The Fifth (Dizzee Rascal album)
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| Studio album by Dizzee Rascal | ||||
| Released | 30 September 2013 | |||
| Recorded | September 2011—April 2013 | |||
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| Length | 47:21 | |||
| Label | Dirtee Stank, Island | |||
| Producer | A-Trak, Tim Anderson, Nick Cage (also exec.), Dizzee Rascal (exec.), DJ Corbett, Free School, Hi-Tek, J-Man, Jimmy Joker, Jonas Jeberg, Oligee, RedOne, Eric Sanicola, Teddy Sky, will.i.am | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 51/100 |
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| AllMusic |   |
| Clash | 3/10 |
| NME | 5/10 |
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| Mojo | |
| RapReviews | 4.5/10 |
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The Fifth is the fifth studio album by British rapper Dizzee Rascal, released on 30 September 2013 under Dirtee Stank Recordings and Island Records. The Fifth is Dizzee Rascal's first release since he signed with Universal. It succeeds his fourth studio album Tongue n' Cheek (2009) and features production from RedOne, Jonas Jeberg, M.J. Cole, Baptiste, Goldstein, Andrew "Pop" Wansel and Teddy Sky, among others. The album features guest appearances from singers Jessie J, Robbie Williams, Sean Kingston, Angel, and rappers Tinie Tempah, Bun B, Trae tha Truth, and Will.i.am. The album's track listing was confirmed when it was made available to pre-order via the iTunes Store.
Dizzee commented on the album: "It's the best-produced album I've done so far. If my last record was dipping my foot into the swimming pool of happiness, this one is fully going for a swim - backstroke, butterfly, in every way... not just doggy paddle". The majority of the album was produced in Los Angeles between 2011-2013 and follows the same experimental genre of Rascal's previous studio album, Tongue n' Cheek (2009).
'The Fifth' received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 51 based on 11 reviews, which indicates "Mixed or average reviews".
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