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Editorial Review:
London Town finds East London MC/producer Kane Robinson stepping further outside the grime scene that spawned him. Kano’s greatest skill has always been the versatility of his flow, from unflappable ghetto gangster to silver-tongued Lothario in the flip of a beat--and here, he applies such lyrical flexibility to a broad range of styles, from swaggering chopped’n’screwed US hip-hop to candy-sweet R&B, playground sing-alongs to earnest raps atop acoustic guitar. Satisfyingly, he comes out swinging: London Town’s first four tracks set out to nip any chatter about selling out in the bud, brooding battle tracks characterised by belly-shaking beats, tinny snare, and Kane’s calmly assured delivery: "It sounds like grime, but a little slower/I’m a lot wiser, but a little older". Further in, though, we find our man experimenting with different styles and sounds, and inviting in a surprising line-up of guests. "Feel Free", featuring Damon Albarn, could almost be a Gorillaz track, skippy beats and chilly synthesiser and a children’s choir a la Pink Floyd’s "Another Brick in the Wall". Kate Nash supplies the chorus to "Me & My Mic", a gleaming back-in-the-day number that twinkles like a pop diamond. And Craig David shows up on "This Is the Girl", a new school R&B number with crossover stamped all over it. --Louis Pattison
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Disapointing Second Album? I brought this album purely on the strength of Kano's first album Home Sweet Home, which in short blew me away. After hearing the Craig David collaberation This Is The Girl i thought it would easily keep to my high expectations, but on first listen i was hugely disapointed. No tracks really stood out to me, even the more main stream collaberations with Damien Albarn and Kate Nash. It wasn't until i accidently stumbled across it again on shuffle mode a few weeks later that i really started to enjoy the... more info
UK'S BEST Im keeping this short cause im in a rush but this is a great album by a Great mc thats all there is to it
Excellent Kano=the best uk lyricist ever! the product is an amazing intro, and kano's chants of 1 body, 2 body sound so tough and mysterious it's amazing! He then goes on to spit some great bars throughout the track. I went to see kano live last friday and assumed the accapella rapping on this was afrestyyle but in fact its actually on the track-very good. then comes on london town, which is a killer of a track. a great beat and kano does his best rapping ever. the other standout is buss it up. him and vybz make... more info
Overall pretty good Although i havent heard his previous album this was overall a pretty goood album by kano, I bought on the basis of this is the girl, the stand out tracks for me are:
London Town
Bad Boy
Sleep Tight
Over and Over
This is my life
This is the girl - probably one of my favourite tracks of all time featuring craig david, craig david complements kano beautifully here and his lyrics and rapping sounds even better on this track, also worth a listen is 'feel free'... more info
