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It’s been a swift rise for North London trio N-Dubz, whose blend of chart-friendly pop with grime, garage and R&B has proven the magic formula for spiriting UK urban music into the top end of the charts. Against All Odds is perhaps a slightly more mature set that last year’s Uncle B, but only in the sense that Dappy, Faze and Tulisa are growing up with their audience. "I Need You" is a sentimental tale of a missed rendezvous, but it’s told with a narrative cleverness, Tulisa lamenting "He left me standing in my LBD and my bang-bang shoes, I was so confused" as her prospective partner hunts for his m
It’s been a swift rise for North London trio N-Dubz, whose blend of chart-friendly pop with grime, garage and R&B has proven the magic formula for spiriting UK urban music into the top end of the charts. Against All Odds is perhaps a slightly more mature set that last year’s Uncle B, but only in the sense that Dappy, Faze and Tulisa are growing up with their audience. "I Need You" is a sentimental tale of a missed rendezvous, but it’s told with a narrative cleverness, Tulisa lamenting "He left me standing in my LBD and my bang-bang shoes, I was so confused" as her prospective partner hunts for his mystery girl on Facebook. "Shoulda Put Something On", meanwhile, tackles teenage pregnancy without coming across as bland or preachy. And elsewhere, a string of guest spots prove N-Dubz aren’t out of their depth rubbing shoulders with leading MCs: "Na Na", featuring Wiley, boasts some properly dexterous rapping--and not just from the grime godfather--while "Suck Yourself", starring fellow teenage breakout star Chipmunk, is melancholic trance-pop with a hard-hearted centre. --Louis Pattison
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Manufacturer: UMTV
Release date: 16 November 2009
EAN: 0602527252292 UPC: 602527252292
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