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Noughties British rapper with five No.1 singles reveals he has retrained as a plasterer and nobody realised who he was until the end of the course


One of the most successful British rapper's with five No.1 singles has revealed he retrained as a plasterer and nobody knew who he was.

The rapper burst onto the UK hip-hop scene with his Mercury Prize-winning debut album Boy in da Corner in 2003. Dizzee, who got his start as a DJ at the tender age of 14, parlayed that early success into a career that has spanned 25 years and prompted many to dub him a pioneer of UK hip-hop and grime music. He has also scored four number one UK singles – Dance Wiv Me, Bonkers, Holiday and Dirtee Disco, and collaborated with the likes of Robbie Williams, Calvin Harris, and Ty Dolla Sign.

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