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Alright my caucasian, blud, fam, pussy
Skepta's flow is just ok, but the production here goes hard.
Kind of cringe
I was expecting this to be terrible and I wasn't disappointed. Way too much talking rubbish fast (or hip hop as it is sometimes known) on this list. Sigh.
This literally caused me to fall off the 1001 Albums bandwagon for a good two weeks because I kept swinging wildly between liking it and thinking it was bad. I still have no idea but I just have to move on with my life guys. I'm giving it a 3. I thought some of it was clever and some of it was offensive.
Search Aries Spears on YouTube for his take on british rappers.
My half-rap-educated white ass wants to say that right about the time the US record labels and radio monopolies finally conquered Hip-Hop and turned poetry and street reportage into anemic trap beats and rhymes about money and sex, Grime reached down, picked up the mic, and repped real life. Bless these hard life poets and bless the UK for still calling stupid what it is, instead of turning it into a religion like we have.
not my thing
I don't mind Skepta at all but I've never really clicked with him at all.
British rap is so hard to take seriously when you consider American gangster rap. Like okay, crumpet, you're so tuff.
5/10 This album is that extremely paired-back British hip-hop/rap that never managed to make the leap across the pond. I don't mind the album - most of the beats are very good - but I find the lyrics generally insipid (with occasional forays into talking about race, which is not), and no actual standout tracks. Not my cup of tea.
Har ikkje høyrt heile albumet men er ikkje så fan av dei få eg høyrde.
i don't like hip hop
The beats are decent and I do like the British accent. Didn't listen to the lyrics. Didn't annoy me. Two stars.
A little bit of grime music goes a long way with me. While I can recognise that it's a good example of the genre, an album is a lot to listen to at once. Some of the talkie interludes were kind of annoying and pointless, too.
Grime. Who knew. Sounded like I was talking to a Torontomandem. Good flow - good beats - a bit repetitive at times. Would definitely spin some of the tracks again though.
My feeling for most of these songs was “great intro, and then it tones down and gets repetitive after a while”.
Ik zette dit op, en ging toen heel snel kijken: hoe lang duurt dit album eigenlijk? O gelukkig, maar 43 minuten. Tanden op elkaar en het geouwehoer aanhoren. Want muziek ontbreekt grotendeels, het is vooral gepraat, alsof je potdomme een cd van Ome Henk zit aan te horen. Agressief gedreutel en het eindigt in een explosie. En gezien de titel is het ook nog Ome Henk in het Japans ('Ben ik daar ook al bekend dan?' 'Neeheeee, jij niet nee, maar wel een zeeeekere Karamiko, die al jouw avontuuuren in het Japans heeft opgenoooomen. Luuuuister maar.')
Skepta kende ik wel. Maar het was nooit in mij opgekomen een heel album te luisteren, laat staan dat ik gedacht had aan deze meneer bij de 1001. Extra leuk dat een snob wel aan Skepta heeft gedacht. De opzet van de rap met de krachtige dubstep-beats doet sterk aan Dizzee Rascal denken. Ik kan mijn tekstje onder zijn album hier wel herhalen. Toch vind ik dit iets fijner. Dizzee kreeg een bonuspunt als vertegenwoordiger van een fijn genre. Dit album van Skepta heeft dat bonuspunt niet eens nodig.
Vooraf dacht ik, nou daar gaan we weer met hiphop. Dat wordt helemaal niks, snel erdoorheen en afzeiken. Maar ik heb me hier toch aardig mee vermaakt. De teksten zijn soms net zo kinderachtig als van de Muricaanse collega's, maar ik stoor me er hier net wat minder aan. Het geheel wordt begeleid met hele dikke beats en dat vormt toch een soort afwisseling met de soms kale hiphop die we vaker krijgen. Prima voor een keertje, 3 sterren. Want laten we wel wezen, ik ga dit nog steeds niet zomaar uit mezelf opzetten.
I was pleasantly surprised by this album. The worst track on it has to be the one with Pharrell.
1048 - "Here's your juice box and orange slice. Thanks for coming."
Pretty fire honestly, I've been sleeping on the brits when it comes to rap. Strong beats with some great electronic stuff on the side. Skepta's both witty and powerfully honest, denouncing superficiality with razor-sharp lyricism. This record takes its old-school American influences and creates a blend that is also true to its English origins.
This was a pretty awful hip hop offering about a delusional man who needs you to know that he's the best and that 3 is a number. 2/10
The production in this album is as clean and subby as you could possibly hope, but it’s ultimately a pretty dull affair. Like so much of English rap I’ve heard, especially the “garage” variety from which this seems to be an offshoot, the beats are kinda quirky and the hooks are abysmal but then they repeat them ad nauseum until anything that was cool about them has been scrubbed clean.
Rappers gonna rap Not always to my delight I did not like this
Man. The Numbers don’t lie on this one.
Man
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oh finally some international rap! I dont listen to much of it, but drill and grime has this really great pace to it that keeps me invested. Great beats all around, even if you have to wade through the odd sketch.
More den Grime. Mandem. Gowan then. Are you stoopid
I don't say this often enough, I don't like London. It has a unique vibe of being up its own arse, and that's kind of the feeling I get from this album. This is the kind of music 14 year old white boys play too loud in public, that's literally how I know some of these songs. It had a high hill to climb from the start, even though I wanted to give it a chance and not disregard it as someone that's never liked Grime or London hip-hop. What more can I say? There's a skit of people shouting p***y at each other over Call of Duty voice chat...
I've heard of Skepta and know he's big in the UK. Listening to this album sure was an experience and not a good one. The beats are boring, the flow annoying and the skits cringe. I don't know if it's just because I'm unfamiliar with rap from the UK but it just didn't sound good to me 1/5
the skits and the rapping are pretty good. but grime and soundcloud beats from this era has aged terribly. 2.5
I was a huge fan of Memeulous in 2016 so listening to this felt like a very long nostalgia sessiom
Listened
After a while I thought it was decent. Some good beats, okay rapping, headnodding, toetapping. Then I realised I was only on track 4 and there were heaps more to play. And that’s my biggest drawback with this album. It is too one dimensional and seems much longer than it is. The skits don’t help much either. Could have been a 3, but I got too bored midway through
It’s a mediocre Brit hip hop album. Flows are all the same everywhere. Arrangement is kinda bad too. His voice is good. Would like to hear he sing tho.
never heard of Skepta before heading into this album, but i really had a blast with this album. i think that the UK rap scene is so slept on, and i say that as an American that hasn't done my due diligence to explore it more. Skepta's rhymes and his features are solid throughout, the beats are great, and the album as a whole provides enough balance to keep you interested the whole time great stuff - really looking forward to exploring more of his content
A lot of times I find British rappers sound a little corny, and there were parts of this album that fit that description, but I thought this was great and I was digging the flow throughout all of it. Also wasn’t expecting a Pharrell appearance, so that was cool. Would listen to again in a heartbeat.
