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\n\t\tImagine hiring a plasterer and Dizzee Rascal turns up at your house (Picture: Andrew Benge\/Redferns)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tImagine hiring a plasterer and Dizzee Rascal turns up at your house (Picture: Andrew Benge\/Redferns)<\/p>\n
Legendary 00s rapper<\/a> Dizzee Rascal<\/a> has revealed he has retrained as a plasterer, adding another accomplishment to his already lengthy list<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Bonkers hitmaker, 40, is considered a pioneer in British hip hop and grime music<\/a>, and has garnered five number one records in the UK.<\/p>\n But Dizzee, real name Dylan Kwabena Mills, could one day be skimming your walls after spending \u00a31,495 to become a plasterer during the COVID-19 pandemic<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Baseline Junkie rapper shared that he became qualified with a City and Guilds Certificate in Plastering after attending Able Skills Construction Training in Dartford.<\/p>\n Despite saying that he had forgotten the skills that he learned on the course, Dizzee felt he \u2018needed to learn to do stuff.\u2019<\/p>\n \u2018I did a plastering course for however long. I forgot how to do it, I got the certificate and everything,\u2019 he told Fix Radio.<\/p>\n \t\t \t\t \u2018In the pandemic yeah, for some reason I felt like I needed to learn to do stuff. Big up Able Skills it was wicked.\u2019<\/p>\n However, the musician said that some of his fellow coursemates were \u2018miffed\u2019 he had enrolled, asking \u2018what\u2019s he doing here?\u2019<\/p>\n Some didn\u2019t recognise him, not realising they were sharing a classroom with an Ivor Novello and Brit Award winner.<\/p>\n \u2018Towards the end, there was a couple dudes I\u2019ve been with them for weeks. They were like \u201cHey, oh my Go,d it\u2019s you, hey man, he\u2019s rich man, he\u2019s famous man\u201d.<\/p>\n \u2018Right at the end is when they clocked it.\u2019<\/p>\n The London artist has several well-known singles under his belt, including Dance Wiv Me, Holiday, Fix Up Look Sharp, and You\u2019ve Got The Dirtee Love.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\t He is credited as one of the greatest rappers of all time, as well as the artist to bring UK rap into the mainstream.<\/p>\n He has worked with many huge artists, including Calvin Harris, Arctic Monkeys, Florence + The Machine, Robbie Williams, and Shakira.<\/p>\n Dizzee has put out eight albums, with the latest, Don\u2019t Take It Personal, released last year.<\/p>\n In 2020, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Birthday Honours for services to music.<\/p>\n In 2022, he was given a community order with a 24-week curfew and a 12-month restraining orde<\/a>r and must wear an electronic tag after appearing in court to face sentencing for assaulting his ex-fianc\u00e9e Cassandra Jones<\/a> in 2021.<\/p>\n The grime star was\u00a0found guilty of attacking\u00a0<\/a>Jones, with whom he shares two children, with a judge concluding he had been \u2018abusive and aggressive\u2019.<\/a><\/p>\n Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff<\/a> page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n Arrow![\"Dizzee](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2180841186.jpg\")
\n\t\tThe rapper, real name Dylan Kwabena Mills, became a qualified plasterer during lockdown (Picture: Andrew Benge\/Redferns)<\/p>\n![\"Paramount+](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2184826244.jpg\")
\n\t\tHe spent more than \u00a31,000 learning the new skill (Picture: Tim P. Whitby\/Getty Images for Paramount+)<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1201691223.jpg\")
\n\t\tThe multi-award-winning artist wasn\u2019t immediately recognised by some of his classmates (Picture@ David M. Benett\/Dave Benett\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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