| BDL Bipolar | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 6 July 2018 |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Label | Dice Recordings |
BDL Bipolar is the debut album by British rapper Big Narstie, released on 6 July 2018 on Dice Recordings. [1] The album's title is a reference to Narstie's collective the Base Defence League. [2]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 55/100 [3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Clash | 6/10 [4] |
| The Guardian |   [2] |
| Mojo | [5] |
| Q | [6] |
The album received mixed reviews from critics. Rachel Aroesti of The Guardian criticised the long running time of the album and the "largely incoherent comedy skits". She said that Narstie seemed "stuck in the past" and "often seems stretched thin, resorting to lazy punning", concluding, "It all adds up to a baggy and frequently baffling record". [2] Alex McFadyen of Clash was more positive, calling Narstie "one of grime's most introspective MCs" and stated, "there are moments on this record where he discusses emotions in a way that is rare amid the hype and excitement of so much grime, and indeed, masculine culture at large", and that "while the juxtaposition of staid instrumentals with subversive lyrics is jarring, he remains a gifted MC, worth hearing out". [4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "BDL Protest Intro (Skit)" (featuring Miles Pudding and Nathan Brown) | 0:57 |
| 2. | "Woah" | 2:34 |
| 3. | "Hello Hi 2" (featuring Ed Sheeran) | 3:48 |
| 4. | "5AM" (featuring Moelogo) | 4:03 |
| 5. | "Hell No" (featuring Dizmack and Izzie Gibbs) | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Love Is a Game" (featuring Chu) | 3:46 |
| 7. | "BDL Radical Speech (Skit)" | 2:54 |
| 8. | "Grime Battle of Hastings" (featuring the Town Crier) | 3:26 |
| 9. | "Charlie Sheen" (featuring Hellabandzee) | 4:33 |
| 10. | "Sunshine" (featuring Craig David and Star.One) | 4:21 |
| 11. | "Taxi to Brixton (Skit)" | 1:16 |
| 12. | "Celebrate" (featuring Teedot and Tizzy) | 3:14 |
| 13. | "Chabuddy G (Skit)" | 0:11 |
| 14. | "Asian BDL (Skit)" | 0:33 |
| 15. | "How You Dance" (featuring Panjabi MC and Shizzio) | 3:37 |
| 16. | "Help" (featuring Laville) | 5:40 |
| 17. | "Daddy Go Hard" (featuring Nina Alexis and Scouse Tremz) | 5:05 |
| 18. | "Keith Lemon (Skit)" | 0:27 |
| 19. | "Sloosha" | 3:27 |
| 20. | "Lonely Road" (featuring Chuckii Booker) | 5:38 |
| 21. | "What Is It Now" | 3:09 |
| 22. | "Big Bro (Skit)" (featuring Big Bro) | 2:43 |
| 23. | "Sinners" (featuring Xaviour) | 4:05 |
| 24. | "Control" (featuring Raleigh Ritchie) | 3:43 |
| 25. | "Mae Mae (Skit)" (featuring Mae Mae) | 0:50 |
| 26. | "Blood" (featuring Takura) | 5:03 |
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