Reviews (page 4 of 7)
Skepta taas aika ylläri tällä listalla. Vaikka grimestä tykkäänkin niin tää levy ei kuullostanut niin ihmeelliseltä. Toisaalta sit tuli Shutdown mikä on yks parhaita grime kappaleita. En nyt pelkästään sen takia haluais antaa 4 tähteä, mutta kyllä levy paranikin loppua päin. Ehkä tää on se 4 tähteä. Ei paras, mutta koska tykkään genrestä niin keskivertoa parempi. Parhaat: Shutdown, Text Me Back, That's Not Me
I really love the grime sound, some of the skits were a bit overstayed. I laughed the first time at "calculator" but then it got increasingly corny. Definitely some tracks that I would return to on here.
Not bad, I wish there wasn't the talking interludes but oh well.
интересно, удивило, качает, но не слушала бы много
Konichiwa - 8.5/10 really solid intro Lyrics - 7/10, a very ok song with repetitive lines and beat Corn on the Curb - quite the switch-up from the previous song, it's actually very solid as a track. 8/10 Crime Riddim - very interesting instrumental, but other than that, I think it was decent 7.5/10 It Ain't Safe - very bland chorus, but the verses were nice 7/10 Ladies Hit Squad - sounds like a british drake left over 6/10 Numbers - quit talking numbers CALCULATOR 6/10 Man - 9/10 absolute banger after a tad bit of a snooze fest of a middle section Shutdown - 8/10 good rapping performance from Skepta and a simple yet effective instrumental That's Not Me - holy did the album pick up at the back part of it 9/10 Detox - nvm why does one of the dudes sound like hey down 2 tons of helium and then tried to do the deepest voice possible 6/10 Text Me Back - decent song, however, it does remind me of the video of that black guy with the acoustic guitar who was like "I love you bitch. I'm never gonna stop loving you... bitch"
After that terrible album by The Streets I got recently, I dreaded seeing another British rap album on the list. Thankfully this proved to be a banger, with the only knock on it being skits that just felt like a waste of time. I can see myself going back to this one and checking out more from Skepta. 4.5 / 5
This definitely was not a genre I typically listen to, but I really found myself enjoying the grooves and the rapping on this. The talking tracks were too long and not interesting in the slightest, so I could've done without them, but I really enjoyed the beats, the rapping, the production quality and the sound of the record. I listened to it twice. Four stars.
A great time that I would absolutely revisit. Confident and jagged. Shoved me around in a good way. Skepta is one hell of a performer. I thought the Pharrell feature was corny at first and ended up kind of charmed by it. Glad to see UK grime represented on the list.
I’m grateful to have a different type of album over more boring and pointless psychedelic rock, but that being said, I don’t care for Grime as a genre. It’s just too mumble-y and grim for me. And the fact that this album had several instances of phone calls or conversations baked into the end of songs is a non-starter. It wasn’t unlistenable, but I would certainly opt to put something else on almost every time.
I'm glad I don't hear this sort of shit on a daily basis anymore.
Within first 3 songs: ✓ best MC ever ✓ no one wants to listen to my music ✓ I fuck hot women ✓ random noise sounds ✓ N-words X fuck the police so close to perfection...
Something is off. This was just fine, even though rap usually ranks well for me. Just no consistency, couldn't carry the good stuff for even an entire song. Budget RTJ, beats don't bounce as well and lyrics don't hit like RTJ does. I get British pride, this sounds distinctly London but maybe it misses my ears because of that. It's a strong 3 stars, but never really got close to earning the 4th star, especially for a rap album - This is... interesting. Brit rap, never heard of it - Flow is fine, just feels a little off. We'll see - Okay 2nd song bangs. RTJ vibes - Skits are more annoying than they should be - Idk if it's the genre or the lyrics or what, but I just don't love this. Pretty tired of it after a few songs - "Numbers" is a fun song but wtf is it about
Genkidesu ka?
Um, Sayonara.
Is this supposed to be a joke. This album cannot be here on this list. It is only terrible and boring and horrible. No one should have to listen to this. And the main question is: Why is the album on this list?
I liked this. Hadn’t heard this album before. There was a lot of variety of sounds, beats and raps. Good listen.
Slaps.
Rap ain't my thing, there was one song that was ok Shutdown had a cool bit of rhythm
Don’t feel anything special from this album and he’s British His new song with Fred again is a banger tho
Good but not for me
Absolutely brilliant
Really cool
Ladies Hit Squad is a horrible Drake-impression. Overall a very good ajd i fluential album and as with all hip hop albums, underrated on this list. 4/5
This is "hype" in best meaning possible
I'd never heard of this artist before. It's not terrible. I always find it hard to listen to British rappers trying to sound tough. Their accent just doesn't seem to fit right. The beats are pretty solid though.
There are a lot of things that are outside my genre wheelhouse. Turns out "grime" is one of them. I didn't necessarily understand all of it (British slang *and* genre slang *and* I think apparently some Caribbean thrown in?) but...I did kind of like it.
Couple of good songs on here, but album as a whole wasn’t great
Nu komen we een beetje op een soort guilty pleasure terrein, want ik wil best toegeven dat dit misschien niet mega-hoogstaand is, maar ik vind dit wel heel vet. Bij Dizzee Rascal zei ik nog dat ik grime vaak tegen vind vallen, maar dat is nu niet het geval. Hier krijg ik gewoon een vieze glimlach van op m'n gezicht. Van die semi-gevaarlijke beats met zieke basdreunen, met één been in de dubstep, gekke game-geluidseffecten, die trap-achtige triolen op de hihat, gasten die bloedserieus 'PRRRRR' staan te doen in de microfoon. En zo'n Londens accent vind ik sowieso vet bij rappers. Ik hou de 5e ster alleen op zak omdat ik een hekel heb aan matige skits. Zo'n 'It Ain't Safe' vind ik wat gaar en ook dat nummer met Pharrell doet me weinig. Maar ik heb hier zeker plezier aan beleefd.
It was ok but that's it.
mi è piaciuto
I generally like rap and hip hop, but this was just kind of meh.
Interesting to hear British rap. A little too much talking knocked down the rating a bit.
Not what I would usually listen to. I liked the first half which I think was more UK grime- reminded me of UK house parties. Second half sounded (naively) more American/ familiar and less interesting - one sounded exactly like a Drake song (derogatory)
Not my style.
Grew on me the more I listened. British rap is so good
I was really excited to listen to this one top to bottom, but I honestly wasn't as impressed as I was expecting. Shutdown is still an elite song and there are some other bangers on this one but there are some duds as well. A 3 but definitely a high 3.
I'd only heard Man off of this album, enjoyed it more than I expected. It's hard to take him seriously when he's talking about killing people with a funny British accent. Some interesting beats, some funny sayings, decent bars, sometimes repetitive.
