UK rhymemaster Dizzee Rascal wrapped up his most recent U.S. tour last week and zipped back to Europe, where he’ll be playing a slew of festivals throughout June and early July. But stateside fans shouldn’t fret as they’ll now have a second chance to catch the Definitive Jux MC with seven newly announced tour dates this July.
Dizzee will kick things off once again on the East Coast with a headlining gig at New York’s Highline Ballroom before hitting Chicago to claim the highly coveted spot of hip-hop ambassador to day two of the infamous Pitchfork Music Festival (others include Public Enemy on day one and Ghostface and Raekwon on day three) where he’ll take the stage alongside hipster darlings Vampire Weekend, No Age, Jay Reatard, and more. From there he’ll make a sharp turn north to hit Toronto before veering West again for Austin, Denver, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
Dizzee Rascal tour dates:
July 18 NEW YORK, NY Highline Ballroom
July 19 CHICAGO, IL Pitchfork
July 20 TORONTO, ON Rogers Picnic
July 21 AUSTIN, TX Emo’s
July 22 DENVER, CO Cervante’s
July 24 LOS ANGELES, CA Echoplex
July 25 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Mezzanine
Dizzee spent the month of May hopping city-to-city with Definitive Jux head honcho El-P and indie hip hoppers Busdriver and Kidz in the Hall in support of the North American release of Maths + English. The album, which hit stores April 29th, contains four bonus tracks not included on the UK version. Digital versions on iTunes, eMusic, and Amazon each contain an exclusive remix not on the physical disc.
Somewhere between tour stops, Dizzee took a breather long enough to speak to Hip Hop DX, Ruby Hornet, SixShot.com, and Shabooty, where he shed light on the British hip-hop phenomenon ‘grime’ that he helped create, as well as staking his claim in the U.S. hip hop scene after already having toured with the likes of Justin Timberlake, Jay Z, and Red Hot Chili Peppers overseas. He also sat down with PaperThinWalls to give them an inside scoop on his questionable driving practices back home. Buy your tix to the above dates now and cross your fingers that the London police officers are kind enough to turn the other cheek.
Listen to Dizzee Rascal “Where’s Da G’s” feat. Bun B from Maths + English (Definitive Jux)
http://dailyrindblog.com/audio/dizzeerascal_wheresdags.mp3
Watch Dizzee Rascal “Where’s Da G’s” feat. Bun B from Maths + English (Definitive Jux)
http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?vid=215497