Track Listing

1. World Outside
2. Pussy'ole (Old Skool)
3. Sirens
4. Where's Da G's
5. Paranoid
6. Suk My Dick
7. Flex
8. Da Feelin'
9. Bubbles
10. Excuse Me Please
11. Hardback (Industry)
12. Temptation
13. Wanna Be
14. You Can't Tell Me Nuffin'

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3262 in Music
• Released on: 2007-06-04
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics

CD Description
'Maths And English' is the third album from grime heavyweight Dizzee Rascal. The trademark abrasive beats and inspired lyrical reportage are still present, but this time the beatsand the rhymes are bolstered by collaborations with artistsas diverse as Shy FX and Lily Allen, making this album his strongest yet. Includes the single 'Sirens'.

Customer Reviews

Maths & English
Oh my, this is by far Dizzee's best album yet. The raw beats and big clash sounds of Boy in da Corner, developed through Showtime - can clearly be seen to culminate in this latest album. Maths and English is the most complete and cohesive sound Dizzee has brought to the market to date. Dizzee's lyrics are as sharp and street as ever - and in true Dizzee style e.g Dream (Showtime) there are elements of humour in Maths & English that help to lighthen some of the heavier lyrics.

If you're looking for true big clash grime, with pure hate lyricsc you may well be disappointed. This is Dizzee at his best - establishing his own unique sound - though the roots of the beats and lyrics can not be denied!

Yes, this album is different to the past two - but its always all about developing, evolving and pushing the underground music scene forward. Dizee we salute you! Keep doing your thing, keep doing it real, and definatly keep doing it your way! Big up!

Dizzee's had the good sense to move on from "Grime"
The first salient point about this album is clear as soon as you look down the track listing and see "feat. Lilly Allen" and "feat. Alex Turner"; this is Dizzee going "mainstream", which is just as well given that "grime" is pretty much dead in the water these days as an ongoing concern.

Of course there are still those old "gang violence" references in full flow but the juxtaposition of these references and lyrics such as "Pull your trousers up!... Read a book!... Find a pretty girl and settle!" make for an exhillarating listen, even if at times the ideas seem to jar.

Crucially though, there are a number of fantastic moments on this album.

Chief one is Pussyole, which is the finest songs of any genre that I've heard in quite some time, and excitement is also to be found on the likes of Sirens (think Jay Z's 99 Problems set in London) and Where's Da G's (which talks about "fake aggression" on the streets and includes the "find a pretty girl and settle" line quoted earlier).

As for the Allen and Arctic Monkeys tie-in's, they're good, but don't match up to the best moments on the album. And if I'm being really honest, Allen's appearance here grates on me for some reason.

And on the whole this is a remarkable album. The variety of it may surprise some, but it provides the album with the magic that makes it pretty irresistible.

[] Maths and English
Dizzee Rascal returns with his third album and its so refreshing to hear him doing his own thing but bringing in collaborators from different genres and also bringing in different sounds and styles into his own songs.

This album is much better than his previous release (Showtime) and could also give 'Boy In Da Corner' a run for its money.

Buy the album and see for yourself as I think you'll be pleasantly suprised...

Stand out tracks =

Pussyole (Oldskool)
Sirens
Da Feelin'
Temptation (ft. Alex Turner 'Arctic Monkeys')
Wanna Be (ft. Lily Allen) - personal favourite.