Dizzee Rascal's discography.
Boy In Da Corner (2003)
The then 18-year-old's debut was a head-spinning barrage of sharp lyrics and thundering extra-terrestrial beats.
The rascal's worldview was cynical, harsh and horribly realistic, all the better wrapping for his superb lyrical flow. The album won that year's Mercury Music Prize.
Showtime
(2004)
Whatever about Dreams, where Dizzee borrowed a large chunk of 1980s pop star Captain Sensible's number one hit, Happy Talk, Dizzee Rascal's second album was a darker, denser affair as the London rapper attempted to make some kind of sense of the previous year spent in the limelight.
Maths & English (2007)
The party album as Dylan Mills started to live a little. He's still a contender and he still yelps like a scalded cartoon cat, but he knows he can also have fun by sampling Bugsy Malone tunes, getting Lily Allen round for a duet or throwing down a wicked old-school belter like Pussy'ole.
Jim Carroll