Dizzee Rascal’s tongue in cheek is a celebration of the rappers new found lifestyle.
The East London rapper is enjoying success, freedom and wealth at the moment and that is being reflected in his music.
Previous albums from Dizzee have be centred around the harsh living conditions in certain areas of London, and the struggle to get somewhere and avoid being beaten up, stabbed or worse.
On “Tongue N’ Cheek” little emphasis is placed on street respect with the main focus being living and enjoying life.
Many of his original fans are however still living a lifestyle which parallels earlier albums such as “Boy In Da Corner” and “Showtime” and there will undoubtedly be those who find themselves despairing with his new work and labelling Dylan Mills a sell out.
The rapper will however find himself gaining many new fans as number one hits from the album “Holiday” and “Dance Wiv Me” have opened doors and made the album commercially successful.
Distorted synthesizers are coupled with high tempo beats to create a sound that Dizzee has almost come to own with tracks like “Oldskool” having gone before it.
The album is also more sexual than any album before it, hence the name Tongue N’ Cheek.
The brashness and lack of charm from the artist does however seem defeat the purpose of tracks such as “Freaky Freaky” and are more likely to scare girls away than create any appeal.
Hits from the album such as “Bonkers” have however solidified the artists status as a British Rap star and very few artists can sell the same numbers as the former Grime Artist.
His creativity and will to take risks and break barriers has been seen throughout his career and Tongue N Cheek will only add to his commercial reputation and help create headlines for the right reasons.
Released: 20 September 2009