I could not take this seriously very silly lyrics and tone. I enjoyed a lot of the beats, there were unique tones in there.
It was good, but not groundbreaking.
Konnichiwa - Beginning sounds shit, like it after that 3,5/5 Lyrics - found it difficult to really get into it, but its alright 3/5 Corn on the Curb - quite long but i really like it 3,5/5 Crime Riddim - has a really easy beat to listen to 4/5 It Ain't Safe - 3/5 Ladies Hit Squad - reminds me of sabrina carpenters nonsense outros 3,5/5 Numbers - catchy but annoying 2,5/5 Man - didnt stick out to me 3/5 Shutdown - banger 4/5 (close 2nd fav) That's Not Me - 4/5 (fav) Detox - 3/5 Text Me Back - least fav 2/5
This album reminded me that this type of rap is definitely not my cup of tea ! Played it twice and really struggled to finish the album both times !
The beats and production sound great. Quite liked the US hip hop influence on some songs.
Can't imagine why this didn't catch on in America. Reminds me of the Nigel and Antoine Key & Peele sketch. I did appreciate that if you miss a rhyme the first time, it gets repeated about 8 more times per song.
this is dope wow
Same old, same old. Feel like I've heard identical lyrics, scenarios, gripes and boasts from a 1,000 rappers going back 30 years. Nothing new and just as lame. Fave Tune = Impossible to choose between some of the worst "song" i've heard. Gives Ghostface Killah a run for his money.
A niche British rap album, from an artist that doesn't seem to have made much of a cultural impact outside of his immediate scene, that came out 9 years ago. Not sure if I am missing something but I am failing to see how this is on the list of albums I should hear before I die.
I guess we’re adding grime to the list of hip-hop sub-genres that I can’t stand. How in the hell did this beat out Blackstar for the Mercury Prize?
15 million listeners on Spotify and I have never heard of this guy. His name made me think that I would be listening to some African drum beat album, then the album title had me thinking I’d be hearing some advant garde (spelling?) Asian band. Nope, it’s a British rap artist. And I feel like the Brits have the same feel and delivery. It’s angry and all a very similar delivery. I think of Tricky when I hear this. I love the bass hanging around in the background. I know it would hit hard with the right sound system. Musically this is better than its complete presentation. This is nothing compared to NWA but I’d listen to this before a Notorious BIG album. Whatever that means to you. Choice cut: It Ain’t Safe
Probably the highest I will rate any Brit-hop. It’s just incredible difficult to take seriously.
It was interesting to see American rap moved into a different cultural. This was a little less hard and had an electronic background feel.
The only thing I've heard that sounds similar to him is the song Hi, Ren. So apparently I've never really listened to British rap before! I like his accent, it definitely creates a unique sound, and I enjoyed his lyrical pacing too. There weren't necessarily individual tracks that stood out more than others, but I thought this was really well produced as a whole album, and it was easy to groove to.
Rubbish!
Ça sonne... creux? Je sais pas comment le dire, on dirait qu'il y a rien à se mettre sous la dent, comme une retaille d'ostie qui disparaît une fois en contact avec ta salive.
Dope
2.5 - 3 at best
443/1001 🌕🌗🌑🌑🌑
Personally, I find this album to be phenomenal but I can understand why Americans might not find it as appealing. For me, this is one of (if not the) best grime albums of all time and absolutely warrants a spot on this list.
Leading British Grime star releases his album that obviously had an eye on breaking the US but it's just too British and that's how I like it. Electronic booms and baps, bass rattling, speaker shredding beats and great flow and rhymes. Best Tracks: Lyrics; Man; Shutdown
not bad, not a huge fan of uk rap, but pretty good
This isn’t really my type of music, but I understand why it’s on the list, it has a strong foundation.
Great storytelling and probably an influential album for grime. The cover is excellent. It has some good highlights like Ladies hit squad & Corn on the Curb but it also has some lows like That's not me. I like that this list highlights less popular genres too. I don’t think this deserves anything under 3 stars, though my personal taste leans more toward melodic and more instrumental rappers. Factoring that in, 3 stars feels right. Solid 7/10.
A painful chore. Somewhat interesting beats & production going on in the background, but lyrically, it's mainly just 44 minutes of mind-numbing self-aggrandizement. I've heard it all so many times before. Does this guy know that there is nothing original about anything he's saying? I guess he just doesn't have any other thoughts inside his brain, apart from how cool he finds himself. Pretentious, ugly attitude. And I will say there is indeed some hip hop on this list I have enjoyed. Luckily not all hip hop is as annoying as this (although we all know how inflated the egos of many hip hop artists are).
Just some Grime. Nothing I'm dying to hear again but parts were fun, and parts didn't know how to read the room & just end. A bizarre pick for the list again it's not awful or anything but I don't think there is a single person in the universe that needs to hear this album before they die. I imagine by the end of the day likely by lunch I won't remember a single thing about today's album.
I dislike all modern mumble rap and UK hip hop is bollocks (with the sole exception being Slick Rick). This album is a great example of both. Some of the beats were good. 2⭐️
Solid listen. Not my cup of tea, but I appreciate the production quality!
Fine. 3.5
A surprise to be sure but a welcome one. Good quality London rap with heavy Jamaican influences. Best tract is “That’s not me”. 3.5 stars.
It's fine. A lot of the beats feel pretty sterile, and I'm not a huge fan of the flatulent synth bass sounds. Skepta's flow is pretty cool. I'm sure this had some profound influence on some hip-hop sub-genre, but it doesn't come across as vital as many other contemporary records.
Uh this website is very biased against rap. This was fun. 84/100
I hadn't listened to much of Skepta before but this was great - fast-paced, relentless rhyming that manages to stay top-quality throughout.
I had to check that Boy in Da Corner was on here before rating this. This album was the first time I heard a privately educated white girl say “have you heard the new Skepta album, rah”
like most of these songs but some are eh pretty cool tho track 4 will be in my rotation
The beats? Flat. The lyrics? Repetitive. Skepta might think he’s spitting razor-sharp truths, but half the time it sounds like he’s just circling the same clichés: fame is hard, the streets are real, trust nobody. Congratulations—you’ve reinvented the wheel, only this one’s made of cardboard, you dick.
Never really listened to drill before, but this is pretty good. Definitely some awesome beats and it’s amazing to listen to an album from someone I’ve never heard of that has 15 million monthly listeners.
Some great beats (lots of grimy blips and bloops), interesting samples and hooky moments, but - apologies, as an American rap fan - suffers from a periodic case of British. Skepta has a conversational approach to lyric writing which works sometimes, but there are times where he is chasing the flow rather than being carried by it. Second half tightens up and feels more fully developed. For me, a 2/5. Interesting, but just not my genre and likely won’t revisit. Highlights: numbers, that’s not me
The melodies and the raps were pretty good, but the spoken interludes ruined it for me. It would have been a high-3 or 4 stars even, but that dropped it down to 2 for me.