English rappers always make me giggle. Maybe it's because they sound tough, but I know they don't have a gun. He's got a good flow, but every song sounds the same.
I'm sorry but I tried. British rap is produced well, the beats are pretty damn good no matter who raps it. The lyrics aren't too bad. But the way it's delivered just throws me off. I'm sure if I was British I can assure you I would like it, hell as an American there is *something* to like, but not for me. Not the worst but I surly don't like it.
alright, another totally new one for me. never heard of the artist, so looking forward to the new. he’s talented and has some good grime production, but i’m just so bored with crime rap at this point in my life. yawn
Not for me.
Issss wtf je ovo? Prestrašno. 1/5, 1/10
Example of a genre I guess
really like this genre, so i was excited when this album came. it started off good, but then it fell off. so yeah 3 star
Por un lado no entiendo por qué está en esta lista este disco, pero al mismo tiempo me encanta cuando esta lista me hace escuchar buenos álbumes de géneros como el rap o así. El disco bien, me hypeaba mucho, pero en una segunda escuchada más tranquilo varias canciones me resultaron molestas o difíciles de escuchar.
I'm not averse to uk rap which is probably why I am rating this so high, but I think there's better uk rap than this.
Not for me.
Kind of cool grime but sort of repetitive.
London’s finest. Winning; Sheen
this was suchhhh a moment and the fact that skepta produced most of the songs is so impressive!! it's pretty awesome still. I like it :) I think the long vocal outros I could do without haha but basically the 6 song run between the young lord song and that's not me gooooooes. I have very fond memories of listening to shutdown in Adam's car..
8/11/26. A new artist discovery for me, really enjoyed Skepta's delivery and storytelling, plus the gritty nature throughout. Slowly expanding my knowledge of British rap.
Pues gracias porque ahora sé que es el grime, me pareció interesante ese beat. Skepta, mucha habilidad para fluir en esas bases pero, no es culpa del album que a mi ya no me cautive tanto el rap
Big loud exciting, great flow and production. Great listen. I also like that it scares Yanks on this site by having them listen to rap not in an American accent :0 imagine the horror
Par for the course Hip hop / rap album. Not much interest for me
I was skeptacal that I was going to like this and my doubts were confirmed. Some of the beats are kinda interesting, especially the QOTSA sample on “Man”, but I find Skepta’s flow kind of annoying. The skits do really detract from the experience. Eh, maybe I kinda dig it.
Whatever this sub-genre of rap/hip-hop is isn't my favorite. I might be more old school like pretty much all of my music taste.
This adds to the pile of fine records ive heard recently. Not great not bad in any way. Its just OK in the end. Wasn't really expecting a drill of grime British thing. That was a surprise. Im not huge on alot of UK hip hop. Some stuff breaks through but I wouldn't say im big on it. Shout out to little Simz. Grime or drill though has never done it for me. Im more of a production guy than a lyrical miricle guy. So this just put its xp points into the wrong skills for me. The raps are good for sure just dont carry the whole thing like they feel they are supposed to. Amd the backing tracks are just OK. More subdued than im looking for alot of the time. Some moments pump it up a bit but still too low key. Also Pharrell is here and for whatever reason fuck that guy. Cant stand him. Minor gripe but still. Just OK and thats it.
Skepta organized an illegal release party for the single Shutdown in spring 2015. Young Londoners hurdled over a ten foot fence to get in. He later said the image perfectly captured what he was doing in the industry. If you cannot get in, climb the fence. This is either the most poetic artist statement of 2016 or a public liability issue. Possibly both. The album took three years and four release date changes to arrive. When it finally landed in May 2016 it outsold Beyonce's Lemonade and Drake's Views in its first week as an independent release on his own label with no major label backing. He then won the Mercury Prize over David Bowie's Blackstar, which caused the kind of controversy that only happens when someone is completely right and everyone else needs a moment to catch up. Eight of the twelve tracks were produced by Skepta himself, which gives the album a consistency of sound that most hip hop records twice its budget cannot achieve. The production is cold, minimal, and deliberately angular in a way that sits closer to The Prodigy's surgical aggression than to the maximalist architecture of Tupac, Biggie, Dre, or Ice Cube. That is a different address and a shorter commute from where I actually live. 3 out of 5. Three stars for an independent artist who climbed the fence, changed the date four times, outsold Beyonce, and won the Mercury Prize without asking anyone's permission. Sometimes a clean honest 3 is the most respectful thing this series can offer.
Me encanta el rap británico, buen álbum. Un poco básico para las letras y los ritmos
I was surprised how much I liked his rap style and the record is very well produced Pharrell certainly helped with that.
I love me some UK Grime and Skepta is one of the best to have done it. Minus the skits (too long, too frequent), this is a solid album. The bars are pretty much immaculate and the beats are solid. I love the JME (his brother) got a verse as well. I might actually take JME over Skepta, but no one is asking.... If you liked this, do yourself a favour and check out Headie One's "Back to Basics" featuring Skepta and beats by Floating Points. That track is Grime perfection 4.5*
Ultra MEH
Listened before?: nope Konnichiwa - 3/5 Lyrics - 3/5 Corn on the Curb - 2/5 Crime Riddim - 3/5 It Ain't Safe - 2/5 Ladies Hit Squad - 1/5 Numbers - 4/5 (bonus points for Pharrell feature/production) Man - 4/5 Shutdown - 4/5 That's Not Me - 5/5 Detox - 3/5 Text Me Back - 2/5 Average score: 3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ eh, i don't think i'm entirely sold on grime as of yet. there was a moment toward the end of the album where the quality and production notably improved, however. it just wasn't enough to make up for what we're mostly lackluster tracks side note: call me ignorant but as an american, i just can't take the roadman shit seriously. it doesn't sound nearly as convincing when you actually live in a country with high gun ownership (and gun violence). hip-hop culture has been very influential on a global scale so it doesn't surprise me. it's just a little laughable
69/100. It has some really standout grime tracks. I was quite surprised. I thought Shutdown was much older than this. I saw it was released in 2015, but I thought I heard it so many years earlier. It has some really strong and heavy beats, I like it for the most part, not quite consistent enough. Konnichiwa, Shutdown and That's Not Me are the clear standouts.
