October 27, 201312 yr 34 (from 44) Rizzle Kicks - Skip To The Good Bit [D] http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ji8tgIwPL._AA190_.jpg Chart Run: 44-34 [1 wk] Release date: 27-10-2013 Format: download only single Label: Universal Music Video here: 5ESHJKat6ds Biography Responsible for bringing the flower-power hip-hop sound of the late '80s back into the charts, Brighton duo Rizzle Kicks are one of the few successful male acts to emerge from the BRIT School that spawned the likes of Adele, Amy Winehouse, and Leona Lewis. Childhood friends Jordan "Rizzle" Stevens and Harley "Sylvester" Alexander-Sule first started making music together in 2008 on the Minor Breaches of Discipline mixtape, which saw the pair rapping over samples of tracks by Lily Allen, Gorillaz, and Arctic Monkeys. Compared to the likes of De La Soul and Dream Warriors, their laid-back production and humorous non-confrontational rhymes earned them a deal with Universal Records, and in 2011 they released their debut single, "Prophet (Better Watch It)," followed by "Down with the Trumpets," which eventually reached number eight in the U.K. charts. Following a guest appearance on X-Factor runner-up Olly Murs' chart-topping single "Heart Skips a Beat," support slots with Professor Green, the Streets, and Dizzee Rascal, and a remix of Ed Sheeran's "You Need Me, I Don't Need You," they were invited by Take That's Gary Barlow to appear in his Children in Need charity supergroup alongside the likes of N-Dubz, Wretch 32, and Ms. Dynamite. Following three MOBO nominations for Best Newcomer and U.K. Hip-Hop/Grime Act and Video, their debut album, Stereo Typical, was released at the end of 2011. ~ Jon O'Brien, Rovi / iTunes Chart history (Year peak title): 2011 08 Down With The Trumpets -1- 2011 01 Heart Skips A Beat (Olly Murs Feat. Rizzle Kicks) 2011 08 When I Was A Youngster -2- 2011 24 Teardrop (The Collective Feat. Labrinth, Tulisa, Chipmunk, Dot Rotten, Ed Sheeran, Ms. Dynamite, Mz Bratt, Rizzle Kicks, Tinchy Stryder & Wretch 32) 2011 02 Mama Do The Hump -3- 2012 44 Traveller's Chant -4- 2013 06 Lost Generation -1- 2013 34 Skip To The Good Bit -2- Discussion Thread Here
October 27, 201312 yr It's EMF, Gordon Bennett. Jamella. This has been used on the trailer for Strictly hasn't it?
October 27, 201312 yr I've already forgotten how that Sean Paul song goes. That's been a problem for him lately. I couldn't tell you a thing about Other Side Of Love either. YAY for Skip To The Good Bit charting, another great song from the Rizzles.
October 27, 201312 yr Not a bad song from Rizzle Kicks. Unbelievable! (actually I quite like their stuff but this new era so far was a disappointment)
October 27, 201312 yr It is my understanding that several file-sharing sites credit Unbelievable to INXS, hence the confusion. Still, she did not do her research there.
October 27, 201312 yr Erm.....I think you mean sampling EMF Jameela :P Somebody's not been doing their homework, detention for Jameela I think
October 27, 201312 yr Well this is quite underwhelming on first listen... might be a grower like 'Lost Generation' was though. Wasn't expecting to see this in the top 40, it wasn't there in the mids (and I didn't realise how high it'd got on iTunes). Looks like Reconnected have dropped out again, unless their suspicious climb has continued.
October 27, 201312 yr I usually don't mind Sean Paul, but this is f***ing awful. IMO, it still beats The Other Side Of Love
October 27, 201312 yr Really not liking this track by Rizzle Kicks. 'Down With The Trumpets' was sublime. :( it was amazing :)
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