Fresh sound, great beats, comprehensible lyrics. If I didn't understand the lyrics I might make this a favorite album, but the singers show grown men unable to handle basic emotion, and I see enough of that in my daily life.
Trash
Now this is some UK rap that I can get behind!
I don’t like rap. But I think this is a 3, perhaps even a 4. A solid 3 it is.
I still don’t like hip hop but some of the tracks here are oddly compulsive. Some interesting rhythms and impressive stereo vocals. Unfortunately more of the tracks sound like the radio needs tuning. I would not have a tongue twister competition with this man.
Big band supper club album
It tries but it definitely faded down the stretch and limped home. Not enough here to give it another listen but not overly terrible either.
Terrible rap album
Some fairly entertaining British rap. Not much to actually care about here, but the arrangements are good.
Solid album. A few standout tracks that I'd revisit, and a few duds that would keep me from listening to it in full again. Don't understand how this made the list but Danny Brown's Atrocity Exhibition didn't
Its ok but UK drill is very hit or miss
Why is British rap always so shit?
Listening to it once through was enough with me. His flow is beautiful, and the timbre of his voice is beautiful. Some of the beats were obnoxious and I didn't catch all the lyrics. It's amazing that I've never heard of someone with 14M monthly listeners
Never heard of Skepta, but while hearing I recognized two "songs". Most of the songs sound very similar, nice QOTSA-Sample, though. My neighbour has a DAW, and the beats he is "producing" sound pretty much the same as on this record. Well... Fav: Shutdown
Solid from front to back, good beats and good flows. Doesn't feel essential though.
Meh
Bri'ish
It was really classic trap, with some more meaningful messages in between.
Not my style, but hey the first couple songs were okay.
oh damn, now we have some grime rap straight from the north of london. belligerent bars mouthing off on all sorts of things while fat electronic beats accompany... pretty standard for this genre i think. we're taken straight to the streets the moment one presses play. it's got a sound all its own even with the typical uk grime vibes, many beats are haunting and inspired from underground uk electronic music and maybe a bit of chiptune too? skepta is rough and tough, spitting bar after bar, about image, his community and the place he calls home... this album presents as a manifesto for this guy. it's very... british. album is pretty solid, but i can only get into this genre so much. i've heard some REALLY irritating uk rap music and this thankfully isn't the case. drinking game! every time he says "fam" take a shot.
I hate british rap
The positives: I really like the atmosphere & beats and the power/clarity of Skepta's delivery. The negatives - the skits are awful and I really struggle with whole roadman patois - I find it alienating and makes me feel old and so removed from the music. Lyrically its a bit of a mixed bag also.
Konnichiwa I know very little grime uk Hip Hop outside Dizzee Rascal and Stormzy, so I was interested to give this a listen. There are some great boom bap-ish beats and excellent dancey, synthy hooks, and I really like his delivery, where Britishisms and British cultural references abound. Fam. Lyrically I’m not sure I’m totally on the right wavelength with all of it, but for all the confrontational stuff there’s a lot about family, fame, relationships with a degree of sadness, and some great wry little lines in things like the excellent That’s Not Me, Man and Text Me Back, and he has a great, sharp delivery. Like a lot of hip hop albums, I don’t understand the point of the skits and spoken word bits, they’re hard to listen to and the disrupt the flow and feel of otherwise great tracks like Corn on the Curb and Crime Riddim’ Hook and beat wise, I love the string/synth riff on It Ain’t Safe and the gurgling squiggles on That’s Not Me. The bassy Numbers is great and there’s another great synth part on Man I’ve listened to this a lot, I was happy to let it go round and round as it got better with each listen, so much so I think it just nudges into a 4 👋👋👋👋 Playlist submission: That’s Not Me
I enjoyed parts of this, but after the first four tracks it feels like it's trying to actively crossover to the States. Overall, man quite enjoyed it. Some bangers. It's all a bit confused between Japan, London, the US, but feels like a fine example of grime.
Doesn't completely suck seems about the best that can be said by non-fans, which one very much is. Despite a few interesting cuts ("Numbers" and "Ladies Hit Squad"), grime does test one's patience. Plus, it's hard to see how this will remain some critical landmark/milestone in hip-hop history, especially since this has more skits than it needs (which would be zero, actually). That's why one's more in the sayanaro camp when it comes to Konnichiwa.
Don’t think I can ever get behind British rap, just sounds wrong to me.
Not for me.
I like hip hop but this was just a little too UK for me? Lots of bruvs and slang like that, I don't know. Didn't really resonate with me.
I liked this project. The beats were interesting (especially on the last two tracks) and the flows were impressive. I thought the pacing was perfect, tracks jumped from one to the other very smoothly.
Favorites: It Ain't Safe (feat. Young Lord), Man, That's Not Me (feat. JME) The highs on this album are immaculate, but the lows, which range from excessively long skits to whatever the hell Numbers was, really hold it back from being a great project in my eyes. That being said, I still enjoyed it, and I can definitely see this growing on me in the future. 6.5/10
Fete drops
Still better than Kanye West. But just barely.
Oddly, I like a lot of Grime when I'm exposed to it and yet I never seem to seek it out. This was good. I really liked it. Flows were good. I could have used more production on the music side of things but that's a minor nitpick. I still really don't get the obsession with Japanese culture. It's rather cringe but doesn't get in the way enough to be a huge issue. Wu Tang had the same problem.
Enjoyed the songs, but not really impressed. I'd say pretty average rapper with a good production on the album, didn't know the name.
DNF
Konnichiwa in my ass! Soronoo sanon minä! Pska albumi 💩
Ei kyllä oikein uponnut. Instrumentaalipuoli ihan siistiä välillä mutta räppi oli kyllä aika paskaa.
I'm sure I'm missing conext and other genre examples. But what I can say is I try often. British Rap does literally nothing to me except cause confusion to me. Because on one hand I hear direct rip offs of American rap culture, all whilst being told that this example is cutting edge or unique to England. This album is a miss, clunky flow, rapid fire onomatopoeia's about guns, chains, cars, and drugs. Boring one dimensional beats that sound like they were made in garage band by a young producer. Nothing here screams exemplary rap. I might just be an American Rap Elitist. But I tried it, perhaps this is a stand out in England and I'm missing said context. I'll continue to try my hand at other examples.
Man > Shutdown > That’s Not Me is a crazy run
This is the only album I will rate without listening to. I have heard Skepta singles on the radio and grime in general. 1.
It was a very cool ride to work.
Great album cover
Not my usual genre, but I enjoyed this.