Kind of corny sounding British rap
The kind of rap music that makes me feel out of touch and old. That's probably a good thing though.
Enjoyed this immensely
Not as bad as some of the other British rappers we’ve heard on here. This one you can actually kinda take seriously.
Lyrically amusing at times but honestly who listens to this and enjoya it. It’s not really music
1001 albums and no MF DOOM. Smh... I thought this was gonna be a racist album double feature after the first track. British rap man... Pretty rough. Every song no matter how tough it sounded I couldn't help but think of British rap memes. (https://youtu.be/Kw3y1LoUybI?is=N6Ka9Yfp63rajxYx). If the production was good I couldn't tell, every song sounds like a takedown/flex/diss track which sucks. Favorite(s): Least: Numbers Detox 1/5
Fav: Text Me Back, Detox L: Numbers 1.5 Sounds like what a British Jaxon would listen to. Some songs were really repetitive but I either warmed up to it or it got better by the end. Maybe I’ll have to listen to it backwards to find out
The echoey piano in the title track is uninspired. Actually pretty much all of the percussion and samples are super uninspired. The blao blao airhorn is a funny sound, but basically every sound including that one sounds like it was just dragged into the timeline from a default FL Studio sample pack. No further production except making it more grating. To be fair, I think some music ends up over-produced. I had a tendency to over-produce in some of my music classes. To be fair, I think some "just use the default" stuff is really good. The stardew valley soundtrack is mostly just default synths and samples. But everything is arranged in a much more interesting way than what I'm seeing here. So because of stardew's strengths, the default sounds come across as endearing. On this album, it comes across as boring and lazy. Bro thinks he's biggie 💀 doing a phone recording thing on corn on the curb. Cringe. Idk man, this sounds like a YouTube diss track. Like idubbbz or something. His flow is okay. It's never very impressive. It's never very artful. It's never very catchy. It's just okay. Genuinely unlistenable at times. It ain't safe is ear-grating. I imagine my listening experience on this one is similar to y'all's experience watching Don's Plum. "Getting laffy taffy with the hoes" kinda goes hard tho. "Ladies Hit Squad" tries something at least a little bit with the mree mree thing. Unfortunately, it sounds awful. It's annoying. "Don't eat pussy? Liar, you're just a actor." (Sopranos reference) Waait Sopranos diss tracks would be awesome. Chrissy rapping about Ton' would be aaaawesome. W: numbers L: corn on the curb, it ain't safe 1/5
British rap gets me as excited as lint in a washing machine
It's not bad. Some parts are WAY to repetitive and he leans into the electronica too much for my liking but he's got good flow. As far as Brit-hop goes I enjoyed it.
The album that put grime in the music map,
Strangely compelling.
Having worked as a teacher in East London, and lived in North London (a couple of miles away from where Skepta went to school) for 10 years as a young, white adult, this brings back memories of children that I used to teach - the struggles that they had with themselves and other people, the way they spoke to each other and their constantly evolving language, the importance of 'fam'. So, even though Grime isn't my go to, and before yesterday I hadn't listened to anything by Skepta, I enjoyed this. I can recognise the narratives through others. Favourite tracks are Crime Riddim and Text Me Back, the backing tracks are quietly haunting and effective but not distracting from the lyrics and the album remains pretty consistent throughout. I may get around to checking out some of his earlier work. A low 4 stars.
Could have done without the skits, fam, but given that British rap is a bit of a blind spot for me, I enjoyed this.
Influential in the sense that grime got sent into the global market through this album, but it's just not my jam.
The uk rap scene has to be commended for sounding distinct from what was coming out of the US at the time. There's elements of gangster themes here but not to the extreme. The skits typically have no real punchline which makes them kinda weak. Standout lines from shutdown: You say you're a muslim, say you're a rasta say you don't eat pork, don't eat pussy liar! You're just an actor.
OK. The British context made it a bit more interesting than American hip hop of it's day. Nothing I need to revisit though.
Not bad for British rap but then why should I listen to British rap?
A British rapper trying to be gangsta? I don’t think I care.
Its a 4...trust me daddy
I once firmly declared that no white person should nor could ever sing Bob Marley. Like other reviewers someone from the UK foraying into Hip-Hop struck me as wrong. The hard streets of Manchester, or Liverpool. When I think of hard UK living I think of Steven Regal Blackpool. Em put his own stamp and made Hip-Hop his own. I suppose I am just not that familiar with the UK scene, and this album doesn't inspire me to want to be.
Fairly good rap, but very repetitive self-promotion lyrics.
I was soooo disappointed by this album! It started of really good, but then I don't know what happened but I got so bored! I had the feeling that all the tracks were similar, and they were all lacking something, but I can't put my finger on what is missing. 2.5/5
it's just not enjoyable. Drags on. Cheesy ahh lyrics.
I didn't hate this album but it felt too repetitive in the beats and flow of the rap. Nothing really spoke or stood out to me.
I consistently enjoyed this. It's catchy and cohesive, and I liked hearing a British rapper on the list. Skits are always lame, but even with those the album doesn't overstay its welcome. No Rolex timepiece, no Hublot kettle!
I promised myself to listen to the next hip-hop/rap album forced on me. Not sure if this qualifies really as it is also classed as grime which perhaps makes it a bit more accessible?? The British angle helps too of course. Incredibly, although I had never heard of Skepta and doubt I would ever listen to this again, I did manage to pay attention to it all the way through. At least I could understand about 75% of what I heard on this one; stories of a side of society I am happy to be worlds away from. I even smiled at some of the lyrics like when he complains that he “ain’t no Chippendale” after being strip-searched after an arrest! Another good line was “I'm looking for a girl with the X factor but I don't judge like Simon does”. Fireman Sam even got a mention at some point. “Text Me Back” is presumably the nearest to a love song we’ll get from someone like Skepta. It’s generally all so aggressive, confrontational and macho but probably tame compared to the US rap some of us have managed to endure. All in all, still not my scene bro but I hear you.
Okay so at least now I know I don’t like Grime. Honestly, I’m trying to be open minded and take each album on a case by case basis but even I am a craving a bit of indie rock, or electronic, disco or some lovely new wave. Please 1001 gods send something different through!! That being said this record was not for me, doesn’t make it bad … just made me feel very old.
