Dizzee Rascal on his work with Calvin Harris & The Prodigy

Following a string of huge summer festival appearances and the big success of his Van Helden colaboration 'Bonkers' Dizzee Rascal has spoken exclusively to GIITTV, about his new single "Holiday". Which features Chrome and is produced by his 'Dance With Me' colaborator Calvin Harris, the single will be out August 31st. He also revealed his dream of doing a mash up with The Prodigy and his aim to become as 'big as the greats, like the Beatles.'


Speaking to GIITTV at Beach Break Dizzee revealed his huge ambition:

After the success of 'Dance With Me' people were asking where you were going to go from there, now 'Bonkers' has smashed it out of the water. What's the next step? 'I've got a new track that Calvin Harris has produced again, with an electric/R&B kind of vibe to it. It's called 'Holiday' and it'll be coming out in August'. You've already proven a winning formula with Harris, is there anyone you'd like to work with in the future? 'It'd be good to work with the Prodigy, get something banging out with them'. (n.b. his response to this question was so swift I have good reason to believe that this is a collaboration we may well see in the future, so watch this space. Call it a hunch.) As a general comment, how content are you with the music you're putting out at the moment and who you're working with in that process? 'I'm really happy to see the build-up; I was making kinda rough and edgy music in the beginning and still looking for credibility. Now I feel I've done alright with it, especially as I'm an independent artist so I've had to do a lot of the work on my own.' So, as a final thought, where is all of this heading? What are you hoping to achieve? 'I don't know where all this is going! I'm just looking to be as big as I can and entertain as many people as possible; I want to go down as big as the greats, like The Beatles'.

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