What's so special about the British rap pack?

It used to be an embarrassment for the record industry. Now British rap is riding high with Dizzee, Tinchy, Tinie, Professor Green and Rizzle Kicks topping the charts. Even Simon Cowell is getting in on the act. Alexis Petridis reportsIt's mid-afternoon, six hours before the gig is scheduled to take place, and the teenage girls have already started to assemble on the pavement outside London's Roundhouse. They peer in at the two 19-year-olds sitting with their backs to the window. Jordan Stephe...

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