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You donât often find real strings and horns on a grime album. But these instruments mesh exceptionally well with the cut-and-thrust of UK hip-hop â more specifically, with the moving storytelling of 36-year-old Ghetts.
Justin Clarkeâs years in the shadows of his better-rewarded peers have ended with this terrific major-label debut, as he moves his story â and the genre â forwards.
Conflict of Interest, his third studio release, has both cinematic scope and tear-jerking moments. Against innovative backdrops (often by producer TenBillion Dreams), Ghetts spits about familiar tropes: the superlative Skengman tells of tit-for-tat violence with innovation; No Mercy features icy, left-field production and new talent Pa Salieu. Other guests range from the gameâs biggest beasts â Stormzy, Dave, Skepta, Giggs â to South African siren Moonchild Sanelly.
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