Track Listing

1. Saviour
2. Chip Diddy Chip
3. Oopsy Daisy
4. Man Dem-Featuring Tinchy Stryder
5. Diamond Rings-Featuring Emeli Sande
6. Lose My Life-Featuring N Dubz
7. I AM [Interval]
8. Dear Family
9. Beast [Featuring Loick Essien]
10. Look For Me [Featuring Talay Riley]
11. Role Model
12. Sometimes
13. Business [Featuring Young Spray]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #75 in Music
• Released on: 2009-10-12
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Amazon.co.uk Review
Tottenham MC Chipmunk made his name on the London grime scene, but going on his debut album I Am Chipmunk, this talented young rapper has self-confidence in Jay-Z proportions. "God told me I’m the best", he raps on the opening "Saviour", as operatic voices chorus grandly in approval. It’s true, though, that while Chipmunk--real name Jahmaal Noel Fyfe--might still be deep in his teens, he’s got a ear for writing crossover pop-grime with the mainstream appeal to make an impressive dent in the charts. "Chip Diddy Chip" and the ska-tinted “Diamond Rings”, featuring an earworm chorus from female vocalist Emeli Sande, show off Chipmunk’s easy charisma and rapid-fire MCing. Deeper into I Am Chipmunk, though, our 18-year-old host takes care to show off his range. "Lose My Life" is a trance-tinged pop track featuring fellow chart-toppers N-Dubz, "Man Dem" finds Chipmunk and Tinchy Stryder trading verses on a vintage grime rhythm, and the likes of "Dear Family" and "Role Model" prove our young MC knows to balance ambition with a little humility.--Louis Pattison

CD Description
I AM CHIPMUNK is the debut album from Chipmunk - the man behind singles "Chip Diddy Chip" and "Diamond Rings" as well as "Oopsy Daisy". Over a year in the making, Chipmunk finished I AM CHIPMUNK once he left college after his A-Level exams. Whether talking about the break-up of his parent’s marriage, the realities of life in inner-city London or his all-consuming love of music, the diverse and imaginative debut features collaborations with N-Dubz and production from renowned underground beatmakers Maniac and StarzBeatz. Expect an array of sounds; from gritty grime to pop-tinted R&B. "Oopsy Daisy" is a brilliant upbeat ballad about a break-up, while the soaring synths of "Lose My Life", co-starring Tulisa from N-Dubz, is a metaphor for Chipmunk’s approach to music-making.

Customer Reviews

INCREDIBLE!
This is an incredible album: one of the best to come from a UK artist in many many years!

It is perfect and a must buy!

Grime and Shine
For a young lad barely out of school Jahmaal Noel Fyffe
(aka Chipmunk) has got talent and attitude aplenty.
He also has a sense of humour. No bad thing in a yoof.

His debut 'I Am Chipmunk' has a bit of a split musical
personality. I mean this in a good way. The album
certainly mixes up a whole big bunch of current urban
styles without losing credibility. It's a rich mix.

Whether demonstrating the pared-down, grimier side of life,
('Man Dem' featuring Mr Stryder); swinging out with a
lovely piece of pure incandescent pop (The chorus of
'Oopsy Daisy' is delightfully memorable!); or baring his soul
in candid autobiography (The tender and starkly revealing
'Dear Family'), Mr Fyffe brings a light touch and a
distinctive voice to his labours.

Other joys include : 'Lose My Life' a full-bodied and
boisterous collaboration with N-Dubz and 'Sometimes',
a cracking composition which deserves five stars all its own.

It looks like he's on his way to the big
time and more than probably deserves it.

Recommended.

Good Album
This was requested by my daughter for her christmas present it came in good condition and was delivered promptly