''Maths + English'' is the third studio album by English rapper

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. The album went gold in the UK after selling over 100,000 copies.

Background

''Maths + English'' entered the

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at number seven, one position higher than his second album, ''

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'' (2004), which charted at number eight and his debut, ''

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'' (2003), which peaked at number 23. The track "Wanna Be" features guest vocals from English

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singer Lily Allen. It pays tribute to the 1976 musical '' Bugsy Malone'', specifically the song "So You Want to Be a Boxer?" which shares the same musical arrangements for the sections sung by Lily Allen.

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was expected to feature on the song "Da Feelin'", but Dizzee Rascal stated that the song sounded too "poppy" with Joss Stone's hook, so she does not appear on the album. The track "Pussy'ole" is rumoured to be a Wiley diss. Wiley responded to the track in a video circulating on

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, in which he also takes jabs at rappers Kano and

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izzle. American hip hop duo

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are featured on the track "Where's da G's". In return, Dizzee was featured on the track "Two Type of Bitches" along with Pimpin' Ken on UGK's 2007 album ''

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''. On 29 April 2008 Definitive Jux released ''Maths + English'' on their independent label in the United States. The Def Jux version features 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

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Pussyole (Old Skool) "Pussyole (Old Skool)" also known as just "Pussyole" and cleanly as just "Old Skool", is the second single taken from British rapper Dizzee Rascal's third studio album ''Maths + English'', and eighth overall. It reached #22 on the UK Singles Cha ...

", due to sample clearance issues.

Track listing

Notes *"Pussyole (Old Skool)" samples Lyn Collins' "Think (About It)" and Galactic Force Band's "Space Dust". *"Sirens" was omitted from the US version. *"Da Feelin'" was co-mixed by Shy FX. *"Wanna Be" samples "So You Wanna Be a Boxer" from the film musical '' Bugsy Malone''.

Charts

References

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