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Artist:
Dizzee Rascal
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 indicator...
 Dizzie Rascal, 2010-03-07
Although people have slated this album because it is too poppy and too maintstream I really enjoyed it. If you want more hard core Dizzy then buy boy in the corner
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List Price: £14.99
Our Price: £4.99
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Artist:
Black Eyed Peas
xmas pressie, 2009-11-21
ordered as xmas pressie cheaper than anywhere else quick and easy to order and quick delivery
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List Price: £5.99
Our Price: £2.67
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Artist:
Plan B
A Brit-bred Slim Shady? Another The Streets? He’ll be sold to you as both and although the Mike Skinner comparison is a lazy untruth, with his bold debut Plan B (aka Ben Drew) leaves the former trailing in terms of raw impact. This white boy tale-spinner from East London does owe an awful lot to Eminem, from the quick-spat-take-that fury of his microphone style (quasi-American accent to boot), to the bounce of his backing tracks, to taking the role of participatory narrator, devil’s advocate and instigator. But every aspect that’s been neutralised, parodied or packaged to turn Mathers into a one-man industry is exaggerated and left red-raw here, with an added vulgar...
Nice one blud, 2010-02-09
Quality bit of Streets like UK hip hop.
From start to finish this ablum grips you. Plan B is a real story teller with a lot more in his locker.
Defo worth the buy if you like the Streets and want something new to grace your CD player.
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List Price: £11.99
Our Price: £7.47
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Artist:
Dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip
Music with meaning, 2010-03-17
Following up from the epic Angles, Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip have once again delivered an album of quality tunes supported by lyrics second to none. As UK hip-hop spirals further downwards into generic irrelevance and meaningless ego, Scroobius Pip's lyrics shine out as the one beacon of hope. If you want hip-hop that actually has something worthwhile to say and breaks the Daily Mail sterotypes of modern youth culture, then you should consider this album is an essential purchase.
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List Price: £11.99
Our Price: £6.97
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Artist:
Timbaland
5 Stars for the effort, 4.5 for the result, 2010-01-28
This album seemed to have a rather quiet release and didn't have the advertising force behind it that Shock Value did. Presumably they relied upon the reputation of the first album to speak of the quality of the follow up, and the quality definitely follows on. The album is a similar to the previous with a diverse mix of guests on virtually every track, ranging between R&B, hip hop, pop and rock.
The stand out track this time round is Ease off the Liquor, where 5 or 6 channels of voices and electronic sounds are effortlessly mixed with spontaneous ever changing beats. The quality production levels and pumping bass we have come to expect are repeated on the majority of tracks, but of course not all tracks are as strong as each other. Where this album can falter slightly is on the more experimental side with cross genre artists. They can sound like weaker muted efforts compared to the best songs on this album which are eclectic and powerful, they simply have the added timbaland base to an light hearted track and I quickly learned which to skip.
I applaud the attempt to mix genres, it's why I've bought these last two Timabaland albums. When done right it can be as ground breaking as JayZ's appearance on Linkin Parks tracks sounded, but when gone wrong it becomes album filler material, like Linkin park appearing on JayZ's tracks! As examples on this album I felt that the tracks with Chad Kroeger and Daughtry worked very well and even the track with Miley Cyrus was decent enough, but the tracks with Jet and Katy Perry felt lacklustre. These are all good artists and I don't doubt a second collaboration attempt could be improved upon in these few cases. Though picking on these couple of tracks is just a personal opinion and I'm sure everyone will have a varying preference range.
If you liked Shock Value, Shock Value 2 is an easy purchase decision, it is a great follow up as you will find the same, if not higher, quality than the first album. The number of tracks is very generous and you will likely find a high proportion of these are top notch catchy songs that stay in your head all day long. The diversity of tracks and ongoing attempts to break new ground remains the strong point of the album, bring on Shock Value 3!
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List Price: £16.99
Our Price: £4.98
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Artist:
Jay-Z
Theres a first for everything, 2010-02-23
Perhaps its because of all of the stars that feature in this album, but this album is a piece of genius, there is not one song i dislike, obviously i like more than songs than others but to anyone pondering the purchase of this album I personally suggest that you listen to a few tracks on spotify and make your decision, if you dont want to use spotify then just buy the album, afterall nothing ventured...
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List Price: £15.99
Our Price: £6.96
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Artist:
Chipmunk
Tottenham MC Chipmunk made his name on the London grime scene, but going on his debut album I Am Chipmunk, this talented young rapper has self-confidence in Jay-Z proportions. "God told me I’m the best", he raps on the opening "Saviour", as operatic voices chorus grandly in approval. It’s true, though, that while Chipmunk--real name Jahmaal Noel Fyfe--might still be deep in his teens, he’s got a ear for writing crossover pop-grime with the mainstream appeal to make an impressive dent in the charts. "Chip Diddy Chip" and the ska-tinted “Diamond Rings”, featuring an earworm chorus from female vocalist Emeli Sande, show off Chipmunk’s easy charisma and r...
Chipmunk, 2010-02-17
My nephew who is 13 loved the CD. The songs are all of the same high quality.
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List Price: £11.99
Our Price: £4.77
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Artist:
Black Eyed Peas
 As Excellent to be Expected, 2010-03-03
Really enjoyed this CD and was glad I purchased it. The whole CD from start to end tells a story and each track is mixed well into each other so that it's more like a concert. The music is just as I would expect from the Black Eyed Peas: professional, well-mixed, and with a good variety across the album. Track 6 'Alive' and Track 2 'Rock That Body' although very different songs are probably my favourite! If you love Black Eyed Peas's song 'I Gotta Feeling' which is why I bought the CD - then you will love this and not be disappointed :)
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List Price: £16.99
Our Price: £6.09
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Artist:
Black Eyed Peas
Black Eyed Peas review, 2009-12-29
got this for a gift. product received very very quickly and in good condition. i am told it is a fantastic album and the receiver was thoroughly pleased with it though not my cup tea.
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List Price: £19.99
Our Price: £10.26
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Artist:
Mary J. Blige
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