2003: It's time to get Dizzee with greatest year of music
Rewind to 2003. Low-rise jeans, flip phones, and chart chaos from Beyoncé, Dizzee, Kelis and more. Catch the heat on BBC Sounds or ask your smart speaker for 1Xtra.
Back to 2003 – the year MySpace launched and Crazy In Love took over the world. This playlist is packed with era-defining tracks: Fix Up, Look Sharp, In Da Club, Milkshake, Get Low, Superstar, and a Carnival-flavoured Desperado riddim. From Grime to Bashment, R&B to hip-hop – this was a golden year for big tunes and big vibes.
Listen back on BBC Sounds or ask your smart speaker to play 1Xtra – You could have the year 2003 in your pocket anywhere you go so take us with you!
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Beyoncé
Crazy in Love (feat. JAY-Z)
- Columbia.
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Dizzee Rascal
Fix Up, Look Sharp
- Fix Up, Look Sharp.
- XL.
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50 Cent
In Da Club
- In Da Club.
- Interscope.
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Mis-Teeq
Scandalous
- Scandalous.
- Telstar.
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Kelis
Milkshake
- Milkshake.
- Star Trak.
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Bunji Garlin, Machel Montano, Elephant Man, Alison Hinds & T.O.K.
Desperado Riddim Medley
- Desperado Riddim Medley.
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Jamelia
Superstar
- Superstar.
- Parlophone.
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Panjabi MC
Beware Of The Boys (Remix) (feat. JAY-Z)
- Roc-A-Fella.
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Kelly Rowland
Can't Nobody
- Can't Nobody.
- Columbia.
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Lil Jon, The East Side Boys & Ying Yang Twins
Get Low
- Get Low.
- TVT.
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Lemar
Dance (With You)
- Dance (With U).
- Sony Music.
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Ms Scandalous
Hai Hai
- Bazaar Music.
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Nas
I Can
- I Can.
- Columbia.
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Aaliyah
Miss You
- Blackground/Universal.
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Sugababes
Too Lost In You
- Too Lost In You.
- Universal.
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So Solid Crew
So Grimey (Remix)
- So Grimey.
- Independiente.
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Joe Budden
Pump It Up
- Pump It Up.
- Def Jam.
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