Songs of 2013 - Dizzee Rascal - I Don't Need A Reason

Dizzee Rascal has certainly had an interesting year. He was a prominent part of Glastonbury, covered by the BBC, tearing it down on the main stage, yet he has had a Twitter war after having a big disagreement with Radio 1 over the fact he was not getting on their playlist.

And "I Don't Need A Reason" was a tune that didn't receive much radio play. It was meant to be an official single release, but shortly after this great video was released it was seen that it wasn't making much traction on the charts, so it was never officially released as a single. I love it though! It's got Dizzee's playful rapping and his amazing flow, in combination with a heavy beat. The video is delightfully weird. There are so many moments where the people in the video are doing something crazily funny and then the scene gets repeated, multiplying the craziness!

There are always going to be people longing for the grittiness that Dizzee exhibited on "Boy In Da Corner", his debut album. Not me. The never-ending party is more a reflection of Dizzee's life now. But Dizzee has always done things in a unique way, which is what makes him one of the UK's best acts of the 21st century. Shame "I Don't Need A Reason" wasn't bigger, but I still loved it!