Loved it
Weak rhymes. Very moon, June, spoon. Weak beats. Nothing memorable or impressive. Weak lyrics. Nothing said or conveyed that hasn't been said 1,000 (1,001?) times before. I usually try to find something to appreciate even if an album isn't for me, but I'm struggling with this one.
This album sounds like those youtube rap parodies
I have listened to this album before and really enjoy Skepta. I like it but consider it like a 7/10. Its great but it doesn’t pull me back for repeat listens.
This isn't a genre I really connect with, but it's well executed.
אלבום סביר + יש איזה 3 שירים טובים אבל אניממש לא אוהב שרוב השירים שלו יש ביטים חופרים שלא משתנים כמעט לאורך כל השיר 6.5/10
It's a funny one, this. I normally stay far clear of this style, associating it with chavs cruising around in pimped Corsas. But I have to admit that this album does not get on my nerves as I initially feared. Yes there is still the chav thing but many songs could just as well work as the soundtrack for a well made crime series. The deep drone on most songs work well, and the album is generally well produced sound-wise. Can't explain why, but I don't mind this one!
I don't really listen to grime. I really liked the music, though found it harder to embrace the lyrics. I think that would soften over multiple listens.
Some tracks were fun, some I could imagine on a night out, some were... lacking in maturity. Music made up for some of the weaker lyrics 3 overall
Probably going high 3, Ladies Hit Squad and some of the skits stop this short of a 4/5. Would prefer socially conscious lyrics of Dave. But that says more about my personal taste than this album and the genre. This album is crucial to defining modern sound of grime. That’s not me and Man are both bangers
Not into so much boasting, he's really not that interesting
For many Skepta is the absolute top Grime artist out there. So, while I have definitely preferred Wiley (and my ears pricked up when he started rapping on this!) I might have to accept I’m just not that into the genre. I like the production. I quite like rapping. But I’m not particularly into the lyrics which don’t really go anywhere. We all like a bit of hype, but I think it lyrically he needs to pack a bit more than just that. Everything lines up really nicely on Man and That’s Not Me - the best tracks on this LP.
Grime is still yet to hit me properly like some rap and hip hop but this is fun and the vibe is good.
Have always liked this album, especially love the bass 9/10
Wow, this sucked really hard.
This American really enjoyed this album. Can't say I've listed to much UK rap, let alone grime music, but the production is slick and the rap has excellent flow. A modern-ish album that goes hard and earns its spot on this list.
mandem british innit
Dang good stuff going on across the pond.
couple good songs. shocked this was one of the albums, but agree it is very unique
Really enjoyed the sampling & instrumentation but I've never been a fan of yapping in between songs. He's got a good flow and I'd listen to him again but I'm not sure I'd add anything to my playlist
This is one of those almost-4 albums for me. I think the main thing standing in the way is I struggle to pick out any song in particular I'd feel like listening to on its own, or the skits included on them interfere with what I'd choose. That said, good beats and flow! I enjoyed the music.
This album took 5 years of production to release, and probably needed another 5. I'm not sure if I just don't get it, but I found the verses bad, the beats boring, the skits awful, and the overall core of the album shallow and uninteresting. There was nothing here for me.
I see the vision. Listening to it for the beats first and lyrics second, per this album's grime lineage, definitely helped me appreciate it more - and the lyrics, despite the occasional clunker and the overall British, were solid! Now if only the skits were separated out on the tracklist...
UK rappers be like she suck on my willy it’s quite delightful if I catch you in west Gloucestershire you’ll catch the rifle
Don't expect any conscious rap here -- the focus is all on vibes, production, and the rapid-fire flow of UK Grime. Said style is easy to dunk on as a first-time listener, but very fun if you can get used to it. More importantly, Skepta pulled off something rare here: a full-on genre innovation, putting Grime on the global map, and defining a style for the UK in the greater rap landscape. It's a shift I didn't even notice consciously at the time, but looking at it now, it's clear Konnichiwa was the turning point. You don't often get to see genres evolve in real time like this. As for the album itself -- there's only one true stinker in the tracklist, and it's Ladies Hit Squad. It goes for a Hotline Bling-style hook that was all the rage in 2016, but has aged terribly. It's followed by one of many phone call skits that really should've been separated into their own track. But what I find ABSOLUTELY CRIMINAL is what comes after: the most beautiful beat on the whole album, completely buried after the skit....... and it lasts all of 30 seconds. What was Skepta thinking??! Standouts: Corn on the Curb • Numbers • Man • Shutdown • That's Not Me
Definitely a fun album with great beats and extremely slick production. Needed a second listen from me because I was not prepared for the accent and it was extremely jarring. I was disappointed in his lyricism as I felt like he always went for the easy rhyme. There were no lines that stuck out to me as particularly creative or interesting. I enjoyed it, but I can't imagine picking this album up again.
This was a really fun surprise. I like the modern British rap representation. That said, a lot of the rhymes feel lazy and unsophisticated.
I've never liked Skepta, or the Boy Better Know crew as a whole, but this was solid. The beats were great, but the lyrics were very one-dimensional. When you compare this to something like Little Simz, the gulf is way more apparent.
not for me
Otra muestra de lo sobrerepresentada que están los británicos
Grime...bueno, para probar está bien. Pero no es lo mío.
💂
I liked this more than I was expecting to. I have found British hip rop and rap a little silly but I think it works better on this album. Wasn't expecting references on back to back tracks about the same Dizzee Rascal song. Also why does he compare his relationship with his girlfriend to Mufasa and Simba
3/10 - the first song was ok but then it got worse. I don’t really like rap and i really don’t like British rap
Skepta is such a random pick for this list. I guess he's british so it makes some sense. Not the biggest Skepta fan but his music is still fun to listen to because of how damn angry he always sounds
Wacke beats decent flow (singular! kinda boring quick)
brit hiphop / grime
It has the energy of a generation other than my own ie I’m not best placed to evaluate this.
12/1089 i’ve already heard a couple of Skepta’s songs (love the one that samples sophie ellis bextor) maybe i like grime more than i thought?? Konnichiwa and Lyrics are great, Corn on the Curb too It Ain’t Safe is the first kinda miss for me it’s too repetitive imo Numbers is so catchy and so mid 2010s Pharrell That’s Not Me is a hit and JME is once again a great featured artist Konnichiwa, That’s Not Me and Numbers >>> It Ain’t Safe <<<< really enjoyed this listen and will probably return to a few tracks 4 stars or 78/100
Bad
This is where people write me off as an American elitist or whatever else you want to call me but British rap all sucks. I try listen to everything that comes up with an open mind but no British rappers have been better than 2 stars to me. Congrats Skepta you've exceeded expectations and I rounded up my 2.5 star review to 3 stars as it was clearly better than the other British rappers on this list but nowhere near the level of Public Enemy, Wu-Tang or the other American heavyweights on this list.