Occasionally funny lyrics, occasionally interesting production, kinda like a poor man's Dizzee Rascal which I'm sure is blasphemy or something. Only so many times I can be reminded how hard someone is before I just get a bit bored. I liked the pep talk at the end of 'Corn on the Curb' with Skepta (I guess?) mumbling down the phone line, very funny. But yeah, it's just generally not for me.
This is pretty cool. I had not ever listened to Skepta before. The production and beats are really cool. You can definitely hear that influence of Pharrell on this. Lyrically, it wasn't favorite. Like I kind of get it, but the mini autobiography in every song is not really the vibe I gravitate.
Yeah. At least it’s not the 60’s. No, not the 60’s! God, this album is a decade old. Crazy. Also crazy is that I know it, I remember it, I thought it was very cool 10 years ago and I was glad to be reminded today. 4 Boolean:true
Mrh
really uninspiring
This is #day709 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… at least I learned that Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Sylvian were the precursors of the so-called grime. Otherwise, this is a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day710.
Strong album
Grime is kinda fun, not exactly my thing but an interesting listen/ some good, some bad, evened out right in the middle
I didn’t mind this
Seth - 4.1/5 Logan - 1/5
I rather suprised myself by quite liking this.
nope. this isn't entertaining. 2.25 out of 5 for me. I just don't get why this is even on this list. Oh, he's a British. Got it.
No 🙉
The production here is so clean, definitely Pharrellesque. The problem for me was the lack of unique perspective here, this sort of feels like it serves up a lot of the same old rap cliches, except it’s British. An oddly frictionless experience for a supposed example of “grime” music.
First Listen; 3.5; At a minimum, it is refreshing to hear a more recent album on this list that is outside the typical genres. I thought this was a fun and catchy album. Synths and music were punchy and smooth, and lyrics were interesting and different (at least to me). Favorite Track: That's Not Me
ct fun
I cleaned my barbecue to this, it was below par
8/10
Well made and full of passion but the level of violent threats and sexism made me uncomfortable
Hey!
Not bad, even though it's not something I would gravitate toward naturally.
Definitely NOT an album I needed to hear before I die. Contemporary hip hop is too bland for me. Pass.
Nonstop bangers. Only interrupted by some dull interludes and the horrendous "Ladies Hit Squad." The production especially draws me in. I've never found a genre other than Grime that has such digital sounding production, but with an execution that sounds so human at the same time.
Not a fan. Brits try to sound too tough when they rap and it just sounds hilarious.
Konnichiwa? More like Booyakasha!
Thought about giving a bonus star for the Xbox lobby pissing match. What a day for England!
The list has been on a real run of fucking mid lately.
Raw!
This isn't a genre I'm into. I can tell why other people like this record, but it's not for me. Positives: the lyrics were complex and often funny; the production was very good. Negatives: a lot of songs were very repetitive. "Numbers" was my favorite song.
Rough. I know this album. This genre is not for me. Detox and Text Me Back were fine. One star, this just isn't for me and I didn't like it. I also couldn't find anything positive about it for me. Whatever this influenced is also not for me.
I don't think I had any British rappers prior to starting this list. I evidently hate British rap, or maybe I just hate Grime. This album is slightly better than the other I have heard. 1.5
From the Vault #24 (March 1, 2026) Man, I'm already in 2016. I breezed through the 80s and 90s hip-hop albums, fell into a horrific slump during the 2000s and am now flooring it to the finish line. I am so, so fucking close to the end of these hip-hop albums I can practically taste it. Once I'm through with these six remaining albums I'll never have to listen to another hip-hop song for a considerable portion of my natural-born life. When I go to hell it'll be a different story. I've never heard of this rap artist before, and that's how you can tell they're British. I guess I need to ready myself for another cockney accent coming from a Black man. Fuck my piece of shit life, dude. I hate being right. I can overlook these listmakers for being nepotistic freaks when it comes to including other forms of UK music, but having the gall to include UK hip-hop makes me want to go postal. It's just so fucking bad. The entire genre is the manifestation of that jocular kid from high school who was rewarded with all of the social validation and attention he could ever need from being physically attractive, so he adopts a foolhardy, airheaded persona in an act of complacency (i.e, me but without my divine intellect and ability to instantly wet the panties of every woman around with my insightful opinions on music). There isn't much to remark about this album when it comes to the actual music. The vocals suck - I hate them. The lyrics are insipid - I hate them. The instrumentals are unique - I am unfavourable to them, but occasionally feel mild pangs of interest. I'm not sure how to describe the sound of these backing tracks. Many of them have that classic, grandiose hip-hop feel, but with more of a looming quality. I kind of appreciate the creepy ambience. It definitely makes for a unique listen, though the trap beats go a long way in weakening the atmosphere of these tracks - I hate them. I've heard "Ladies Hit Squad" on the radio, surprisingly. This album isn't entirely irrelevant - go figure. I don't know who this guest vocalist is, but he sucks mondo dick. He sounds like he was thrashed about before getting on the mic with how breathy and lispy his vocals are. The lyrics are eye-rolling as usual, but the vocals have a solid flow during the chorus. The instrumental isn't particularly outstanding to me, though I do appreciate the general sound. The opulent, echoing, atmospheric background noise is kind of cool, though the trap beat does undermine the appeal. Overall, I suppose I didn't mind listening to this one. I don't have a scan of the 2018 or 2021 revisions of the book, so I can't consult the book entry for this album. Wikipedia says this album was produced in part by Pharell Williams, was the product of multiple delays, performed very well in the UK and charted all across the West and a little bit of Europe. It won the 2016 Mercury Prize (bleak) and was well-received by critics. My disdain for UK hip-hop makes it my personal obligation to scrub every incarnation of such an accursed genre from the list. Get da fuuuuck outta heyaaaah. In place of this album, I humbly submit "Apostrophe (')" by Frank Zappa. I haven't listened to the album, though I've remarked in some of my recent reviews that I think Zappa was undercut by only having three albums on the list, so we're turning that around. Apostrophe (') seems to be his next best album outside of the ones that we're included, hence why I'm letting it through.
I like the vibe of this album. Great beats with nteresting lyrics. Liked Songs Added: It Ain't Safe Detox
I get a kick out of listening to grime once in a while, ever since I first heard Dizzee Rascal. This isn't something I'd throw on every day, but I love that backbeat and the rapid rhymes, and this thing is just overflowing with charisma and attitude. Better than the vast majority of rap coming out of North America over the last decade.
