Lady Sovereign - Public Warning (2006)

I keep hearing the word 'grime' thrown around in reference to Lady Sov's music, but I'm not quite sure what that entails. I do know, however, that she is both the cutest and most obnoxious thing to come out of the UK in a long time; her music is tangy and catchy, and her really, really thick accent sticks to her verses like chewed-to-death bubblegum. All in all, this is a very fun record, though it admittedly took a while to grow on me.



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The Streets - Everything Is Borrowed (2008)

As a long time fan of The Streets, I was really anxious about this record because so many of my loved artists are putting out crap these days. However, Mike Skinner did not disappoint me even a little bit with this one; in fact, I don't think there are even songs I don't like, which never, ever happens. In short, this is a really solid release by the English MC who taught me about birds and geezers. Thanks, Mike.



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