Doin' It Again Explained

Doin' It Again
Type:studio
Artist:Skepta
Cover:Skepta Doin It Again.jpg
Released:31 January 2011
Recorded:2010
Genre:Grime
Length:49:50
Prev Title:Been There Done That
Prev Year:2010
Next Title:Community Payback
Next Year:2011

Doin' It Again is the third studio album by English rapper Skepta. It features artists N-Dubz, Preeya Kalidas, Charlee Drew, Boy Better Know and Chip and was released on 31 January 2011 on Boy Better Know and All Around the World. The album's release was preceded by four singles which attained varied chart success on the UK Top 40 Singles chart throughout 2010.

Background

The album consists of 15 tracks, seven which feature artists (with one artist being uncredited) and "Hello, Good Morning" recorded by both Skepta and Diddy-Dirty Money. For the song "Big", Skepta collaborated with fellow English rapper Chipmunk. Skepta told The Sun: "Chipmunk and me were out in the West End clubbing together. I'd made 'Big' for my album with the producer S-X. I played it to Chipmunk on the way home that night when we driving back from the club together and he loved it so much that he came to my studio the next day to put in his verse down on it.". The album is presumably named after a song on Skepta's first album "Greatest Hits", which is called "Doin' It Again". Currently the album has released four singles; three which have charted in the Top 40 and one just in the Top 100 of the UK Singles Chart.

Reception

Reviews for Doin' It Again have been mixed. The Observer said "This third album is clearly a bid for international recognition, but the transition feels uncomfortable at times".[1] The Guardian was more positive saying that Skepta had "a distinctive, authentic voice and a sharp sense of humour".[2] However, NME were far more negative saying "this is the sound of grime destroying itself"[3]

The track "All Over The House", which had been released in a previous version on a previous album, also caused controversy when Skepta's video was released, which contained pornographic scenes of a pair of pornstars.

Singles

Track listing

Notes:

Chart performance

On 6 February 2011, "Doin' It Again" entered the UK Albums Chart at number 19.

Chart (2011)Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[6] 19
UK R&B Chart[7] 2
UK Download Chart[8] 7

Notes and References

  1. News: Skepta: Doin' It Again – review . London . The Guardian . Killian . Fox . 30 January 2011.
  2. News: Skepta: Doin' It Again - review . London . The Guardian . Paul . MacInnes . 28 January 2011.
  3. Web site: NME Album Reviews - Album Review: Skepta - Doin' It Again (Boy Better Know/3 Beat) . NME. 2011-01-28 . 2012-02-14.
  4. Web site: Radio1.gr UK Singles Release Dates . Radio1.gr . 2010-01-31 . 2010-01-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020105600/http://www.radio1.gr/music/forthcoming_uk_singles.htm . 20 October 2012.
  5. Web site: Rescue Me by Skepta Songfacts . Songfacts.com . 2012-02-14.
  6. Web site: Radio 1 - Chart - The Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart . BBC . 2007-02-24 . 2012-02-14.
  7. Web site: R&B Albums Top 40 - 18th February 2012 . Official Charts . 2012-02-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110101153102/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/r-and-b-albums-chart/ . 1 January 2011.
  8. Web site: UK Album Downloads Top 40 - 18th February 2012 . Official Charts . 2012-02-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111011164109/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/album-download-chart/ . 11 October 2011.