Dizzee Rascal apparently had the beat for what went on to turn out to be Beyoncé‘s smash hit “Partition” years before she had it — but he couldn’t determine what to write down to it.
In the premiere episode of GRM Daily‘s new interview series shared on Wednesday (February 21), the UK rapper reflected on what could have been.
“This time I was around in L.A. — it was 2011, 2012 or something,” he began. “I was working with these different producers and some of them gave me little beat packs. In one of them there was this beat; it was wicked. I was like, [mimics being hyped]. I just couldn’t give you nothing for it.
“And then perhaps like a 12 months later or one thing like that, I heard Beyoncé on it! … I had ‘Partition.’ I simply didn’t write to it.”
Released in late 2013, Beyoncé’s “Partition” spent a complete of 21 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 the place it peaked at No. 23. It additionally turned her tenth No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart and her twelfth No. 1 on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart – making her the third artist with essentially the most No. 1s on the chart, behind Madonna and Rihanna.
The track was licensed 4×platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2022.
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As for Dizzee Rascal, the UK native is taken into account to be certainly one of grime’s founding fathers. He launched his debut Boy In Da Corner in 2003, which went on to win a Mercury Prize and is now thought of a traditional of the grime subgenre. His follow-up tasks embody Showtime, Maths + English and Tongue n’ Cheek, the latter of which was ultimately licensed platinum within the UK.
To date, his greatest hit is 2008’s “Dance Wiv Me” with Calvin Harris. The track hit No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart and and spent 4 consecutive weeks there, changing into each his and Harris’ first No. 1 within the UK.
In 2022, Dizzee was convicted of headbutting and assaulting his ex-fiancée Cassandra Jones at her south London dwelling. He was sentenced to sporting an digital tag for 24-weeks with a nightly curfew, and was additionally the recipient of a 12-month restraining order to maintain him away from Jones.
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