Nike Air Max 90 x Dizzee Rascal "Tongue n' Cheek"
In 2009, Tongue n’ Cheek was Dizzee Rascal's fourth studio album. In conjunction, Nike with Ben Drury, who is the creative behind the album art created a special Air Max 90 named ”Tongue n’ Cheek.”
I loved this shoe and thought, how could I show this on a stamp?
I grew up watching and reenacting The Catherine Tate show characters in the same way people role played Little Britain’s, Vicky Pollard. One of the characters was Lauren who depicted the attitude of a teenage chav, who I could see a part of me in. It wasn't a huge stretch of my imagination.
In one of the most memorable episodes, she tells a friend that she's excited to see Naughty Rascal. And who doesn't love to hear a friend mispronounce a musician? Lauren doesn't, that's who. After the deserved ridicule from her friends and not willing to accept it ”it ain't naughty rascal, it's Dizzee Rascal,” she kicks off in what we loved to repeat ”am I bovvered though? Face? Look! Bovvered? I AIN’T BOVVERED.”
In one of the most memorable episodes, she tells a friend that she's excited to see Naughty Rascal. And who doesn't love to hear a friend mispronounce a musician? Lauren doesn't, that's who. After the deserved ridicule from her friends and not willing to accept it ”it ain't naughty rascal, it's Dizzee Rascal,” she kicks off in what we loved to repeat ”am I bovvered though? Face? Look! Bovvered? I AIN’T BOVVERED.”
For this stamp I played with the idea of being cheeky as the album name implies, being naughty as Lauren mistakenly put it and thought, what happens to naughty kids?
In my house, we used to have a saying ”you don't want to eat your dinner? That's ok, get your jammies on and good night.” It is important to note that we had dinner at 18:00 every night, so potentially I could be in bed before the Simpsons were over.
So what happens to naughty kids?
I was sent to bed before the street lights even came on while other kids I later learned, thanks to Super Nanny, had the luxury of a naughty step. If only I'd know, I might have proposed that as an alternative. ”What if tonight, I don't get my jammies on and go to bed? Instead, what if I just go sit on the naughty step and think about the dinner I didn't enjoy?”
I was sent to bed before the street lights even came on while other kids I later learned, thanks to Super Nanny, had the luxury of a naughty step. If only I'd know, I might have proposed that as an alternative. ”What if tonight, I don't get my jammies on and go to bed? Instead, what if I just go sit on the naughty step and think about the dinner I didn't enjoy?”
So Dizzee Rascal or Naughty Rascal would end up on the naughty step for sure if he tried "Tongue n' Cheek with Super Nanny.
- Stampsolector