I’ve definitely heard worse drill rap, but this record doesn’t fly too high above the others. Couldn’t be wait for it to be over not gonna lie. That’s why I’m giving it a two star.
My first real dive into grime and I’m pleasantly surprised. The beats hit, the confidence is off the charts, and there’s a distinctly British flavor that keeps it from feeling like just another rap album. Docking a star for all the pirate-radio chatter and crew banter scattered throughout.
From the uk grime I’ve heard previously I enjoyed most of what I heard. This felt like a parody I legitimately found myself laughing at the album at parts.
Meh, grime is tough
If you have a British accent, just don't rap. Please
Yes, loving a bit of of grime on the list. Not the strongest of the genre by a long shot, but bonus points for representation. A few cracking tracks on here, but I'd urge people to take a deeper dive.
Mmh
Nice !
Sacré accent, j'étais un peu skeptique mais j'ai kiffé
entertaining but I felt a bit embarrassed listening to it, British slang is too silly to rap.
Boring and terrible in my opinion
Nice try Skepta
Enjoyed this a lot. First time listening to this artist.
An enjoyable album from a rapper I had never heard of.
Mans love to say mans
4/10 It's hard work, for sure. Lyrically it's tedious and aggressive (why wouldn't it be), but there is something about the thump of the bass that gives it at least something. Nice to never have to listen to again
Not my normal listening choice. That being the case, “Crime Riddim” had my head booping. The talking didn’t bug me as much as it does on other albums. It could be music behind it or it segued better to and from the songs. Every song is rated E, so someone had to futz with the songs that made it to radio. Still, I enjoyed the album.
Solid grime album Standout songs: Crime Riddim Numbers Shutdown
Not as bad as expected, not so essential as should be.
That atmospheric intro had great potential that immediately evaporated when the beat kicked in. That was my first impression of this album, now considered a pillar of grime's resurgence in the UK. This is a shockingly recent album for this list, having celebrating its 10th birthday at the time I wrote this. The second track converted me back with its earth-shaking bass and Skepta's much more convincing performance. My takeaway from this album is that the shortest songs are the best ones as the longest tracks like "Corn on the Cob" get lost in looping the beat and extending the song past its natural conclusion. No need to stretch out a 3-minute song to 5 minutes. I can forgive that though because basically every song has an enormous level of care put into it. It makes sense considering the significant delays this album had; it came out nearly 3 years after it was first announced, and Skepta used that time to rework and revamp the entire thing from start to end. The effort and conviction is apparent in almost every bar and every beat is at the very least distinctive and memorable. It's also an album that really comes into its own in the back half as all the big hits and more popular singles are to be found there. This is definitely the type of release that rewards your patience and dedication, which isn't something you really see in a genre as in-your-face and immediate as grime. No recency bias to be found here; this album brings the hype and its influence on the grime scene, and on UK hip hop in general, becomes obvious as soon as you finish the album and have a moment to sit with it. Key Tracks: Lyrics, Crime Riddim, Man, Shutdown
523/1089 - To be honest this is kinda retarded but it's also somewhat fun music. Meme airhorns and "fuck me but not literally" in the first 5 minutes.
This album had me saying "Yes bitch, go off" almost every track Great lyrics, great sound. I had never heard of grime before this and I think I love grime. I am truly shocked that the average rating on this album is so low.
No thanks
Biiiiiig album. Never actually listened to it before but what a snapshot of the UK grime scene, at its birth? At its pinnacle? Some crazy good lyricism here 5.0/5.0 Best song: That’s Not Me
(62/100)
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Strait british rap. In your face british. Not actually bad at all. Would I listen again? Nah. Am I upset that I listened? Not really.
Some bangers on here. Humour and dark beats throughout. Good grime.
Really enjoy the beats, love the verses, and when the choruses hit this is pretty banging. I do wish some of the stupid little spoken word skits were just excised. 3.5, came pretty close to 4.
terrible
This is some good rap music. Still not 100% mine but it’s well produced and has some awesome lyrics.
Enjoyable British rap - a few songs towards the beginning were meh but it finished strong
The chap rhymed Fireman Sam into a rap... I can't NOT rate this highly.
Nice to see some Grime representation!
De los peores albumes que he escuchado en mi vida, realmente podria no haber escuchado este je
3/5. Probably the single most British album I’ve had on the generator so far. Highlight for me is the production, the beats across the album are genuinely great. As for Skepta’s rapping, it’s hit or miss for me. He goes hard on some songs like “It Ain’t Safe” but there’s other points that just feel kinda corny.
Great album to clean to!
So much better than I expected, great flow, great beats, if anything one too many skits between tracks for me but still a lot of fun
A bit repetitive music wise, some good lyrics but not really my kind of music
Best thing about this is how angry it makes the septics on here. Not sure if I enjoyed it or not- revisit later.
Production: B Lyrics/Flow: D Interesting samples: C Skits: F Feels immature and obvious to include all the gongs and vaguely asian sounding samples on this album. Wu Tang did this better 2 decades earlier. More pac-man samples please. Try as they might, the UK doesn't really understand hip hop. Grime is interesting, but the rapping is pretty god awful. 2.5/5
Don’t care much for grime, but my main takeaway is that I am disagreeing with the Mercury Prize panel on just about every award they’ve given. Bleh
4*
not my cup of tea,
Not bad but I can already tell that when I'm done with this challenge, I'll probably forget about this album
Yikes
I've never quite worked out which hip-hop I like, and which I don't. I think this sheds some light on that. UK hip-hop from London is just better than the american variety. The LME dialect is excellent and I love the slang, but the announciation and bite just lend itself to more aggresive rapping and punchier beats. I think this is examplified on tracks like Ladies Hit Squad and Numbers where there are american features. Skepta's verses are excellent though. Some of the tracks are quite similiar stylistically, and the lyrics are generic, but they work. Even the skitting between tracks is enjoyable. Crime Riddin is probably my favourite, also That's Not Me. Man is also fun for the wordplay. Stuck between 3 and 4 stars on this, as I just don't know enough grime to compare. We'll say 3.5 for now; enjoyable listen but I don't feel the need to listen again.
For me, rap needs to have an interesting beat and/or interesting lyrics, and this album for me had neither. I am very fond of British rappers' voices though. It adds a lovely texture to an otherwise boring album. Rating: 1.5
UK hip hop, not good.
