“An eclectic, break-dance-worthy Slick Rick reincarnation.” – Entertainment Weekly

“Dizzee's despairing wail, focused anger and cutting sonics places him on the front lines in the battle against a stultifying Britain, just as Pete Townshend, Johnny Rotten, and Morrissey have been in the past.” – Pitchfork

“His strongest most ambitious and mature record to date. Essential.” – Observer Music Monthly

DIZZEE RASCAL, veteran of the Roll Deep crew and winner of the prestigious UK Mercury Prize in 2003 for his Boy In Da Corner album, has created what could easily be considered the definitive grime recording with MATHS + ENGLISH (also nominated for a 2007 Mercury Prize). Definitive Jux will release Maths + English on April 29, showing the proper respect to a recording that offers a brutally honest portrayal of UK city life. Whether Dizzee is going at it with American gangsta rap legends Bun B and Pimp C on " Where's Da G's" or paying his dues by collaborating with UK drum ‘n’ bass legend Shy FX, there is a palatable sense of desperation and simmering violence throughout Maths + English on tracks like "World Outside" and “Paranoid.” The assault of metal guitars on the rant "Sirens" is offset by the smartass backchat of Lily Allen on "Wanna Be," proving that the more musical ground that Dizzee covers on Maths + English, the end result is a perfect vehicle for one man's voice and vision.

As if to confirm that sometimes you have to travel a long way to get really close to home, Wiz' controversial video for "Sirens" (in which Dizzee - the fur trim on his parka marking him out as a true urban fox - is hunted through concrete walkways by redcoats on horseback) was filmed on a Romanian council estate. "They've got estates over there that look just like ours," Dizzee explains, "except there are still bullet holes in the buildings and that's in the nice part. You could say the same thing about Maths + English. It's easily Dizzee's most upfront and accessible record to date. "Sirens" is a UK half-brother to Jay Z's “99 Problems,” while full on party tracks like "Flex" and "Bubbles" have turned up the heat on UK dancefloors that the more melancholic debut, Boy In Da Corner, might have cleared. Maths + English will be available for purchase in stores on April 29.