N-Dubz hit out at La Roux star Jackson

N-Dubz star Dappy has hit out at La Roux's Elly Jackson following her attack on R&B.

Rising star Jackson, 21, recently dismissed the genre as "kind of empty, like hollow and not rooted in anything good or healthy".

She added: "Lyrically it's just like really, really bad - I think a lot of it just doesn't mean anything."

However, Dappy has now claimed that Jackson's remarks were ignorant, advising the singer to educate herself about R&B before commenting again.

Speaking to the Daily Star Sunday, he explained: "I'm a fan of La Roux but she needs to expand her knowledge of music. There's a much wider range and variety than she knows about and she needs to listen to it."

La Roux's self-titled debut disc is expected to top the UK albums chart today.