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Dude, I can fuck with this. It’s a fun listen. I also can’t listen to British rap without thinking about Druskis skit on drill rap, so the whole thing just made me grin. Reading the wiki, I’m kind of surprised how critically acclaimed it was but also not really, I can see how it would make some buzz. Definitely has a 2016 feel to it that helps with the listen a lot, a great time to be alive. Enjoyed, don’t know how much more I’d listen to but a pretty fun pick.
A decent UK Rap album, but there was nothing new or truly interesting here.
É o Grime.
My boy went to Europe and we’ve got nothing but slop since he left. It was written in the stars. #comehomezachary Nah but yet again I’m finding myself super bored with some generic ass hip hop. And leave it to the 1001 gods to take a break from Brit Pop only to land in Brit-Hop. The song “lyrics” is kind of cool. I can’t tell if the dub step, 808 electro ass beats are cool or not yet. Okay nah this is just so fucking cringe. This guy really reminds me of some dude I got free mixtapes from at the state fair when I was 14. I wonder if bro made it. This is another record I think would’ve sounded a lot cooler a decade ago.
This is a fun time go hard music grime the skit with the gamer lobby was awesome the only good skit poetic the whole is just so jumbled it tries to be set up like tpab it just doesn’t work. I like some songs but I think skepta is a better feature and this isn’t really that interesting and there has been better grime since from what I’ve heard idk I wish I liked it more
It was a pleasant surprise.
This music is never going to be my bag, but maybe because both it and I are British there feels like a better cultural connection for me with this than any random Snoopy Dog or Jason Zed. Ok, but not my thing.
Rating:★★★ A bit different than I am used to but that is the reason why I'm doing this whole One Album A Day thing. I liked a lot of the beats, and some very funny lyrics at points. Pharrell song made me laugh so that's probably the highlight of the album for me. Mid overall.
Pretty neat
Aaaand another Rap album with bad skits, passable lyrics, beats, and production. Don't need to listen to dozens of them before I die. One is more than enough.
I would actually enjoy this. The post-song skit things were incredibly cringey, even if they’re a part of grime culture. I have to downgrade.
British rap is already a hard sell but calling it “grime” is just making it worse. This album ended up being better than expected. Still not the kind of rap that I enjoy but I see its merits
Not revolutionary, but not bad eifer innit?
Not my favorite style of music. I'm much more into early 90s hip hop or rap, than I am with what I believe is called Grime? Clearly a good lyricists, but a few tracks were just meandering skits.
While Dizzee Rascal put grime on the map over a decade earlier, Skepta's Konnichiwa felt like the first time that it truly hit the mainstream. Skepta sounds full of bravado but he is likeable and you're left rooting for him. Some of the references feel dated already. Seeing as this record has only recently passed its 10 year anniversary, I imagine those references will continue to age this record. The beats are danceable enough. "Shutdown" and "That's Not Me" are catchy and anthemic and its easy to see why they were big hits. Not sure how often I'll put the full album on, but this was enjoyable and it is refreshing to hear a voice that is unapologetic British as a lot of rap on here always feels so US focused.
mans bars wack, features worse beats were kinda cool but shallow overall very generic also gets -1 point for the weeb-ass title lmao
Rap with a British accent is somewhat interesting. But after the initial novelty, I could not wait for this to end. Do not reccomend.
Very North London, I could almost hear the influence on the dialect of today's youth from this album.
I was a bit baffled seeing Skepta on the list tbh - I thought he was a one hit wonder? Anyway the album was better than I expected! Enjoyed a few songs but god did I hate the skits. FAM FAM FAM PUSSY'OLE FAM 3 ⭐️
Zum kotzen wie ein modriges Sushi. Kling klang und Acid .
1.5
*Konnichiwa* I'll admit I was skeptical about this (British hip-hop) for a while which is why I put off listening to it for other albums I was behind on. But I actually ended up kind of enjoying this one. I really do like his flow, and i think I really like the tracks behind it which is I think what pulled me in my two favorite songs actually came towards the end which just so happened to be the two biggest singles from it "That's Not Me" and "Shutdown", which I found out that fact after listening. I can't say it was all really my kind of style but it definitely had things that I liked, but I was actually surprised how much I actually did get into it. I almost want to check out a little bit of more of the grime genre and see if it's something up my alley. (7.1) ★★★½
Not my favourite style, but he has good flow. 3.5 stars
I'm not too hot on grime to begin with, so this album is a bit of a tough sell for me. There were a few decent tracks (the first two were pretty good), but as the album went on, it definitely wore on me. 2.5 stars.
3.5
Had to turn this off after 5 tracks because I felt I was about to be stabbed. Again I returned to Sabres Of Paradise for safer sanctuary.
Actually some good stuff on here. The one with Pharrell is great.
Not for me
Cool. Not my style, but cool for what it is
Ei
This was a nice discovery
Didn't know this one, and it's fucking brilliant. Banger after banger from start to finish, with heavy beats, impeccable flow and stellar production (even more impressive when you know Skepta is producing himself). It's also a short album that doesn't overstay its welcome, and features almost no weak song (Ladies Hit Squad and Numbers were probably the only ones that were a bit of a let-down). A ridiculously underrated record - probably due to the irritating number of Yanks getting weirdly worked up and complaining that a British rapper has... a British accent. This challenge is supposed to broaden your horizons, for crying out loud. Try getting out of your US-centric bubble for at least once in your life. I ended up listening twice in a row. A strong 4* for now, and it may even become a 5* if I come back to it often. 8/10
Distracted listen, but really strong first impression. Properly dark and cryptic, just the way I like it. The flow can feel a bit mechanical at times, but I definitely want to come back to this one very soon.
