Alive Till I'm Dead [Import]

Professor Green | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 20, 2010)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: 101 DISTRIBUTION
• ASIN: B003N3RA0O
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #114,851 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Kids That Love To Dance (feat. Emeli Sand)

2. Just Be Good To Green (feat. Lily Allen)

3. I Need You Tonight (feat. Ed Drewett)

4. City Of Gold

5. Oh My God (feat. Labrinth)

6. Jungle (feat. Maverick Sabre)

7. Do For You

8. Falling Down

9. Monster (feat. Example)

10. Closing The Door (feat. Fink)

11. Where Do We Go (feat. Shereen Shabanaa)

12. Goodnight

Editorial Reviews

2010 debut album from the British rapper. Alive Till I'm Dead is a Pop album with a difference: it reflects Professor Green's personality and style. He is genuine and unique, funny, forthright and full of stories; he's a rapper with a powerful personality, as engaging as he is honest, funny as he is open. Pro Green's first single sampled INXS's track 'I Need You Tonight' which was UK's hottest track at Pop radio in February. 'Just Be Good To Green' samples S.O.S. past hit 'Just Be Good To Me', with Lily Allen's distinctive vocals contributing a fresh contemporary twist, its an undeniable hit from an undeniable classic.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The British Eminem!, July 23, 2010

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Nse Ette (Lagos, Nigeria) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alive Till I'm Dead (Audio CD)

Rapper Professor Green has had two top 5 hits in his native UK; "I need you tonight" (featuring Ed Drewett and sampling INXS's "Need you tonight" - "It should be me that wants to get rid of you, instead it's you that don't give a d**n..." he raps as he tells us of an ended relationship) and "Just be good to Green" (featuring the airy vocals of Lily Allen and sampling The SOS Band's "Just be good to me", though it's actually closer to the Beats International Dubby cover "Dub be good to me"). Real name Stephen Manderson and aged 26, he's been compared to UK acts The Streets or Lily Allen. With his nasal whiny vocals and aggressive lyrics, he's also earned comparisons to Eminem.

He mines a rich well of sound; skittery Funk on opening cut "Kids that love to dance" (featuring Emeli Sande), gritty Rock on "City of gold" or the more sublime "Oh my God" (featuring Labirinth and snarling swirling guitars), while the haunting synth-driven "Jungle" (featuring Maverick Sabre) wouldn't sound out of place on an Eminem album.

"Do for you" tells us he used to sell drugs for a living till he changed his career, "Falling down" juxtaposes downbeat verses to a Disco-ish chorus to good effect, while "Monster" features Example and is Techno-ish set to a staccato of beats. Closing the album are a trio of downbeat songs; the echoey Dubby "Close the door" (featuring Fink and harrowing strings), "Where do we go" (featuring Shereen Shabanaa and some Jazzy trimmings), and the heartfelt piano-driven "Goodnight", an ode to his grandmother who raised him and the albums highlight.

Aggressive, catchy, and playful all at once.

4.0 out of 5 stars Witty and Refreshing, October 23, 2011

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This review is from: Alive Till I'm Dead (Audio CD)

British rap should not be confused with American rap. The two are entirely disparate. American rap is almost all gangster rap, featuring ostentatious displays of wealth, boasts of involvement in illicit activities, and an offensive and degrading attitude towards women. British rap is far closer to the genre's original form - brutally honest and understated. Professor Green falls firmly into this latter category. He is straightforward and unafraid. His songs are not merely excuses to flaunt his wealth, but rather paint a raw picture of his past and hometown. Professor Green is alternately funny and fresh, enraged and sorrowful, cocky and self-deprecating. One of the UK's rising young artists, Professor Green may be just what rap needs. He bears far greater resemblance to original rappers like Run DMC and NWA than modern ones like Kanye West and 50 Cent. This album is truly excellent. Highlights include: Monster, Jungle, Oh My God, and City of Gold. Not suitable for children.

5.0 out of 5 stars Ever wonder what happened to hip hop? It went to the UK., December 29, 2010

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This review is from: Alive Till I'm Dead (Audio CD)

Glad to see Pro Green making it big. I remember mail ordering his CD's from skate shops in the UK and having it shipped to the states.

This is really, really good stuff. British Eminem? No way, way too funny, and a hell of a lot nicer. I guess they're both white, so...

The production values are good, the lyrics are hilarious and brilliant, and the beats have the inspiration that American Hip Hop used to have before Auto-tune and FruityLoops got ahold of it.