Dizzee Rascal: Maths + EnglishDef Jux: 4/29/2008
Note: This review originally appeared in 2007, but due to this album's 2008 U.S. release date, I am now including it among my 2008 recommendations.
Until Maths + English, I didn't see what all the fuss was about with Dizzee Rascal or with grime in general. I had downloaded Dizzee's acclaimed Boy in Da Corner and the widely lauded grime comp Run the Road, and in both cases I had found them too monotonous. This is not the case with Maths + English. The songs on this album are much more varied than any other grime album I've heard (though, admittedly, my experience with the genre is extremely limited). It's also got a distinctly English vibe, which I love because I'm an Anglophile to a fault. Each track is full of great music, memorable hooks, and Dizzee's unique style. This album just might cause me to reexamine the other grime albums I had dismissed previously.
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