''Wretchrospective'' is the debut studio album released by

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recording artist

Wretch 32 Jermaine Sinclaire Scott (born 9 March 1985), better known by his stage name Wretch 32, is a British rapper, singer and songwriter from Tottenham, North London. He was a member of the grime collective Combination Chain Gang, before forming The M ...

. The album was released on 13 October 2008, on the Hip Hop Village label. Not having been released on a major label, the album failed to chart on the

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. "In da Ghetto" and "Be Cool" were released as singles from the album prior to its release. The album features guest appearances from

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, MC Boachie, Scorcher, Haydon, Badness and Calibar. The video for "In da Ghetto" features appearances from

and Badness, and the video for "Be Cool" features an appearance from

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Background

Production on the album began in January 2007, after the release of Wretch's second mixtape, ''Teacher's Training Day'', which featured guest appearances from

Ghetts Justin Clarke, better known by his stage name Ghetts (formerly Ghetto), is a British grime MC, rapper and songwriter. His music has been played on national radio stations such as BBC Radio 1, Kiss 100, BBC Asian Network, and BBC Radio 1Xtra. C ...

, Bashy and Scorcher, in 2006. Wretch received his first big break when he was asked to perform at the first annual MP3 music awards in July 2007. Following his performance, he hooked up with several producers from the grime scene and continued work on his debut album. Upon the album's release in November 2008, promotion began with a performance on the

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stage of

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in 2009, where he performed such tracks as "Be Cool", "Take This from Me" and "In da Ghetto". Shortly after the performance, Wretch was signed by Ministry of Sound, and was nominated at the Urban, Grime and Garage Awards for best album with ''Wretchrospective''. On 6 December 2010, Wretch was named as one of the nominees for

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Background

2012 reissue

Track listing

References