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Thursday 15 January 2015

Tinie Tempah - "Flash"

British rapper Tinie Tempah has released a new video for a track entitled "Flash", which is produced by London producer duo Splurgeboys. The video highlights what seems to be a particularly fun trip to Dubai for a one-off show. Well, it must be fun if you are a young and successful rapper! Beach shenanigans and driving around in flash cars is the name of the game. But you can never deny that Tinie Tempah does not deserve his success. The reason why he succeeded is because he always had a wittiness with his wordplay that was still apparent despite his mainstream success. There are some clever wordplay moments in this tune too, even in the midst of the decadent celebrations, and even a reference to the boring (in my opinion) British dinner party show Come Dine With Me
"So many shots, it's like gun crime
My semi cock, girl, let it pop
This Celebrity Come Dine
"

The beat is really quite dark and menancing and quite gritty. The powerful bass sound provided by the sub-bass and the leisurely tempo of the drumbeat are the components that give it this feel. Though I heard it on computer speakers that sound is magnified when you hear it on a really good set of speakers, ideally in a club environment.

Though Tinie Tempah is not speaking about something I have experienced I feel personally that the fact he can boast about what he actually has, as a British rapper, and the listener can actually think to themselves "Yeah, he's boasting, but he probably does have all this stuff" is a reason for celebration in my opinion. It's not clear what this surprise release is in aid of, but whatever it's for, it's an interesting slice of British rap music.

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