‘Black and White’, has far more in common with the diversity and depth of a classic hip hop album than the often formulaic and samey sounds of recent offerings from the UK grime scene.
From the infectiously guitar-laden bounce of ‘Unorthodox’ and the lacerating dancehall beat and subsonic bassline of ‘Traktor’ through to the heartfelt soul of ‘Anniversary’, the raw untamed emotion of ‘Hush Now Baby’ which features rising mega star Ed Sheeran and the poignantly emotive down tempo hip hop anthem in the making and forthcoming single, ‘Don’t Go’.Wre...
‘Black and White’, has far more in common with the diversity and depth of a classic hip hop album than the often formulaic and samey sounds of recent offerings from the UK grime scene.
From the infectiously guitar-laden bounce of ‘Unorthodox’ and the lacerating dancehall beat and subsonic bassline of ‘Traktor’ through to the heartfelt soul of ‘Anniversary’, the raw untamed emotion of ‘Hush Now Baby’ which features rising mega star Ed Sheeran and the poignantly emotive down tempo hip hop anthem in the making and forthcoming single, ‘Don’t Go’.Wretch 32’s debut album boasts a kaleidoscope of musical influences and references that guarantee its universal appeal. Lyrically Wretch 32 steers away from clichéd self-aggrandizing boasting and couplets about fame and girls, and instead paints incisive and colourful vignettes of everyday working-class city life from the prospective of a young man born and raised on one of the most notorious estates in London.
Packed with quirky and humorous narratives and innovative and poetic metaphors, ‘Black and White’ confirms Wretch’s status as the MC’S MC, positioning him as potentially the most interesting lyricist this country has produced since Mike Skinner.