Rapper, writer, poet and singer, Dizraeli is a hip hop tour de force. Taking on politics, love, rain, supermarkets and the nasty bits of Engurland with a sidelong smile and a twist of phrase, Diz is the BBC Radio 4 Poetry Slam winner, the 2006/7 Farrago UK Slam Poetry Champion, and a massive idiot at times.
You can listen to Dizraeli’s debut solo album, ‘Engurland (City Shanties)‘ on the ‘music’ page right now! You can also download it, order it on CD and grab the free singles ‘Reach Out’ and ‘Bomb Tesco’ (along with a killer drum and bass remix), if you click on the image below…
New News…
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Back from Glastonbury. Standing on the largest stage I’ve ever played on, looking out at all the friends I’ve ever made- it was like a dream. But with real dust, real sunlight. Thank you to everyone who supported. Big ups!
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Dizraeli has returned from the UnPlaned mission overland to Cairo and back: read the earth-quirked blog and see pictures and videos on www.unplaned.com
Recent Quotes…
“Dizraeli is a true folk hero, capturing the truth of our times with groundlevel honesty … a wealth of music, wit and wisdom. Five stars.”
Venue Magazine on Engurland (City Shanties) , January 2010.
“A genuine original, Engurland (City Shanties) successfully combines the urban and the rural in a way you wish town planners and architects would and quite simply for that reason alone nobody beats the Diz. Four and a half stars”
Monkeyboxing, Dec ‘09.
Full review here.
“[Bomb Tesco] is great man…brill track..love to play it on radio 1 but id get sacked.”
Rob Da Bank (Radio 1)
“With [Bellatrix's] stupefyingly impressive beats, Dizraeli’s intelligent, impassioned storytelling and backing from the impeccably folky yet funky band, tonight’s entertainment is rapidly elevated far beyond that of a normal hip-hop show into something quite remarkable.”
Venue Magazine, Nov ‘09.
(Dizraeli and the Small Gods at the Croft, Bristol).
“His work is incisive and often dark, cutting brutally to the heart of the matter with a directness which gives me goose bumps”
Spoonfed, Oct ‘09.
Full review here.
“Revitalizing, invigorating, stimulating … UK Hip Hop has not seen anything quite like this before.”
Certified Banger, Oct 09
Full review here.
“harmonies, guitars, fiddles, beats and scratched samples all blended seemlessly”
Death of a Robot, Oct ‘09.
Full review here
“[Reach Out] is a beautiful track that I’ll playing over and over in the weeks and months to come - an instant classic”
Certified Banger, August ‘09.
Full review here.
“Reach Out is set to become a seminal folk-hop standard”
Monkeyboxing, August ‘09.
Full review here.