusing a hip hop
sensibility with the smoothed-out vocal style of American
R&B.
Fact! Craig David is frequently mocked on TV show
Bo Selecta.
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