"Jus' a Rascal" | ||||
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Single by Dizzee Rascal | ||||
from the album Boy in da Corner | ||||
Released | 24 November 2003 | |||
Recorded | 2002 | |||
Genre | Grime | |||
Length | 3:27 | |||
Label | XL | |||
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Dizzee Rascal singles chronology | ||||
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"Jus' a Rascal" is the third single by British rapper Dizzee Rascal, and third and final single from his debut studio album, Boy in da Corner . The single became his third top 40 hit, peaking at number 30 and spending three weeks inside the top 75 of the UK Singles Chart.
"Jus' a Rascal" was used in an episode of Skins along with "Fix Up, Look Sharp", and in the film Kidulthood . Part of the song is also used in series three of Hustle .
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Jus' a Rascal" (clean radio version) | 3:29 |
2. | "Jus' a Rascal" | 3:27 |
No. | Title | Length |
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3. | "Fix Up, Look Sharp" (video) | 3:16 |
A music video was made for the song and is mainly filled up with Dizzee Rascal dancing. Tinchy Stryder makes a cameo in the video. The video was filmed during David Blaine's exit from the container during his Above the Below endurance stunt. [2] [3] [4]
Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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UK Singles (OCC) [5] | 30 |
UK Indie (OCC) [6] | 1 |
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [7] | 8 |
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"Loca" is a song by Dominican singer, El Cata. It achieved mainstream success by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, who recorded a cover taken from her ninth studio album, Sale el Sol (2010). It was released by Epic Records as the lead single from the album. The Spanish-language version features Dominican rapper El Cata, and was released on 10 September 2010, while the English-language version features British rapper Dizzee Rascal, and was released on 13 September 2010. It was written and produced by Shakira, with additional songwriting from Edward Bello, Armando Pérez, and Dylan Mills. The song is a Latin pop and merengue track that lyrically describes Shakira's eccentric infatuation with a man. In August 2014, a senior US district judge found "Loca" to have been indirectly plagiarised from "Loca con su Tiguere", a mid-1990s song composed by Dominican songwriter Ramon "Arias" Vasquez. The case was dismissed in August 2015 after it was found that Vasquez had fabricated the evidence he had presented in court.
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"Wild" is a single by English singer-songwriter Jessie J and the lead single from her second studio album, Alive (2013). The single released in the United Kingdom and Ireland features American rapper Big Sean and British MC Dizzee Rascal, while the single released in other countries such as Australia, the United States and the Netherlands only features Big Sean. It was written by Jessica Cornish, Claude Kelly, Dylan Mills, Joshua Coleman and Sean Anderson and produced by Ammo. The single was released as a download on 26 May 2013 in the United Kingdom. it reached #38 in the UK year-end chart, selling more than 300,000 copies. it also ended up at #71 in the Australian year-end chart, selling more than 150,000 copies.
"Something Really Bad" is a song by English rapper Dizzee Rascal, featuring vocals from American recording artist will.i.am. The song was written by Dylan Mills, Jean Baptiste, William Adams, and Jonas Jeberg (producer). The song was released on 29 September 2013 as a digital download in the United Kingdom as the second single from his fifth studio album, The Fifth (2013). The single peaked at number ten on the UK Singles Chart.
"Dance wiv Me" is a single by British rapper Dizzee Rascal, from his fourth studio album, Tongue n' Cheek. It was released on 30 June 2008 and features guest vocals from British DJ Calvin Harris and British R&B singer Chrome. The extended mix of the song also appears on Harris' second studio album, Ready for the Weekend.
"Hype" is a song by English rapper Dizzee Rascal and Scottish DJ Calvin Harris. The song was released as a single on 24 June 2016. Rascal and Harris had previously collaborated on the 2008 single "Dance wiv Me", the 2009 single "Holiday" and on "Here 2 China", a song from Harris's third studio album, 18 Months (2012).
"Money Right" is a song performed by English rapper Dizzee Rascal, featuring vocals from English rapper Skepta. It was released as the lead single from Dizzee Rascal's EP Don't Gas Me on 6 September 2018. The song peaked at number 68 on the UK Singles Chart.