King of the North, Bugzy Malone announced he was releasing his debut album, 'B Inspired' back in June and released the lead single, 'Warning'. At the forefront of the revival of Grime, Bugzy has released three EP’s prior to this album that all peaked in the UK Top 10 album chart but this is the project that will undoubtedly assert his dominance.









Rising to fame from his 2015 Fire In The Booth which received an incredible 16 million views, Bugzy had some exposure before but never anything quite like this. The video remains the most viewed Fire In The Booth and even eclipses the likes of Drake, Wretch 32 and Akala to name just a few.





The introduction is an incredible insight into the mind of Bugzy Malone. It’s an introspective piece about his life thus far. “I've been in the darkest places, please believe me you can beat depression”, the Mancunian wordsmith hisses. This is a beautifully passionate intro and will let listeners who aren't familiar with Bugzy know that there is no holds barred, no subject is ever off limits. He goes onto detail his manic rise to stardom, from being in “in a house with no carpets” to buying a house “with an electric gate and I got the Huracan satin black with a private plate”.





This album is everything we expected from Bugzy and more and without doubt, one of the better grime albums we’ve had in the last few years. The only one comparable to this is Stormzy’s “Gang Signs and Prayer” which debuted at Number One and went on to win a Brit Award for album of the year. The two are similar in many senses, they both talk about the struggles of growing up in abject poverty. Don’t be surprised to see this album land high up the charts and be nominated for both a MOBO and a Brit.





“Die By The Gun” is an example of Bugzy doing what he does best. The Mancunian raps about a man out to seek revenge who catches his own mother in the crossfire. Told in a way that is undoubtedly a nod to Immortal Technique’s “Dance With The Devil”.





“Ordinary People”, probably our favourite song on this project, talks about the struggles of growing up in Manchester, the lack of guidance and how the streets raised him. JP Cooper's chorus on this stands out as the most memorable feature on this album. Similar in content to the intro and some of Bugzy’s previous work but stylistically, the production quality has improved and this is delivered in a way the masses would deem more musical.





This album will introduce a lot of people to Bugzy, who already has an incredibly strong fan base which even includes Liam Gallagher, who he opened for on the final show of Ex Oasis front man's 'As You Were' tour.





The album is called 'B Inspired' and with his rapid rise to fame and his vast amount of talent, it’s very hard not to be.





If you want to listen to the album, you can do here .





Written by Cameron Miller.