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Dizzee Rascal hits out at Radio 1
By Andy Malt | Published on Thursday 7 November 2013
Dizzee Rascal is not happy with Radio 1. Particularly the BBC station’s playlist decisions- it is yet to playlist his latest single ‘Love This Town’ – but various other things as well. This information was relayed by the rapper via Twitter on Tuesday night.
“Whoever does Radio 1 playlist, suck my dick!” he began. “I’m tired of you cocksuckers, you better stop playing me. Make up your fucking minds! I’m tired of putting up with these two-faced pricks at Radio 1! If anyone’s got a problem, let me know. All this nice guy shit’s dead!”
He continued: “Fuck Live Lounge! If I gotta keep fighting to get my shit played why bother doing someone else’s song so you can sell it on your shitty comp!”
Noting that this possibly wasn’t the best way to air his grievances, he nonetheless continued: “Going against Radio 1 ain’t smart, but I’m tired holding it down and being a good little nigger. You’re full of shit, bar the specialists”.
Finally, for good measure, he wrote: “When Americans get played in on Radio 1 they make allowances for profanity but if it’s coming from the nigger down the road it’s a problem!”
In a statement to NME, a spokesperson for the BBC station said: “Radio 1 has given Dizzee huge support over the last decade, and while not every song can make the cut, we have playlisted three singles off his current album, so we were very disappointed and really surprised to read these comments”.
Dizzee’s Twitter account has lain dormant since the outburst. However, his Facebook page this morning is bigging up the Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball, which I think speaks volumes. Maybe.