Not a style of music I enjoy much. Enjoyed some songs more than I expected to.
So, I wasn't sure about this album on my first listen. I thought it was a little underwhelming, and frankly disappointing. But my listen was a bit disjointed, and split over two days, so I decided to listen to it a second time, and the second time through was *much* better! One thing I was able to do was skip the stupid skits, so that instantly raised my regard for the album. I still think it's a tough album to score, though. I like British rap, I think it's fun. That said, I kind of feel like this album tries really hard to be regular old American rap. Not a bad thing, per se, but I've heard dozens of artists do that better. I think it's a really catchy album and I like it. I'd probably give it a 3.5 if I could. I'm going to bump it to 4 stars because rap is generally pretty hated on this project, so I'm sure it'll be under-heralded. As an aside, I just learned that this album beat Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool for the 2016 Mercury Award. That's so absurd that it made me feel a bit angry towards this album...until I learned that Radiohead has been nominated for five Mercury Awards and have NEVER won: 1997: OK Computer lost to Roni Size - Represent. A good album, but not even on the same PLANET as OK Computer. 2001: Amnesiac lost to PJ Harvey - Stories. This is a BANANAS decision. There are four nominated albums that year better than Stories. 2003: Hail to the Thief lost to Dizzee Rascal - Boy in da Corner. Get fucked. 2008: In Rainbows lost to Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid. I do not agree with this decision, but I will say that this album is genius and criminally underrated. 2016: A Moon Shaped Pool lost to Skepta - Konnichiwa. A travesty, but probably the second best of the albums to incorrectly win against Radiohead. So I'm not mad at this album anymore, but it's obvious that the Mercury Awards are a joke.
i mean it goes hard as fuck and thats all you need really
I don't really know Will I listen to again: 1%
1st time of a rap album, and I like it.
If I was listening to this in the car and someone pulled up next to me, i'd roll up the window and turn it down. Not me
Fun British rap hip hop
British rap
I liked it
I like this album quite a bit. Skepta's performance has a snappiness to it that makes this album, if nothing else, a refreshing change of pace from the albums I have listened to the last few days. Favorite track: "Konnichiwa"
Not a big grime guy (find the British accent incredibly grating on rap, and I’m British but yeah, always sounds corny) but this is one of the few grime albums that has really spoken to me. Still one of the best examples the genre has to offer I reckon. It’s been a while since I’ve heard these songs but they still hit as hard as they did when this album dropped - the Queens Of The Stone Age sample on Man is still a genius inclusion. You can feel Drake’s influence on the hooks which give the songs a bit of a poppier sensibility which honestly I think was needed for Skepta to break into the mainstream like he did with this album. The skits still suck ass though - painfully embarassing.
J'écoute presque jamais de hip hop et j'ai l'impression d'avoir entendu ça 300 fois, c'est con.
Giving this three stars as it seems to be an important album in the sub genre of London grime rap music… so it’s important if you’re getting deeper into rap, hip hop and EDM. But it isn’t broadly seminal. For me personally it got a little long and repetitive but that’s more style driven than this album specifically.
It's sometimes hard to know how classic or important albums will feel when they're still within 10 years of release. For listeners outside the UK or Europe, grime isn't usually on the radar. So when the "long-awaited and much-lauded" Konnichiwa from Skepta shows up for review, maybe there's a "so what?" moment. I had one. I didn't even know its reputation until later. I can hear resonances with other records I've enjoyed, even if I hadn't connected them to grime before. The singles off the record certainly draw me in and are rewarding, but after listening and hoping to be moved more, I still find it hard to connect to the record overall. It might be the signature samey-same staccato delivery across all the tracks, or it might just be that 45 minutes is too much for a first introduction. I felt weary around "Corn on the Curb" and "Crime Riddim," but then things pick up again as the album is weighted toward the 2/3 mark. It's hard when your first encounter with an artist is a record like this — one that paradoxically feels like an album expecting you to already be thrilled by it in order for your listening enjoyment to rise to that level. There's a word for this I'm sure, but it's as elusive as the feeling itself.
I don't know enough about the genre to really assess if this is top of the top or not
Good fucking energy rangabangtingtang
Good production, but British.
Shutdown, then a shutdown of Spotify for me. My teenage son, as was in 2016, would have been blaring this out wherever he went back then, so a five star from him, not so for me
solidly entertaining. first few tracks are great
Sounds like the soundtrack to hotboxing, roadman reece probably be listening to this while he chefs someone up. 3/5 cuz of its not bad for what it is, just not for me
I had no idea who Skepta was before, so I went in with no expectations. 'Twas pretty good.
There's better grime artists/albums. Had a few good tracks and a few forgettable ones.
Quite liked bits of it but not sure why this album and not any other grime album?
Almost a DNF, but Pharrell saved it from the 1 I originally wanted to give it.
British rap is low key embarrassing
Not bad for modern music, but the energy is off and there's too many skit bits.
Red vinyl on the TT. Marvellous.
music is alright… don’t like the uk too much…
Absolutely awful, I can barely stand to listen to this. That being said, I really don't get any Grime, or any British hip-hop, for that matter, so maybe it's exemplary within it's genre. I don't want to seem like I'm "gatekeeping" or something like that, but emcee-ing in a British accent just doesn't sound right, and I cannot take Skepta seriously at all. He sounds utterly ridiculous and like he takes himself far more seriously than he should. I would consider this album to be a strong contender for worst on the entire list.
No me gusta que algunas canciones acaben como en una llamada. Es un corta rollos. Demasiado mandem, mc, fam, etc (no me mola el rollo bri ish rap generalmente osea que eso no ayuda). Hubo alguna guay como detox, crime riddim o numbers, pero el resto bastante meh la verdad. Shutdown fue extremadamente repetitiva. Me gustó el flow de numbers y crime riddim y la base de konnichiwa. En general album flojillo
Inte alls min stil, men lyssnade på hela. kommer inte att lyssna på det igen. Sparar ettorna till skivar jag inte ens lyssnar klart på.
Real good rapping 2
Not great, but better than the other British rappers given so far. It's listenable.
This was pretty good. Good beats and the lyrics work.
Liked it overall, some of the tunes, less of the lyrics. My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to whole songs. 1 - No.
Positiv overraskelse
Midt 10er grime var fed! Glat for at den her meget britiske plade er på listen! Man/Gang kæmpe banger
Grimey! Share yo location
Nothing special, I guess. The songs all sorta sounded the same to me, and the beats were not very innovative either. At least the album was produced and mixed competently, so I'll give it a 2/5. Don't think that I'll be putting this on ever again.
Huh, usually I hate rap but didn't hate this as much as I was expecting to. This was fun to skim through, though admittedly I didn't finish this. Would I revisit though: nah.
