Maths + English, by Dizzee Rascal (CD on XL)

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This record left our Mingus Rude feeling happy.

Mingus Rude here this week with a pile of audio supplements for the weekend and the rest of your life. First up is the third lp installment from Dizzie Rascal: "Maths & English" (XL) in which he makes an attempt to escape his grime background. Making a stance with old school hip hop references, beats and rhyme styles as on the single "Sirens". More hip hop than grime with additional production from Cage, Futurecuts and Jungle don Shy FX on track 8, the lyrics are the usual self referencing worldview on the music industry, drugs, cash, girls. Of interest to all you indie kids is the Arctic Monkeys sample on "Temptation", a Lily Allen collaboration on "Wannabe" styled on the Bugsy Malone musical, still there's humour aplenty in their dissection of wannabe gangsterism.
I'm comin' back at yer now I've survived the onslaught that is the both the Wiley and Dizzie lp's, phew! things sound proper heavy in the world of grime. The word is Wiley sticks to his roots and his background in Grime life-check out the sub Garage licks on "Playtime is Over" (Big Dada). Meaning, he's still in London whilst Dizzie get's (to Kent allegedly) out to escape beef, reinventing himself with more of a rap- hip hop stance, nifty collaborations, pop and James Brown breaks.

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Dizzee Rascal returns with new album ‘Maths & English’. On the one hand it’s easily his most accessible record to date. On the other, it’s as brutally honest and confrontational as anything he’s ever done.     Check out first single ‘Sirens’ – with it’s explosive and provocative video and Korn-inspired metal guitars. It’s already the UK’s answer to Jay-Z’s ‘99 Problems’. Or the Lyn Collins-sampling ‘Pussy’ole’, which is the straightest hip hop track he’s ever done.The album also features a host of special guests, including the vivacious backchat of Lily Allen on ‘Wanna Be’, the Shy FX-produced ‘Da’ Feelin’, and the gangster rap anthem ‘Where’s Da G’s’ with US legends Bun B and Pimp C (UGK). Then there’s the reggae infused ‘Temptation’ which samples Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys.   While ‘Maths & English’ may have been inspired by a huge number of different styles and influences, the album retains its distinctively British identity and only goes to enhance that Dizzee Rascal really is one of the greatest musical talents Britain has ever produced.

   1. World Outside
   2. Pussy'ole
   3. Sirens
   4. Where's Da G's
   5. Paranoid
   6. Suck My Dick
   7. Flex
   8. Da Feelin'
   9. Bubbles
  10. Excuse Me Please
  11. Hard Back (Industry)
  12. Temptation
  13. Wanna Be
  14. You Can't Tell Me Nuffin'

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