Dizzee Rascal - Tongue N Cheek (C/D)

Bonkers ; Road Rage ; Dance Wiv Me ; Freaky Freaky ; Can't Tek No More ; Chillin' Wiv Da Man Dem ; Dirtee Cash ; Money Money ; Leisure ; Holiday ; Bad Behaviour

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Dizzee Rascal’s career has been on the rise since it started. After winning the Mercury Prize with his brash debut Boy In Da Corner , the rapper's brand of edgy council-estate rap has increasingly become aware of mainstream tastes, and his fan base has grown wider accordingly. On Tongue N Cheek , Dizzee finally does way with the gnarly 8-bit bleeps of his album Showtime and the swagger of Maths+English to reach fully for the pop crown. Fun, infectious singles "Dance wiv Me"--featuring R&B singer Chrome and disco don Calvin Harris, "Holiday" and "Bonkers" (featuring Armand Van Helden) have all landed high in the UK charts, and are solid indicators of the rest of the album. Slick production, catchy hooks and a mainstream club atmosphere are in abundance here as the rapper delivers a relentlessly upbeat mix of street tales and good, dirty fun on "Road Rage", "Money Money" and the stomping "Dirtee Cash", (which utilises 1990 hip-house smash "Dirty Cash (Money Talks)". While it’s true that a certain amount of Rascal’s former complexity has been sacrificed to achieve this new feel-good sound, he thankfully goes beyond girls, money and video games, delivering constant witty wordplay and talking about politics and the recession on tracks like the Aswad-sampling tune "Can’t Tek No More". Slower jams like "Freaky Freaky" (about having sex on council estate landings) and "Chillin’wiv da Man Dem" (which has a laid-back G funk feel) are there to provide respite but this is unapologetically a party record--and a flippin’ great one at that.

Dizzee Rascal's fourth studio album, Tongue N' Cheek includes number one hits Dance Wiv Me, Holiday and Bonkers. More mainstream, Tounge N' Cheek moves away from Dizzee's grime roots, embracing pop and dance music. However, the razor-sharp lyrical ability and wit remain at the core of his sound.

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DIZZEE RASCAL Tongue N Cheek (2009 UK 11-track CD album - Tongue N Cheek is undoubtedly the most upbeat album Dizzee has ever made whilst still retaining that lyrical sharpness that underlines his records. As well as the singles Dance Wiv Me Bonkers & Holiday the album features Road Rage a thumping house track and Dirtee Cash which features a sample of the classic Stevie V tune. Shy FX who collaborated with Dizzee on Maths + English adds production duties to the c arnival-esque summertime anthem of Cant Tek No More and trance superstar Tiesto has provided the beats to Bad Behaviour but its Chillin Wiv Da Man Dem which is Dizzees biggest departure to date – a classic smoothsounding RnB tune