Chipmunk: Transition – review

(Sony)It's hard to think of a more self-referential genre than hip-hop – all that sanctimonious opining about fame, "the game" and the rapper's flow. Now that the most recent crop of UK rappers – Chipmunk, Tinie Tempah – are following up hit albums, the navel-gazing can only get worse. Chipmunk (aka Jahmaal Fyffe) has turned 20 and now has international stars such as Chris Brown cropping up on his songs ("Champion", a No 2 hit). Fyffe can ride a beat and spits with panache on "Foul" and "P...

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