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Kano - Remember Me (679)
UK release date: 13 June 2005
Kano - Remember Me

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Kano is the poster boy of Grime. Since the pirate radio success of Boys Love Girls in 2003, he has been the next underground star waiting to cross over to the mainstream. An ex schoolboy footballer with Norwich City, the East Londoner gave up the chance to play professionally in order to chase his dream of musical expression. Adding guest vocals with The Streets on the Mitchell Brothers recent hit Routine Check has further augmented his profile.

Remember Me starts with a smart and sassy blast of Cuban salsa brass, like a Muhammed Ali soft shoe shuffle. Kano's lyrical flow is smooth, cocky and very cockney. He raps out the tale of drunken one night stands and mistaken identity. One too many nights "drunk on Hennesey". The beats are simplistic, tight and catchy; the bassline jabs and rolls like a Ricky Hatton combination; high piano notes stab out a basic riff and Kano rides the rhythm with the consumate ease of a commuter on a rush hour tube.

This comes across as a missive from the cheeky younger brother of Dizzee Rascal. Kano is classy, funny and bound for big things.






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