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[Intro] Hello, hello and welcome My name's Dizzee Rascal They call me Rascal or sometimes They call me Rasky Formally The Boy in da Corner If you're here for the fun time I'd like to tell you a bit about What this is, this is, you know Whatever you make it Whatever you perceive it to be Serious, aha Dizzee Rascal, London's finest [Verse 1] This journey starts 6 years ago In run-down housing estate in Bow East London south-east UK Was a young man lets call this young man Ray Frustrated with being around the way Would say "i'm bored" until one day Gathered up sum change and in exchange Got turntables off tony Not only were they whack, they were wooden But he took 'em Cause it was a bargain and it was a good'en And he said to himself "who wouldn't?" Why not, then he took a little trot to DJ Targets squat Stood outside of the door and knocked Asked what jungle records you got Must be something you wanna get shot, off, blot Didn't buy beats, he ready to quit, gave him the whole lot Then Ray had little click, they were hot Young gun soldiers, but it all flopped Still it didn't make ray wanna give up the fight Ray just picked up the mic, would write Lyrics while excluded No gifts and glamour included Like crime for money, dough Crime pays, didn't you know Even though ray come across slow Broke shit down, brung another new flow Made beats in the back room Teacher gave him a little spare time Then they got a little bit of radio airtime 1 AM til 3 be in school by 9 This was clearly a positive sign Learning bout beats breaks and bars Didn't chat about champagne and cars More concerned with you know, the grime Made it a touch difficult to shine Among these so-called underground stars Some resented him thus presenting Him with pure dumbness like retards It didn't matter, Ray would say, "OK" I'm gonna be a real star one day Went through dramas along the way But he stood firm pressed on with the wordplay Went through dramas along the way But he stood firm pressed on with the wordplay Went through dramas along the way Let's take a look at Ray today Today, today, today, today, today... Showtime! It's Showtime