Some good lyrics, but mostly just rap.
¿Qué mierda es esto? ¿ Quién dijo que no podía morir sin escuchar un disco de rap? Ya verás como sí. Esto es gente que habla rápido, no tiene ningún otro contenido musical. Y para colmo sólo hablan de otros raperos. Es un género autorreferencial.
A few good songs but those songs are the songs that are the least grime on the album. Its not a genre I really enjoy listening to that being said I can appreciate a well made album. I have heard a lot worse throughout this list.
UK rap.... not good
I had a lot of fun listening to this one, I thought this was drill rap, but it is actually grime. Either way it's catchy, funny, and great to dance to.
I never enjoyed listening to UK rap ever since it rose to prominence in recent years. Therefore, you could imagine the immense disappointment I felt as I realized that's what this album is.
Not my genre and nothing I heard before, but I liked it. Solid all the way through. Kind of a cross between hiphop and London rave music, ala Tricky.
Àlbum reivindicatiu. Rap, negre (crec). No es sa meva cosa, però be. A n'en Berni li agradaria
not my style of music but it could’ve been worse. the british accent is top tier!!
Ever since I learned this was on the list I've been excitedly waiting for it to be generated. I would not classify myself as a fan of UK rap, but it's gonna be really refreshing to hear something so different from other albums on here. Grime in particular is a genre I know next to nothing about. I am genuinely excited to hear what this thing has to offer. It doesn't even have to be good, it'll be interesting regardless. Konnichiwa That's a terribly stereotypical sound effect to start off with. Great vocal feature. Great beat, love the hard electronic bass. Interesting flow. Fun references. Decent. 3.5/5 Lyrics Interesting beat. Strange background sample. The UK slang is hard to not appreciate. Fun verses, average hook. Fine. 3/5 Corn on the Curb Dumb bars. The constellation lyric is especially funny. Same with the Santa bar. Fun feature. Love the loop in the beat. I get the idea of the interlude at the end, but it goes on for a bit too long. Fine. 3/5 Crime Riddim Powerful beat. Mediocre lyrics. Decent delivery. Kinda forgetable. Average. 2.5/5 It Ain't Safe Annoying hook. I like the deep and heavy beat. Uninspired flow. Not too memorable really. Average. 2.5/5 Ladies Hit The Squad Horrible hook. Decent first verse, has some decent deliveries there. More corny bars, but it's okay for this style I guess. Okay beat. Average. 2.5/5 Numbers Decently fun I suppose. Such a stupid hook. Kinda cliche. Interesting feature, cool delivery. Decent. 3.5/5 Man Energetic beat, love how powerful and hard hitting it is. Fun performance. Great sample. Is that a diss? Good. 4/5 Shutdown Great beat. Catchy and hard hitting hook. Fantastic delivery on the verses. Just really fun. Good. 4/5 That's Not Me Amazing beat. Catchy and charismatic hook. Fun references. Terrible bars, but it works. Dumb but really fun. 4/5 Detox Love the dark and ominous beat. The high pitched synthline is a great contrast. Pretty decent lyrics at times. Fine. 3/5 Text Me Back Interesting complex beat. Alright attempt at something more sentimental. Interesting to hear a different side of him. It's tacky, it's dumb as hell, and it sounds just what you'd expect a UK rap album to sound like. Does this mean it's not fun? Absolutely not. If you're not taking it too seriously the bombastic production, the over the top hooks and the performative deliveries just kinda end up going pretty hard. There's nothing too deep here, but honestly the general construction of some of these tracks just make them a blast to listen to. The bravado and the theatrics along with the ever present UK slang and fun references genuinely makes for an entertaining experience. Sure it will not blow anyone's mind, but does a decent job for what it is. Skepta is a pretty believable UK gangster, and has just the right amount of charisma to not be too off-putting. Sure the lyrics are terrible and the skits drag, but the hooks and production along with Skepta's delivery sort of do enough to compensate for it. It's nothing exceptional, but ends up being an okay listen none the less. 3.5/5 rounded down to a 3/5
Buen album de rap de uk me ha molado
Ugh. This ain't for me.
Some variety here in the hip-hop genre which I appreciate, but no standout songs that really grabbed my interest either.
Hidden track was the best bit
"Konnichiwa won the 2016 Mercury Prize.[6]" As I was saying, a couple of months ago: "... as I was saying, just three days ago: »[...] is this really a Best of All Music? An essential listen? Or another instance of the editors merely completing their assignment of counting up to 1001 by, say, shoveling copious amounts of - all British/Irish - Mercury Prize winners/nominees in here? Yes, it's the latter.«" But I will say this: some tracks on here? If some geezer drove past me, blasting them at window shattering volume, I'd approve of that.
Jag vill slita bort varenda nagel med tång på författaren. Jag vill doppa honom i flytande stearin och därefter sänka honom på det djupaste stället i Ålands hav.
How is this even on the list, just a black man talking about his genitalia and his “crew”. I must be missing something about what is so good about it!
Not my thing
The north London dialect just goes so hard in rap. The writing feels juvinile and the title track feels like a nonsequitor, but the production works well
Man's gotta ruin my time, FAM, what you been kidding me, what, doin that stuff, doin that strut, walk around town but you can't turn up...Da West Staines Massive, innit!
yeah I used to wear lv I put it all in the bin
I'd never heard of this artist before, and im still not sure I know what grime is or how this album pioneered it. But I didn't mind it. The sound was pretty different from American hip hop.
Pretty good, the beats go hard, but are British guys really this hard? Some of this sounds like he thinks he's as tough as the toughest American hoods but I have a hard time seeing that. Overall, I'd listen to most of this again.
Wagwan fam. Great energy, great flow.
lol I can’t take rappers with a British accent seriously, sorry it just sounds wrong to my American ear After all, we did invent the form so can you really blame me?
It’s a go!
This album felt like the reason this exercise exists. More please.
this is one click away from an Ali G bit
I knew this was going to be a British album as soon as I didn't recognize the artist. Exceptionally mediocre.
