Today is a cause for celebration for hip hop heads across Europe, excited by the news that the forthcoming music game, Def Jam Rapstar, will feature ‘territory exclusive tracks’ in Germany, France and also right here in Blighty. Dizzee Rascal and Tinie Tempah have been confirmed to rep Team UK in an all-star line up of European artists.

The first two tracks announced as exclusive to the UK edition of Def Jam Rapstar are Tinie Tempah’s sensational debut single Pass Out, and the UK’s current Best British Male act Dizzee Rascal and his hit single Fix Up, Look Sharp. Hip Hop fans in France can look forward to NTM featuring Lord Ko’s Ma Benz and Sefyu’s Molotov 4, while the German version will exclusively feature Sido’s Mein Block (Beathoavenz remix) and Kool Savas’s Futurama.

The game has been developed by 4mm Games, terminal Reality and Def Jam Interactive and distributed exclusively by Konami and Autumn Games. Def Jam Rapstar is a unique and innovative idea, and is being described as the ‘first true interactive Hip Hop music game experience’ and will be arriving on consoles in the autumn. With more than 40 of the greatest hip hop songs available at release, including 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, Lil’ Wayne and more, Def Jam Rapstar allows you to be the star. You can record your rhymes onto the console camera, and then upload your video to the fully integrated Def Jam Rapstar community at defjamrapstar.com

The President and CEO of Def Jam Enterprises explained his idea behind the concept, “As I continue to travel the globe, I’m always amazed how hip hop has impacted youth culture in every country around the world”, he continued, “Each territory is creating their own movement, style, artists, and songs that resonate with the hip hop experience in their respective country. Hip hop is global, therefore Def Jam Rapstar must also be global, and provide local content providers the opportunity to represent hip hop in their own language in their own voice.”

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Tags: Dizzee Rascal, Games, Tinie Tempah