Tinie’s never been one for lyrics. This is the guy who infamously lives a “very
very very wild lifestyle” and has “so many clothes [he] keep’s em in [his] aunt’s
house”. Don’t even ask “what’s hiding in
[his] CK briefs”.
It’s a trend that continues with Trampoline, a song that includes a whole verse of listing capital
cities (sadly Scunthorpe isn’t included) following lines of utter
jibberish. The point of the lyrics is
purely for rhyming and innuendo purposes, as well as pop cultural references - vacuous
stuff made for the club - and all spoken with a broken, jerky flow. If you want something more political in your
rapping go and listen to ‘Yeezus’.
On the plus side, the beat is huge and the bass drop is
deep. It’s not as inventive as with his
previous material, but it’ll undoubtedly get you shake shake shaking and jump
jump jumping.
That said, the inclusion of 2 Chainz is clearly an attempt on
Tinie’s part to break into America, but with Kanye and Jay-Z currently
releasing new music (amongst others), there’s no way Tinie can compete with the
US greats. He’s nothing without
Labrinth.
2/5
Listen: Trampoline will
be released on 4th August and will feature on forthcoming album ‘Demonstration’.