As someone who grew up listening to Grime, I'm happy to see it represented. This has everything you could want from a grime album. BBK
I'll give this another listen at some point but I know this was massive in UK grime
definitely not for me
First Listen: Not at all familiar with grime as a genre, but I'm loving how fun the beats have been two tracks in. Haven't caught on to much lyrically, but the wagwan song was funny. Corn On The Curb is darker than the first two. From what I've caught from the lyrics, it seems to be a bit more introspective. Not sure what I think of Crime Riddim just yet. The skits are maybe a bit too long, but the COD lobby reenactment was funny. "Quit talking numbers... Calculator" I really like the content of this song! Not sure I love the beat. Pharell's beats can be super stiff sometimes, and his 808s sound like ass. Maybe the first song I haven't enjoyed, everything's been pretty fun up to this point. That's Not Me was so good until the minecraft rapper jumped in. I like Text Me Back's exploration of Skepta's long-distance relationships, with his partner and his mother. There's a wierd instrumental at the end. Not quite sure what that was about. OVERALL: Will definitely be putting this into rotation. I think this album, similar to the Norah Jones, produces a vibe and sound that is executed perfectly. It doesn't push any crazy boundaries, nor does it ever feel super deep or personal, but every song is fun and bouncy, the production is crisp, and Skepta skates on the beats. That being said, unlike Norah Jones, I'll likely come back to this fairly frequently due to how fun this was. 7/10 T3: Konnichiwa, Lyrics, That's Not Me
Not familiar with Skepta and I'm going to keep it that way :p The beats were fine enough. My main problem is that I had a lot of moments where the album had me tuning in and then immediately tuning out. Some of the chorus moments had me enjoying the album but I'm just not **fully-there I guess. Maybe on a third listen I'll appreciate something else about it or maybe Grime isn't a genre meant for me. 'Lyrics' is genuinely a very fun listen. Most of the tracks had me getting "bun" and feeling happy when I was "dun" with it. I blame that guy who was doin up tennis and callin man dennis he's a mennis. Y'know? The guy who is bigger than bennis. I blame him. Riding around in his rover. I can recognize the skill in both the production and lyrical performance. It's just sadly not for me. Also, Numbers is funny. Got me emoting. "THAT'S A THREE" yeeeesss brooooooo! ALSO ALSO, 'That's Not Me' was almost like 'Lyrics' for me but then some goofy showed up and shoved sour patch kids in my mouf. ALSO ALSO ALSO, 'Text Me Back' is good :D All in all, this album was not for me but still had some fun at least listening to it. T3: Lyrics, Text Me Back, Numbers
British rap feels silly. I can’t take it seriously as a “hard” genre with that accent. This was not great
This started out as a 2 star just because of the genre that I don't like. The really excessive irritating low frequency distorted synth drums definitely on so many of the songs. The first song that had that definitely locked in the 2 star rating but that low frequency crap just kept showing up so much so that I had to finally stop listening (never got to the last three songs). That's a first for me after 500 albums on this journey so it definitely belongs in the worst albums category.
my first grime record. the beats are pretty ripper and once i got used the british accent i enjoyed the rapping as well. def gonna give this a few more spins
Not terrible by any means, although not really my thing. Unmistakably British, which is nice to see in this sort of music
When I saw the description was British rap I was immediately reluctant but this was a pleasant surprise. Even more so that I recognized one of the songs.
Look when I give a reading it's not necessarily a reflection on the album in terms of objective good or bad. It's just subjective, like this is something I enjoy and I can see myself enjoying in the future? and for this album answer is no not really.
Не самый худший образец современного рэпа, но всё же мне не понравилось
I've only heard snippets of Skepta but from this album he seems pretty good. His voice is very punchy yk. Man and Text Me Back were my favorites. 6.3/10
fashionista over here
Rap is absolutely not my thing. Some of this was alright but the interlude chat was skippable
Key words: man, fam First time listening to british rap. Some beats and vibes were really enjoyable but the lyrics and accent threw me off. Is not a style I would willingly listen to.
Ok this is good. Grime is not something that everyone will like, particularly Americans, but this I really liked this. I like when this list isn't purely American. Lots of variety, and Skepta isn't afraid to be honest and open about his thoughts at time, and it really stuck with me. Opening track hits hard, still relevant today and makes this feel somewhat timeless, and weird as that may sound. This is packed with collabs and pretty much all of them are bangers. I've had Pharell appear twice in 3 days, so I'm on a streak with him and it's been food so far. Only point of contention would be 'Crime Riddum', which I feel lacks a bit of bite with how he talks about chippendales and stuff. Fav Track: It Ain't Safe
Not bad
So good
Serious version of Mans Not Hot. Kind of a vibe. I like the Regular John sample on Man
Under no circumstance should you let the English cook dinner or make a rap album.
Can't help but think of this video whenever I hear British rap: https://youtu.be/bayveo_Ujt4?si=ikk2f-Kjrm4HDdgU It IS decent though...I was never really bored, besides during those mini-skits, and maybe that last song. 3.5. Rounding down because of the aforementioned skits.
All I could think about while listening to this album.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk-Fum6YMOw
meh and 2 BANGERS
3/5 The beginning songs I really didn't like but it picked up later in the album. Favorite Song: Man
:/
2.5
Lyrically good but not my sort of thing.
I vibed with some of the beats but these bars are Drake-tier (derogatory) cornball shit. 2/5.
Skepta is the face of the Grime revival going on in the UK Rap scene as he manages to continue to put out some of the weirdest beats and cleanest flows I have heard in some time. His style and presence is even recognized as an album in the 1001 albums to hear before you die project, hence why I am checking this album out here today. This project isn't as sharp or consistent as I would have hoped for the Grime revival, but when this album snaps into place it goes insanely hard. Skepta may just have a very bold voice or some truly electrifying bars but he manages to be the shining star of this project as he really has a grasp on his listeners even if the song is mediocre at best. It also helps just how experimental the production is as he serves as an easy to digest baseline against some very strange sounds to most modern Pop Rap listeners. For as popular as Skepta is in today's landscape, this is still a hard project to digest and can very easily turn people off. I am glad I stuck it through though as it has some really great bangers in the back half of this album that really helped this finish off in a compelling way. I am not super impressed with this album, but I am once again impressed with Skepta's natural charisma and ability to put a spell on the listener. Konnichiwa may be a bit hit or miss but Skepta's ability to deliver sure as hell isn't.
This bangs and Skepta is that guy
фортнайт болз, айм гэй, ай лайк бойз, ай киднап аутистик кидз.
More good songs sunk by atrocious skits
Not for me
Terrible
Houmous & Chutney wrote an album called Skeptical just for Skepta. He turned it down. They turned into one of the most lauded albums of all time for themselves. 2.5 10/12 That’s Not Me
Solid beats mate
Άβολο. Είναι σύγχρονη ραπ στην οποία δεν νιώθω ότι υπάρχει η φωνή ούτε το flow. Στην αρχή είχα σχετικά οκ εντύπωση αλλά στην τελική δεν κατάφερε να με πείσει. ...
