(Maths + English) + Def Jux = The motherfuckin’win!

January 19, 2008

Stolen from Pitchfork for further awareness.

We haven’t exactly been shy in expressing our fondness for Dizzee Rascal‘s Maths + English album. We gave the disc our recommendation when we reviewed it back in June, and it even landed at #49 on our list of our favorite albums of last year (single “Pussyole” made it onto our top songs list at #28) But when XL originally released the album, it wasn’t given a physical release in the U.S., just a digital one. It was unfortunate; as our reviewer Nate Patrin wrote, “Dizzee’s best prospects for an expanded fanbase may well be across the pond.”

Happily, Maths + English is getting another chance, thanks to the good folks at Def Jux. The indie rap powerhouse will issue the album on CD for the first time in the States April 29. (It will also re-release it digitally, as it is no longer available as a download here.)

The Def Jux version will feature new studio tracks “G.H.E.T.T.O.” and “Driving” as well as a remix of the UGK-assisted “Where’s Da G’s” by Def Jux label head El-P. All told, it sounds like it was worth the wait.

In other Dizzee news, he’s got those dates we told you about recently. 

Maths + English (U.S. edition):



Maths + English (U.S. edition):



01 World Outside


02 Pussyole (Old Skool)


03 Sirens


04 Where’s Da G’s


05 Paranoid


06 Suk My Dick


07 Flex


08 Da Feelin’


09 Bubbles


10 Excuse Me Please


11 Hard Back (Industry)


12 Temptation


13 Wanna Be 


14 U Can’t Tell Me Nuffin’


15 G.H.E.T.T.O. [bonus track]


16 Driving [bonus track]


17 Where’s Da G’s (El-P remix) [bonus track]