Review: Roaring 20s

Roaring 20s

'Roaring 20s' is the second album by male hip-hop duo 'Rizzle Kicks' from Brighton.

There are two things that makes this album stand out from debut album 'Stereo Typical'. The first is their collaborations, Rizzle Kicks reign in musical talents such as Damian Marley, Fatboy Slim and Jamie Cullum, to create songs that have a lot more depth to them. The second is that there's certainly a more mature sound to the second album, Rizzle Kicks would've felt they had the opportunity to let go and play around with sounds a bit more than with the first album. This change in tone and musical direction has really helped Rizzle Kicks, where they went "Let's get down with the trumpets" on their first album, they're now rapping "Jeremy Kyle got the nation laughing at other people's expense."

The secret sauce of the Rizzle Kicks formula is the frugal use of trumpets in their music. One man is rapping, the other is singing and trumpets are constantly backing them up. It is the almost jazzy, vintage sound of their music they makes them an oasis in a sea of similar sounding hip hop music. Short of cutting it out, Rizzle Kicks embrace it and in this album they have hit that button again and again to great effect.

In short, 'Roaring 20s' is an upgraded Rizzle Kicks album worth buying and enjoying. The album is a lot of funm full of catchy punchlines and a joy to listen to. It makes you excited about what's potentially to come from these two.

9/10




Click here to watch the video for their first single off the album, 'Lost Generation' (video made entirely by youths)