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British hip hop is a genre of music , and a culture that covers a variety of styles of hip hop music made in Scotland , England , ___MASK16___ and Northern Ireland ( The United Kingdom ). It is generally classified as one of a number of styles of urban music . British hip hop was originally influenced by the dub / toasting introduced to the United Kingdom by Jamaican migrants in the 1960s  70s , who eventually developed uniquely influenced rapping ( or speed - toasting ) in order to match the rhythm of the ever - increasing pace and aggression of Jamaican - influenced dub in the UK and to describe street / gang violence , similar to that in the US . UK rap has also been heavily influenced by US hip - hop . British hip hop , particularly that originating from London , was commercially superseded by grime , however , after a post - millennium boom period , the genre remains a hotbed of talent . Boy in da Corner is the debut ___MASK96___ by ___MASK23___ rapper and producer Dizzee Rascal . It was first released in 2003 by ___MASK58___ in the United Kingdom before being released the following year in the United States . Dizzee Rascal was 18 years old when the ___MASK96___ was released . Adam Richard Wiles ( born 17 January 1984 ), known professionally as Calvin Harris , is a Scottish ___MASK29___ producer , DJ , singer and songwriter . His debut ___MASK77___ " I Created Disco " was released in June 2007 , and was the precursor to his UK top 10 singles " Acceptable in the 80s " and " The Girls ". In 2009 , Harris released his second ___MASK77___ " Ready for the Weekend ", which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and was later certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry within two months of its release . Its lead single " I ' m Not Alone " became his first number - one single on the UK Singles Chart . The Mercury Prize , formerly called the Mercury Music Prize , is an annual music prize awarded for the best ___MASK96___ from the United Kingdom and Ireland . It was established by the British Phonographic Industry and British Association of Record Dealers in 1992 as an alternative to the Brit Awards . The prize was originally sponsored by Mercury Communications , a brand owned by Cable & Wireless , from which the prize gets its name . It was later sponsored by Technics ( 1998 to 2001 ), Panasonic ( 2002 and 2003 ), Nationwide Building Society ( 2004 to 2008 ) and Barclaycard ( 2009  14 ). The 2015 prize was sponsored by the BBC , while in 2016 it was announced that a three - year deal had been struck with Hyundai to sponsor the event . The Official Charts Company ( previously known as the Chart Information Network ( CIN ) The Official UK Charts Company and also referred to Official Charts ) is a British inter - professional organisation that compiles various " official " ___MASK29___ charts in the ___MASK22___ , including the UK Singles Chart , the UK Albums Chart , the UK Singles Downloads Chart and the UK ___MASK96___ Downloads Chart , as well as genre - specific and music video charts . The OCC produces its charts by gathering and combining sales data from retailers through market researchers Millward Brown , and claims to cover 99 % of the singles market and 95 % of the ___MASK96___ market , and aims to collect data from any retailer who sells more than 100 chart items per week . `` Pussyole ( Old Skool ) '' also known as just `` Pussyole '' and cleanly as just `` Old Skool '' , is the second single taken from British rapper Dizzee Rascal ' s third ___MASK77___ Maths + ___MASK23___ , and eighth overall . It reached # 22 on the UK Singles Chart and topped the UK Indie Singles Chart for a week . The word `` pussyole '' is a slang term for someone who is weak and generally scared , and would not back up their friends during confrontation . Tongue n ' Cheek is the fourth ___MASK77___ by British rapper Dizzee Rascal . The ___MASK96___ was released on 20 September 2009 and includes the number one singles , " Dance wiv Me ", " Bonkers ", " Holiday " and " Dirtee Disco ". It has been certified platinum by the BPI for sales of over 300 , 000 , making it the best - selling ___MASK96___ of Rascal ' s career . Dylan Kwabena Mills ( born 18 September 1984 ), better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal , is an ___MASK23___ hip hop recording artist and record producer . His music spans grime , UK garage , bassline , British hip hop , and R & B . Best known for his number - one hits " Dance wiv Me ", " Bonkers ", " Holiday ", " Dirtee Disco ", and " Shout ", " Hype " with Calvin Harris , his debut album " Boy in da Corner " is considered a grime classic and earned him the 2003 Mercury Prize . Follow - up albums " Showtime ", " Maths + ___MASK23___ ", and " Tongue n ' Cheek " have been critically acclaimed and certified gold , with " Tongue n ' Cheek " going platinum for sales exceeding 300 , 000 units in the United Kingdom . Maths + ___MASK23___ is the third studio album by British rapper Dizzee Rascal . The album went gold in the UK after selling over 100 , 000 copies . The ___MASK21___ ( currently entitled Official Singles Chart ) is compiled by the Official Charts Company ( OCC ), on behalf of the British ___MASK29___ industry , listing the top - selling singles in the ___MASK22___ , based upon physical sales , paid - for downloads and streaming . To be eligible for the chart , a single is currently defined by the Official Charts Company ( OCC ) as either a ' single bundle ' having no more than four tracks and not lasting longer than 25 minutes or one ___MASK67___ track not longer than 15 minutes with a minimum sale price of 40 pence . The rules have changed many times as technology has developed , the most notable being the inclusion of digital downloads in 2005 and streaming in 2014 . The ___MASK22___ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the ___MASK22___ ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe . Lying off the north - western coast of the European mainland , it includes the island of Great Britain ( the name of which is also loosely applied to the whole country ), the north - eastern part of the island of Ireland , and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic of Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the ___MASK23___ Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south - south - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of , the UK is the 78th - largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th - largest in Europe . It is also the 21st - most populous country , with an estimated 65 . 1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the European Union .