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Could someone please tell me why Dizzee Rascal is wearing a Phillies hat and a Yankees bomber? OH right. HE'S BRITISH.

I know--I already posted about El-P. But came into my life again, this time with his British counterpart, the foul-mouthed and ugly-sticked Dizzee Rascal. So I will tell you about their performance at The First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia.

I hope I'm not the only one who has no idea what Dizzie is saying....EVER. If there is anyone out there who can understand him, please get in touch so that I can make sure he's not talking about how ugly I am and how stupid this blog is. What is really sad is that I'm British and his blabbering is still lost on me completely. But that's not all that makes Dizzee...well, Dizzee. He's energetic, thuggish and can really put on a show, with the help of his equally thuggish accessory rapper who will never have a name. Maths + English was just released off of Definitive Jux (pop quiz: who owns this label?) and it's not that great, to be honest, but it's got something that a lot of new rap/hiphop doesn't have and that's ingenuity--and no, it's not just because of his accent. The Streets were doing this far before this young buck hit the big time.

Though the album doesn't do much for me, I will tell you that his live shows are fun and interactive, and that is always hard to achieve at a rap show, and especially one on the night of an "important" Flyers game. His stage banter seemed witty, though don't hold me to that fact since I only picked up a few words here and there--those words ranging from "MAKE SOME NOISE" to "LONDON-TOWN" to "DA HOOD". Either way, his songs are genuinely funny and have a new, dance-y and playful sound. How could you resist that little smile he gives the crowd, which seems to be a smile of commiseration: "Hey, Dizzee, the hood is rough, you know?" "YEAH--blah blabh albhlabhlalbhalhblah nonsense."

Okay, I know a lot of this blabber sounds sarcastic but I will say seriously that if I could recommend one aspect of Dizzee Rascal's whole package (balls or dick?), I would say the live show is your best bet, especially if he's opening for El-P who can never be a disappointing performer and it's a fact.

Big ups to Jedd.