| Artist | Dizzee Rascal |
|---|---|
| Cover | Dizzee Rascal - Raskit.png |
| Released | 21 July 2017 |
| Recorded | 2015–2017 |
| Genre | Grime[1] · hip hop[2] |
| Length | 57:19 |
| Label | Dirtee Stank · Island |
| Producer | Dizzee Rascal (also exec.) · Cardo · Darkness · Deputy · Dan Farber · Donae'o · Salva · Teddy Samba · The Arcade · The HeavyTrackerz · Wilfred Kouassi · Valentino Khan |
| Prev year | 2013 |
| Next year | 2018 |
Raskit is the sixth studio album by English rapper Dizzee Rascal. It was released on 21 July 2017 by Dirtee Stank Recordings and Island Records. It is his first studio album in four years since The Fifth (2013).[3] It was produced entirely by Dizzee Rascal alongside notable producers such as Cardo, Donae'o, Salva, Teddy Samba, The Arcade, The HeavyTrackerz and Valentino Khan, among others.
Critical reception
Raskit received generally favourable reviews from critics upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 78, based on 12 reviews.[4] Ben Cardew of Pitchfork stated that Raskit converges grime with hip hop and "retains The Fifth's deliberately divided identity, with beats that fall between grime’s crude electronic minimalism and trap’s skittering intricacy".[5] Jordan Bassett of NME labelled Raskit a "brilliant return to grime" for Dizzee Rascal and "hasn’t sounded this vital in years".[1] Andy Cowan of Mojo stated: "If 2013’s The Fifth was a rare, guest-heavy misstep that polished off rough edges to brazenly target a transatlantic audience, Raskit junks its predecessor’s egregious schmaltz for marauding bass and spartan trap backings."[6]
Track listing
Notes
- signifies an additional producer.
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[7]
- Cardo – producer (track 5, 9–11, 16)
- Colin Brain – assistant engineer (track 3, 6, 12, 14)
- Dan Farber – mixing, producer (track 7, 8, 13)
- Darkness – producer (track 1)
- Deputy – producer (track 6)
- Donae'o – producer (track 14)
- Dizzee Rascal – executive producer, mixing, producer (track 1–16)
- Jake Gordon – mixing (track 3, 6, 12, 14)
- Matthew "Formatt" DeFreitas – mixing (track 1, 4, 5, 9–11, 15–16)
- Mike Marsh – engineer (track 1–3)
- Niko – vocals (track 15)
- Salva – producer (track 3, 12),
- Teddy Samba – mixing (track 4), producer (track 4)
- The Arcade – producer (track 15)
- The HeavyTrackerz – producer (track 4)
- Wilfred Kouassi – producer (track 4)
- Valentino Khan – producer (track 2), engineer, mixer, programmer
Charts
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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References
- ^ Bassett, Jordan (20 July 2017). "Dizzee Rascal – 'Raskit' Review". NME. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (20 July 2017). "Dizzee Rascal: Raskit review – the grime kingpin reclaims his crown". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Dizzee Rascal's new album Raskit is out next month". Fact. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Reviews and Tracks for RASKIT by Dizzee Rascal". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ Cardew, Ben (21 July 2017). "Dizzee Rascal: Raskit". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ Cowan, Andy (21 July 2017). "Dizzee Rascal – Raskit". Mojo. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Raskit / Dizzee Rascal". Tidal. Retrieved July 21, 2017.