Braintax - Biro Funk

I'm not sure how many of you have had the incredible pleasure of ever visiting the UK but I'm sure that you're all well aware of the stereotype that it's a place driven mainly by vague melancholy and snide, unpleasant attitudes. Like the majority of first world countries we're all given the right to bitch about how horrible this place is and it seems like our most exercised of all the rights. Yet under all this gloom and rudeness there's an almost ironic sense of pride. The first time any other country decides to take a mocking jab at us, we won't stand for it. Only we're allowed to make fun of our shitty country. For a rapper like Braintax this unpleasant yet humorous atmosphere gave him the perfect subject matter for one of the best pieces of social commentary these shores have thrown outwards in quite some time. Braintax set himself up as the all purpose inclusive figure of the understanding, knowing, angry participant in every day British life. His subjects change from interesting commentary about the way relationships seem to work around here to vitriolic rants about capitalism. Obviously the latter subject caused the odd redundant political statement but on a record that just had so much charm and was so easy to relate to, it was easy to understand.

Braintax - Last Date
Braintax - The Grip

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In other news:
Danger Mouse has taken time off from his work with Gnarls Barkley to hook up with MF Doom and make a new Danger Doom track. Good news everyone, I don't think this one has cartoon characters rapping on it. There is a talking part at the end by two characters that I can't identify but I'm guessing they're not part of a Ted Turner organization. Anyone want to put me straight on who they are?

Danger Doom - Korn Dogs