Well I never heard the first two Bizzle albums after hearing that they're inconsistant and littered with filler and genre hopping, but now I think I might have to cause this is fucking top. After retiring from music and then returning and then getting bottled by the crowd at Download, Bizzle comes back harder than ever. That is to say that every song here is an absolute banger and Bizzle knew exactly what he was doing on this one. It definitely covers the whole map...mostly centered around grime but there's hip hop (Lost My Mind), funky (So Addictive) and rap-rock (Rockstar), but rather than sounding messy and disjointed Lethal masters all the styles perfectly and the album flows nicely. Yes, you know how I normally am when grime artists dip into rap but Lethal handles it well, and even makes the crossover rock track a banger.
Sure, the lyrics aren't that special, Lethal's just a fun MC at this point in his career, he tries to get a bit deep on Money Power Respect Fame and Push It but other than that he's funny and entertaining. The Rockstar track will fail as a crossover track though, why don't hip hop and grime artists realise that rock fans don't want to hear brag lyrics?
Besides the unimportant lyrics though what makes this is the fantastic production. Stand outs would be Dexplicit, who here displays himself as one of the strongest and most innovative producers in grime and I'm gonna have to check out his solo stuff, but we also get some great stuff from Donaeo with his drums and horns with soulful hook sound. Silencer and Youngstar also deliver, there's really no weak tracks on here.
From everything I've heard so far, this is my pick for best grime album of '09, I really never expected Lethal to top Newham Gens, P Money and Wiley but he really delivered here and even though he might not be as strong a lyricist as those his management skills he used to organise an album of fantastic beats and hooks pushes him to the top of the pile, add to that the fact that the album is diverse enough to make it interesting without it sounding messy and that it's just the right length clocking in at around 40 minutes you can see why it's a classic. My one complaint is that the least interesting track (Flap Your Wings) is the longest here, but it's hardly worth moaning about. Great album, definitely recommended.
Sure, the lyrics aren't that special, Lethal's just a fun MC at this point in his career, he tries to get a bit deep on Money Power Respect Fame and Push It but other than that he's funny and entertaining. The Rockstar track will fail as a crossover track though, why don't hip hop and grime artists realise that rock fans don't want to hear brag lyrics?
Besides the unimportant lyrics though what makes this is the fantastic production. Stand outs would be Dexplicit, who here displays himself as one of the strongest and most innovative producers in grime and I'm gonna have to check out his solo stuff, but we also get some great stuff from Donaeo with his drums and horns with soulful hook sound. Silencer and Youngstar also deliver, there's really no weak tracks on here.
From everything I've heard so far, this is my pick for best grime album of '09, I really never expected Lethal to top Newham Gens, P Money and Wiley but he really delivered here and even though he might not be as strong a lyricist as those his management skills he used to organise an album of fantastic beats and hooks pushes him to the top of the pile, add to that the fact that the album is diverse enough to make it interesting without it sounding messy and that it's just the right length clocking in at around 40 minutes you can see why it's a classic. My one complaint is that the least interesting track (Flap Your Wings) is the longest here, but it's hardly worth moaning about. Great album, definitely recommended.
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