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In the meantime, ‘Live Fast’ is a pointer to what we can look forward to where big sweeping strings and funky bass meet earthy British hip hop rap. Think ‘Big, Big Disgrace’ for the strings with the raps traded by Lowkey and TB.

This mid-tempo track is produced by DJ Snips (remember Doc Brown’s ‘Donnie’s Lament’ with Lowkey?) and the b-side finds Terrah ‘Downlaod’ Danjah on the remix.

There’s a scary message in here. No matter that, “what do I care about my lungs…, smoke when my throats choking, until it bleeds, then sip my own blood until I piss it in pee”. It’s enough to make me want to quit. Shameless ends the track on the perils of living in East London so maybe it’s the message of how short life is that makes me prefer the instrumental versions.

While the Radio Edit instrumental is cool, the remix goes all minimalist taking out the strings for some synth lines in click clapping.

This is getting plays on MTV Base and from Ras Kwame and Colin Murray on the Beeb so he shouldn’t live too fast as we want to hear the next album. It should be good if this is anything to go by.

Hectic mix nomination: Instrumentals.

Reviewed: Shameless feat. Lowkey & TB — Live Fast (Dat Sound) Release date: 18th December 2006 Producer — DJ Snips
Tracklisting:
1 Live Fast (Radio Edit) (3:35)
2 Live Fast (Radio Edit Insturmenatal) (3:29)
3 Live Fast (Terror Danjah Remix) (3:28)
4 Live Fast (Terror Danjah Remix Instrumental) (3:32)

Links:
www.smokersdieyounger.org
www.myspace.com/paddyraggaman
www.lowkeyuk.com
www.myspace.com/terrordanjah
www.datsound.co.uk
Colin Murray :: Tuesday 12th December :: Tracklisting
Shameless — ‘Live Fast’ (Dat Sound)
Ras Kwame :: 6th December Tracklisting:: 16 Bar Mic Challenge Nchyx vs Anthony Johnson
Shameless — Live Fast