London-bred rapper Dizzee Rascal crossed the pond and stomped into our New York studio to give us a quick lesson in British hip hop slang. Take out your pen and pad and prepare to be enlightened.

Dizzee had moved on by second album Showtime (2005), then gloriously gate-crashed the pop mainstream with “Bonkers”, staying true to London language even as his delight at his success beamed from ...