Dizzee Rascal Wants to Work With Marilyn Manson

Posted on Jun 3rd 2010 7:15AM by Julian Marszalek
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Unusual musical collaborations are nothing new -- just think of Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne teaming up with Miss Piggy for a rendition of 'Born to be Wild' -- but in a move more redolent of Jay-Z working with Linkin Park, Dizzee Rascal has revealed that he'd love to work with the self-styled God of F--k, Marilyn Manson.

Speaking to NME, the rapper said that Manson's visual presentation held as much allure for him as the music saying, "I know he's worked with other hip-hop artists such as DMX, but I'd want it to be bigger than that."

He continued, "I've always been a fan ... he's got the whole visual thing locked-on, alongside the music. I've got a dark side -- I'd want to explore it with him in a major, major way."

The proposed move by Dizzee Rascal may sound -- ahem -- bonkers, but what with him straddling the charts with his fourth No. 1 single in the shape of 'Dirtee Disco,' it seems that the rapper is possessed of the Midas touch. And really, could such a hook up between two such disparate artists be any weirder or less successful than Celine Dion and R. Kelly's 1998 Billboard Hot 100 chart topper 'I'm Your Angel'? Spinner thinks not.