Dizzee Rascal

As a kid, I felt I had it bad - and people where I came from did - but if I'd been in a similar position in America, it could've been 10 times worse. We have the NHS. We don't have slums like I've seen in the Deep south, or shocking intolerance.

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I don't think I was ever really a normal kid. I always wanted to do it big, and so I was always on the lookout for strong people I could learn from.

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I go everywhere quiet - like a ninja. Always have done. Think big, move quiet.

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My London is racy. Hyper. Unpredictable. Uncontrollable. Er. Intense.

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That's the difference between me and a lot of rappers. So many are unfit, just puffing all the time.

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I think there's loads of undiagnosed depression where I came from. Post-traumatic stress disorder as well. Some of the things you see as a kid are like the things you'd expect to see in a war zone, but there's no one to talk to about it because running to a psychiatrist ain't the thing.

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