I feel like this is just the British version of 2000s era Lil Wayne: loud banger beats that play great in your car while you smoke, and you can tune out the lyrics and vibe out, but if you do pay attention, there’s a great lyricist with an amazing flow to appreciate, though it’s never truly perfect. Like Lil Wayne, though, context is important. To understand Wayne’s peak, you need to understand Southern hip-hop and its history up to that point, and New Orlean’s place in American society at the time. Even when it’s not obvious, it’s crucial to the context of Wayne’s music. I get the same impression with Skepta, particularly on Konnichiwa. While I haven’t heard a ton of Grime music, I know enough to understand that he’s taking the innovation the genre’s made up to this point and really pushing it into the mainstream and on to pop radio while still sticking to the rough tradition of the genre in his lyrics. And for the most part, he succeeds, as there are some really great songs on this record, particularly on the bookends. But also….I think I lack a lot of the natural/national context to appreciate this as a Grime classic. Like, it’s good, but some of it really just feels like it’s not sticking because my ears just aren’t used to Grime’s bleep boops wonky production and very specific flow. And while an album like Boy In Da Corner can overcome that due to its obvious innovations, Konnichiwa’s pop sensibilities are almost a double-edged sword. By making Grime mainstream, Skepta’s taken away all the beautiful weirdness that would appeal to anyone outside the UK, making strange feel predictable, and just leaving me with a very British flow talking about very British subject matters. That doesn’t mean it’s bad, but most of it feels a bit audience-specific, and I’m not the audience. The irony is that the Western crossover tracks on Konnichiwa are also the worst tracks here, not only because they’re so incredibly datable to 2016, but because they’re also just bad songs. They rot this albums already weak mid-section until holes start to form. In many ways, the best way to digest Skepta to anyone outside the UK is through his singles and features. That way, either his beats are hits you might recognize, or he’s able to showcase his abilities in a new, not-Grime setting. And after hearing some examples of that after this album finished, that seems to be the best way for me to digest Skepta personally. Once again, Lil Wayne in the late 2000s. So, just like how I will swear up and down that Wayne is a Top 5 Dead or Alive rapper and has multiple classics, but would understand why a non-American hip-hop head would be confused how I could think that, I can see how a Brit reveres Skepta as a GOAT, but without context, it’s only okay, and not really my thing.
Started off interesting and I was intrigued as I don’t think I’ve ever listened to grime, but as it went on, it started to wear thin and then the skits started. Skits bring down any album for me.
This feels dated and goofy in a way that isn’t intended. I didn’t mind it, but I also have no interest in listening again. 2/5
I love British rappers! I bet I'll like this.
I'm told this is 'grime'. Certainly sounds pretty shitty to me.
Hard hard hard NO. Horrible. 0.5/5
I’ll have to return to this one when I can look past the posturing - loved the production and flow, but can’t abide inflated male ego at the moment - can’t imagine why
Again, a difficult one for me to review objectively, not understanding the context and background for this artist and music. I was bored by it and the lyrics, production, and rapping ability were fine. Granted, middle aged white guy here.
I'd never really given much UK hip hop or grime a chance for some reason, but wow, this is great. Propulsive beats, clever samples (queens of the stone age, nice), high energy delivery. Perfect soundtrack for my run. I even enjoyed some of the little skits which I rarely do on rap albums, the one with the American gamer edgelord was kinda funny. The two track run of Man into Shutdown made me a Skepta fan, goes hard. Wish it went a little deeper lyrically, a bit heavy on the bravado, and theres one or two flops, especially Ladies Hit Squad, but he's clearly a serious talent
Opening track sample is great. Good music to listen to while working considering the genre. Excellent gateway to grime.
- i am not the target audience for this album! the production is really well done, sounds really “big” - high synth & keys, w low staticky bass. but i’m just. not interesting in hearing men singing about the g-spot. spectacular to hear him speak from the heart about life though
Not exactly my taste but overall I liked it. The beats were a hi light for me
Solid rap album, not my thing personally though
Nah.
Had never heard of this. It has some cool bits, but it’s a lot to get through the whole album.
British rap always has an odd sound to me for some reason. Sounds enough though.
I’m so embarrassed (1) to have listened to this; (2) that this album was put on this list; (3) that this album exists; (4) that British people try to rap; (5) that British people exist. This is all just mortifying. I feel sick. Please stop. Stop this. Have some respect for yourself and others. Do better.
Love the opener I think it sounds very good and skepta has some really good bars. It kind of sets the mood for the rest of the album. In my opinion the little skits at the end of songs like crime riddim bring the whole theme of the album together, that being showing the lifestyle of young people in London's streets. A very important album in the UK grime and rap scene. Only gripe I have with the album is that I feel that Ladies hit squad doesn't really appeal to me. Although I like the beat, asap nast's hook doesn't really do it for me. Overall, 8/10
Favorite Track: It Ain’t Safe
Maybe a 3
A tough listen. Cringe, bad man rap for small minded gangster wannabes. Nothing else I can say. Apple Music ranked THIS as their No.1 album of 2016… sheesh!
I liked it, maybe it was refreshing to hear something different on this list. I was surprised it was a British rap album, but it was well produced and a good listen.
In the beginning I thought I was going to like this, but the more it went on it was just not for me. As usual the interludes drag it down even further.
I remember liking it more when it came out. 2,5*
Grimey
Still like a lot of this one. But, boy, was I ever overly optimistic about the future of UK hip hop when this one first dropped. (See also: the first big Stormzy album.) Favourite: “Numbers”
I didn't enjoy this. I know that's a cop out review. The beat is great and dancey, but I can't give 2 shits about whatever he's rapping about. Also rap skits are universally cringe.
Some pretty good grime, could’ve been better liked the overall vibe. 4 stars
Das vierte Studioalbum des britischen Rappers Skepta, Konnichiwa, wurde zwischen 2013 und 2016 in verschiedenen Studios aufgenommen. Die Hauptaufnahmen fanden im Angelic Studio statt, während die Mischung überwiegend im Red Room London durchgeführt wurde. Weitere Arbeiten erfolgten in den Miloco-Studios The Bunker und The Square. Skepta, mit bürgerlichem Namen Joseph Junior Adenuga, stammt aus Tottenham, London, und ist britischer Staatsbürger. Er ist eine zentrale Figur des Grime-Genres, das Elemente aus Hip-Hop, UK Garage und elektronischer Musik kombiniert. Das Album enthält mehrere bekannte Tracks, darunter "That's Not Me", "Shutdown", "Man" und "Ladies Hit Squad". Diese Songs sind stilprägend für das Genre und zeigen Skeptas charakteristischen Sound. Musikalisch bleibt Konnichiwa dem Grime treu, mit minimalistischen Beats und direkter Lyrik. Skepta übernimmt den Großteil der Produktion selbst, was dem Album eine einheitliche Klangästhetik verleiht. Insgesamt präsentiert sich Konnichiwa als durchdachtes Werk, das Skeptas künstlerische Vision klar widerspiegelt. Das Album bietet einen authentischen Einblick in die Grime-Szene und unterstreicht Skeptas Rolle als bedeutender Vertreter dieses Genres.
This goes pretty hard. I’d much prefer more British and international hip hop varieties than all the mid britpop here
I had listened to this a few weeks ago but forgot to rate it. It was okay as far as hip hop / rap goes for me.
a mixed bag of corny lines and good turns of phrase. the beats are servicable.
Yet another regrettable entry in the undeserving, WAY over-represented rap/hip hop genre.