I consider myself to be a hip-hop head but not really familiar with Grime in general. Pleasently surprised by this album, lyrics are great, album flow is great, production is fantastic, didn't know he was his own main producer. There's so many memorable beats and hooks: It Ain't Safe, Corn on the Curb, Numbers (surprise Pharrell feature), That's Not Me, Detox. Slightly repetitive though, a little more rhythm variance would've helped the pase of the album. Really enjoyed this, looking forward to learning more of UK Grime.
I didnt listen to all of it but those that I listened were good 👍
This was fun and it's very influential.
This is a really fun album and the beats slap. This community just hates rap but yall mfs cannot fool me this is an album that stands on its own in one of the craziest years of modern music. Highlights: It Ain't Safe, That's Not Me
Went from listening to a Kanye West produced RnB album, full of tasteful samples and intricate lyrics, to this shit. Wow. I hate grime. How the fuck did this beat Radiohead and David Bowie?? The singles off of this are laughable. Even the track featuring Pharrrell was disappointing. 1/5
3/5
How can anyone listen to this stuff 1
Hip hop tipico
Great album from a grime legend. Crammed with hooks and great rapping and doesn't outstay it's welcome
When it's grimy it's decent, but leans a little to much into American hip-hop and does not pull it off.
Some pretty cool electronic-y sound, it could push more and do more interesting things but it's good fun as it is, there's some safe variety He also dropped a "fam" at some point and it was so powerfully british it took the breath out of my lungs
Absolute banger. Solid flow, creative loops. Always impressed with a self produced album that sounds this good.
Another tiresome rinse and repeat hip hop album that lyrically doesn't feature any new interesting stories. Instead it relies on the same old complaints (that are largely ignorant ,I might add) about Western society, and self indulgent narcissism. Engages in the same old tired skits that everyone wishes hip hop would on from at this point. The album content has nothing to do with Japanese culture. The only thing cliche that Skepta avoided successfully was keeping the album a nice an tidy 44 minutes long and not the hip hop standard of 1 hour+. While I don't think BLACKSTAR was David Bowie's best album ever, I do think it was miles more interesting than KONNICHIWA. Just keeps showing that the British Mercury Awards are largely a joke. This album is not rated low not because it is not American but because it is boring and doesn't add anything truly new to the hip hop genre or move music itself forward.
Mikið hrikalega finnst mér svona græmtónlist leiðinleg. Alltof mikill þykjusturembingur og mjög lítill blæbrigðamunur í lögunu.
Not much to say - not bad, but not mind blowing either
3/4
I didn't know he was on the scene for so long. The album was dope!
I didn't like the production style of this one
Arrancó piola y me fue perdiendo en la monotonía. Una lástima, estaba para un buen álbum de hip hop hoy. Aún así, el comienzo me gustó. Y tengo que subirte un punto por agarrar Regular John de Queens Of The Stone Age y samplearla en la canción Man. Seguramente sea lo más cerca que esté de escuchar ese temón en este juego. 6/10
Grime er ikke min greie, men denne har mye kult for seg. Leken og kreativ produksjon.
Aldri hørt om fyren. Plata ble satt på mens jeg jobba og plaga meg ikke nevneverdig. Ganske ok tenkte jeg tidvis. Sannsynligvis den beste plata jeg aldri blir å høre igjen.
buuuuuu! buuuuuuuuuuuuu!
Gir meg ingenting, fam.
No thank you
bro i saw this shit live
your favorite British rapper’s favorite British rapper
Great listening to England hip hop
Not bad
I’m glad that’s over. Too much rhyming.
Solidan grime album ali nije mi među favoritima
His redeeming quality was that he didn’t have an American accent, but overall this is too grimy for my liking.
Not for me
1001 songs british people should hear before they die. Actually it was fine. But nothing seminal or important
It's pretty funny British hip hop. Cleanly produced. Not for me, though.
Know of Grim, though due to my old white dude profile wouldn’t offer even the slightest view as no knowledge. London inner city is as far away from my life as any. Well this was interesting, yeah the skits are a one hear thing and probably get boring after a few listens. Like the darker, more sparse sound. Like an urban view that’s definitely not as bravado. Not going to be revisiting as a whole but maybe a few tracks, but did enjoy and glad I heard this. And yeah it gets a little boring, every time a Brit album is on here, someone has to “it’s not American” - I love U.S. music but the fucking book is British in origin, so it’s culturally British at heart, - produce your own if ya want. After couple of listens 3.5 Star
Not really my genre, but I enjoyed the video-game style beats. 3/5
Day832 - grime is a new one for me and it’s as bad as it sounds
2.5
Day 28 — Skepta — Konnichiwa (2016) Listened: April 18–19, 2026 Genre: Grime / UK Hip-Hop Vibe: Cold, confrontational, stripped-back UK street rap with heavy bass and sharp edges. Highlights: ★ Crime Riddim • It Ain't Safe (feat. Young Lord) • Numbers • Detox (feat. BBK) Impression: First UK rap album and I enjoyed it. Good beats and lyrics. Dug it as background music while I did chores and work. Rating: 3.1/5 Keep songs? Yes Revisit album? Yes
soo i know this style is called grime and it was highkey good, it’s not something i can listen to constantly cuz it’s too british for me but it was a good album, he did the production too & exported this style to the outside
Razor sharp beats, huge bass and sharp flow. Great.
I have never heard of Skepta, not bad
Really great rap album here, overall very solid
Gross. Gratuitous use of the N word is just not my thing.
Is it Hip-Hop, Grime, or Rap? And what's the difference? British rather than American, but I'm still not a fan.
Thats some calm rhymes there.
I think grime is fun, but not so fun I want to listen to a full album of it. Shout out to the D-Double E feat. bidabapbap!
1/2
A telltale sign of just exactly how British this list is. Some of the beats are cool and i really enjoy Skeptas vocal tone and accent but still, i don’t really buy it? Like, people in the UK might think this is really hard but it’s honestly pretty boring to me? This is completely fine and i am completely unmoved. WAIT HOLD ON IT GETS A LOT MORE FUN AND A LOT BETTER IN THE SECOND HALF. Honestly holy hell once Numbers hit i was like “oh that one was kind of cool” then the momentum just kept going. I completely forgot about Shutdown, what a track. So yeah if this thing was like 7-8 tracks it would be absolutely fire. BUT-
An interesting first listen to the "grime" style, and there were some tracks that were kinetic and energetic in a way I really liked.