Just to throw an alternate view out here. I'm having a surprisingly good time with this. I guess it's all expectations...
Never did I think this would be a Let It Bleed or Exile On Main Street level album, it would be foolish to think so from the album release as it was. Jimmy Fallon, Sydney Sweeney and multiple guest stars later, this was not going to be a grand artistic triumph.
But I like it for what it is; which is a blockbuster release from one of the world's biggest acts.
There's a lot ... read more
Okay, a lot of people here obviously don't get this... Obviously that's totally fine but this speaks a lot to what a lot of people are going through in the UK right now under the Tory government, hence it's critical acclaim and it's (relative) commercial success.
This is a very solid addition to the Mods' discography in my opinion. The title track, DIwhy, Force 10, and So Trendy are solid gold bangers and Right Wing Beast, I Claudius, On The Ground, Don and Smash Each Other Up are good album ... read more
A lot of controversy here in the User Score.
Things to probably get straight. If you don't live in the UK, the likelihood is that you will not get this. You probably won't get the references to class tourists, high rises and shotgunning lager etc.
Maybe the tag of UK Hip Hop is not a great one because this is not an album for US producers who are looking for sick beats.
More importantly though, this is a lyrical breakdown of the current social situation in the UK. Razor sharp lyrics along ... read more