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Track Listings
| 1. Bonkers |
| 2. Road Rage |
| 3. Dance Wiv Me |
| 4. Freaky Freaky |
| 5. Can't Tek No More |
| 6. Chillin' Wiv da Man Dem |
| 7. Dirtee Cash |
| 8. Money, Money |
| 9. Leisure |
| 10. Holiday |
| 11. Bad Behaviour |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
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.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
You know you're in for it when an album starts with such a huge club favourite as `Bonkers', and so it is with Dizzee Rascal's 4th album. Mr Rascal was the leader of the British grime scene winning the Mercury Music prize with his debut `Boy in da Corner'. It seems appropriate then that he is the first to graduate to the mainstream so successfully. The opening track, `Dance Wiv Me' and recent single `Holiday' all dropped straight into the No. 1 spot in the charts and yet throughout the album Dizzee's recognisable style holds firm on tracks like `Road Rage', `Freaky Freaky' and `Money, Money'. Pop sensibilities are laced throughout it all and are perfectly balanced. Other than the hugely successful singles further highlights come from `Can't Tek No More' and `Dirtee Cash'. This is a solid album which nicely balances pop influences and Dizzee Rascal's grime roots. It should keep long term and new fans pretty happy.
Format:Audio CD
I have recently got into Dizzee Rascal's music.He's the best rapper around at the moment,IMO.
I really enjoyed this album and listen to it late at night when I need a bit of a kick.
I loved the single Dance Wiv Me,and had it on repeat several times. This album is a winner
and I don't say that lightly,as I feel that alot of rappers/grime artists at the moment are a bit boring.
Dizzee adds power and sex appeal to his performance,plus an irresistably catchy bunch of tunes on this CD.
A winner.
I really enjoyed this album and listen to it late at night when I need a bit of a kick.
I loved the single Dance Wiv Me,and had it on repeat several times. This album is a winner
and I don't say that lightly,as I feel that alot of rappers/grime artists at the moment are a bit boring.
Dizzee adds power and sex appeal to his performance,plus an irresistably catchy bunch of tunes on this CD.
A winner.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
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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Most Recent Customer Reviews
two great songs, rest not my taste, lyrics very offensive to women
I love "bonkers" and "dance wiv me" with Calvin Harris but as a woman I find his lyrics derogatory and sexist to women, I'm open minded and far from a feminist but I just found it... Read more
Published 7 months ago by busy mother
Love the album, shame the cd case was obviously 2nd hand
Brilliant CD.
However the cd case is very scratched. It clearly wasn't a new one.
It looks a mess which isn't what you expect when buying something advertised as NEW.
However the cd case is very scratched. It clearly wasn't a new one.
It looks a mess which isn't what you expect when buying something advertised as NEW.
Published 14 months ago by jk
Rude!
but hey, you're an adult and you were warned. Some good tunes and great lyrics.
Published 23 months ago by Steven Lilley
Dizzee!
Excellent CD, first Dizzee Rascal album I've brought and enjoyed it - good to have all the recent hits on one album.
Published on 23 Mar 2010 by Nicki Collins
Not as good as you'd think
You've got 'Dance Wiv Me' which is brilliant and then there's another one sounds like that which is not so bad, and then yet another which is okay. Read more
Published on 5 Mar 2010 by CHALO
cd
Now my children can go crazy round the house to "bonkers" whenever they want! (have to watch some of the language in the other tracks tho!)
Published on 31 Jan 2010 by S. Stickle
ON THE MOVE
To old to be into this kind of music,but use a gym 3 times a week,and,have this playing on my MP3 player,seem to get me moving smoother/faster,to the beat of it. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2010 by J. Burnham
excellent read
Bought this book for my husband ! he absolutely loves it! defo for all footy fans out there!
Published on 20 Jan 2010 by J. A. Pritchard
Hip Hop at it's best
I bought this cd because it had all the hits on I wanted, Holiday, Money Talks (Dirty Cash,Bonkers etc; highly recommended if you like Dizzee Rascal. Great cheap price too.
Published on 11 Jan 2010 by K. Rock
There's a reason he's released what he has
And thats because the rest of the album isn't very good, but overall it's worth it.
Published on 2 Dec 2009 by Steven J. Massey
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