Blind album and artist. TIL about grime, style of hip hop, which is am not a huge fan of, or at least this artist and/or album.
njoo, kaikki isoperseiset naiset nouskaa ja näyttäkää pylly ja pyllistäkää ihan vitusti ja heiluttakaa persettääääää! tämä henkilö sanoi itsestään että on maailman paras ja näin.. mutta.. olen kuullut muiden ihmisten sanovan näin D: nyt joku valehtelee tässä..joku valehtelee ihan pikkusen verran tässä nyt. jo muutama hyvä biisi tässä lähinnä kuravesi räppiä totanois. grime hullu aalto, hullu britti aalto mutta vain koville pojille... tiiäkkö mikä on kovempaa? 20x1 bench minuutti tauko... gimme a bo'ah oh woootaah blud... a bohah oo woootaeh mandem.. it aint safe
Pretty good in a genre I don't spend time in Rating: 3.4
I can leave the skits, as usual, but there's loads of energy and intelligence here. Really solid grime album.
the skit with every other word punctuated with “fam” zeros in precisely to the year 2016. sounds like my classroom that year. especially Liam in 2nd period. i don’t know whether he said “fam” or “on god” more, but i overdosed on those words within a week
Cool accent
Bruv, man's just listened to Skepta’s Konnichiwa and man’s disappointed still. Dis album is a joke ting, yeah, it’s so moist man can’t even be mad, I’m actually in tears. Recommend if you enjoy cringe lyrics and wasteman energy. Man’s vexed I’ve gotta rate it. Absolute violation, still.
Rap isn't really my genre. 2/5
Grime classic. I remember hearing "Shutdown" after hearing Kanye shoutout Skepta at the BRITs and my mind exploded with hearing grime for the first time. Skepta looked cool, sounded cool and he made London look cool, but menacing at the same time. This album was the first introduction for me. "Numbers" is my favorite, that Pharrell beat and verse was the first "Skateboard P" verse we'd received since "KEEP DA O'S" from Tyler, The Creator's Cherry Bomb. On every single song, Skepta is flowing and reminding you at every turn that he is waaaay more talented than you and his life is way more sicker than yours. It's awesome. 3.5/5.
Just not for me
Never heard of this guy before. I like the backing tracks! Smooth voice. Lyrics don’t do a ton for me but I don’t hate them either. Rap isn’t usually my thing. Apparently this is grime music, which I may have to explore because I’m kind of digging it. This is what makes this project great.
British Grime is such a treat.
solita
Skeptiskeptiskepta! Zum glück hani min weg zu hiphop ide letzte mönet gebnet und findi Superrr und troptzdem isch mer de skepta mengisch zu I’m-in-the-middle-hiphopig woni anderi künstler*inne meh bevorzuge. Und wenn er mir scho seit mer seged kei cousins nimmi das au biz persönlich. S ganz album aber trotzdem sehr gfühlt. “Bisch du hiphoper oder skater?” Chani langsam mit 3 vo 5 antworte ehner hiphoper. En Olly chani trotzdem
It ain‘t safe for the block Not even for the coo. Skepte, eifach biz kennt vo 2-3 songs und sporadischem drischnuppere. Biz hyped gsi zum is album ihtauche und au sehr spassig gsi. Has gnosse. 4 blocks, init fam?
breeee was für eins überraschunggggg eifach drill rap ih de top 1001 albüms im clöppppp waaaaas hans sehr toll gfunde und au grad 2 mal gloset eimal diheim mit viel head boping wäredem schaffe und eimal im lidl, han mi gfühlt wie de krässischti south london roadman aer eigentlich hani nume süesshärdöpfel und gouda postet anstatt paar lüt abzoge, schade 4 flykicks in ya face till ya teeth come out bruvvvvvv
wagwan roadmen my mum don't know your mum stop telling man you're my cousin act like a wasteman and only rate this ting 4 stars? that's not me trusssss me daddy
1. konichiuua - 1.5 2. lyricz - 1.5 3. corn - 2 4. crime - 1 5. zafe - 1.5 6. ladiez - 1 7. numberz - 1.5 8. man - 1.5 9. zhut - 0 10. me - 1 11. detoz - 0 12. tezt - 1.5
I've got a soft spot for heavily accented English rap.
I think I might be prejudiced againts british rappers. they all sound the same and honestly when they try to go "hard" like I think this one is(?) it feels a bit put on. Like I understand white people in england are probably racist. I think that country invented the idea, but you're sad you went to a fashion show and the news said you were too black? must be hard to deal with when you go to your next fashion show... Whatever. The music is tight and the flow is good, but I really don't see me listening to this regularly.
This was good - would have been better without the skits.
This one was not for me.
Not bad.
I'm surprised how much I'm actually enjoying this album. It's not a genre that I generally was not partial to, but after a year and a half or so of listening to albums here, I'm at least able to vibe with albums like this. I wouldn't say that this album is great, but it is really enjoyable. Skits still suck ass, but the beats are steady, and the rapping is really strong. I'm also generally not a fan of over-produced music, but this honestly sits in a pretty good place. It's pretty clear that almost nothing on the album is coming from actual instruments, but the music isn't jarring or abrasive. It can sometimes be a little excessive, but never really annoying. Favorite Song(s): Konnichiwa, Man
Complete
I am so glad this album is included on the list. Grime and UK hip-hop in general deserves its place. Probably not my favorite, but it’s still pretty good. The beats are really great. The second half here is better than the first. Favorites are Konnichiwa, Ladies Hit Squad, Numbers, Shutdown, and That’s Not Me.
4/5
Somewhat meh mix of trip hop and hip hobbit mostly the latter. A few big name guests (Pharrel Williams and Drake) but nothing that pulls me into a genre that usually leaves me cold with a few notable exceptions. 2 stars
This cover looks like a forgotten late-90s screamo album that your friend is inexplicably obsessed with.
3.5
Surprised how much I enjoyed this, given that I don't listen to Grime, or much UK hip hop in general (apart from Little Sims). I was aware of Skepta, but I think That's Not Me was the only song I recognized. Some other good songs on here too: Shutdown, Detox, It Ain't Safe. I liked Corn on the Curb and Crime Riddim too, but found the skits a bit annoying. Great beats too, sounded really good on some bassy headphones.
Rap
So I don’t like grime but I did like this well enough
I wound up really liking this once I got into it. The beats are fire. Who would’ve thought…British grime rap.
I really enjoyed this as a casual fan of Grime. I still have the same issue I do with most recent albums on here though, that I think it's far too early to
The music went hard. The lyrics did not. How you gonna act tough when a quarter of the album is about you getting bullied online? Man's a keyboard cowboy and thinks that makes him a gunslinger. Those beats were pretty dope though. 2.5
I tried. This is not for me.
joaa okay-ish hip hop album. 2.5.