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Maths + English is the third studio album by rapper and grime artist Dizzee Rascal.
In chart terms, Maths and English is Dizzee Rascal's most successful album to date, entering the UK Albums Chart at number seven, one position higher than his second album, Showtime (2004), which charted at number eight and his debut, Boy in da Corner (2003), which peaked at number twenty-three.
The track, "Wanna Be", features guest vocals from English pop singer Lily Allen. It pays tribute to the 1976 musical Bugsy Malone, specifically the track "So You Want to Be a Boxer" which it shares the same musically arrangements for the sections sung by Lily Allen. Joss Stone was expected to feature on the song "Da Feelin'", but Dizzee Rascal stated that the song sounded too "poppy" with Joss Stone's hook,[1] so she does not appear on the album. The track "Pussy'ole" is rumored to be a Wiley diss.[2] Wiley responded to the track in a video circulating on YouTube, in which he also takes jabs at rappers Kano and Lethal Bizzle. American hip hop duo UGK are featured on the track "Where's da G's". In return, Dizzee was featured on the track "Two Type of Bitches" along with Pimpin' Ken on UGK's 2007 album Underground Kingz.
It was announced on January 22, 2008 on their website that Definitive Jux will release Maths + English on their independent label in the United States on April 29, 2008. The Def Jux version features new studio tracks "G.H.E.T.T.O." and "Driving" as well as a remix of the UGK-assisted "Where's da G's" by Def Jux label head El-P.[3]
[edit] Track listing
| # |
Title |
Time |
| 1 |
"World Outside" |
03:08 |
| 2 |
"Pussyole (Old Skool)"1 |
03:28 |
| 3 |
"Sirens" |
03:30 |
| 4 |
"Where's da G's" (featuring UGK) |
04:54 |
| 5 |
"Paranoid" |
02:37 |
| 6 |
"Suk My Dick" |
02:59 |
| 7 |
"Flex" |
03:31 |
| 8 |
"Da Feelin'" 2 |
03:57 |
| 9 |
"Bubbles" |
03:30 |
| 10 |
"Excuse Me Please" |
03:40 |
| 11 |
"Hardback (Industry)" |
04:11 |
| 12 |
"Temptation" (featuring Alex Turner) |
02:34 |
| 13 |
"Wanna Be" (featuring Lily Allen)3 |
03:24 |
| 14 |
"U Can't Tell Me Nuffin'" |
03:31 |
| 15 |
"G.H.E.T.T.O." (U.S. bonus track) |
3:26 |
| 16 |
"Driving with Nowhere to Go" (U.S. bonus track) |
3:57 |
| 17 |
"Where's da G's (El-P remix)" (U.S. bonus track) |
4:38 |
- 1 Samples Lyn Collins' "Think (About It)" and Galactic Force Band's "Space Dust Gurnhill EZI".
- 2 Produced by Shy FX.
- 3 Samples "So You Wanna Be a Boxer" from the film musical Bugsy Malone.
[edit] Charts
| Charts (2007)[4][5] |
Peak
position |
| Irish Albums Chart |
57 |
| UK Albums Chart |
7 |
[edit] References
