2006 memories; these blocks and this songApparently Brazen has an album on the way. Given that grime release dates arrive with the regularity of the Hale-Bopp comet I remain as sceptical as Skepta performing at the after-party for 'The World Sceptics Society International 2009' and then being told that his cheque is in the post; ie pretty fucking sceptical. Anyway, more than any other mc in the scene I hope this is the case, because Brazen is responsible for one of my favourite songs of all-time, regardless of genre:
Brazen - Aim High 3 Freestyle (produced by Target)
Everything about this tune is spot on: from the beat, which literally sounds like a tower block (more specifically the Lenton high rise flats; see above) but is also strangely reminiscent of the theme songs to the weird science programmes that used to be on BBC2 and Channel 4 in the mornings when you skived off school, to Brazen's mc-ing, which combines a skippy double-time flow with some brilliantly evocative greazy content (I particularly love the 'in the local' bars):
If you see me with no jewels,
it don't mean I'm not grindin',
I'm doin' my ting,
I'm not on a hype ting,
but I got my ting,
I'm on the high road gettin' rid of my ting,
in the ends I sling,
I'm not on this ting for show,
mans on ting on the roads,
so know that I'm in the local gettin' my dough,
listenin' to old school,
gettin' rid of my O,
I'm big on the roads,
no-one has to tell me I'm a g,
I Roll Deep on my own,
I want a key of the po',
for less than 3,5 otherwise don't bother phonin' my phone,
do you realise I'm in love with the dough,
I got half of the post code buzzin' off nose,
I show no respect 'til you earn it,
boil it if you wanna make that dough,
I'm movin', I'm on a new ting so,
listen to me I got the new lingo,
I've seen grown men go down when lead blow,
so you better get low,
'cos my crew's got the balls to let the Tech go off,
we got tools and you will know what,
we came to do,
spray a few bars, get paid and then move off,
I'll find all your crews not gangsta,
your not gangsta,
I'm a top boy in the crew tho',
I'm soon to bust,
I got tunes watch,
I'm too strong,
I'm gonna prove you wrong,
I get wong,
I'm next on the throne and you lot know I'm gone,
I'm a one-man army,
I sell A Class,
think fast if you wanna make that money
WAAAAASTEMAN!
And that's all there is; no chorus, no break in the rhymes, just a beat that bangs like an ex-lifer in a brothel and Brazen ripping it to death with a deliciously dextrous drug-dealing ditty. Perfect. The best tune of 2006, and one of the best tunes from grime full stop.
Full stop.
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