Rules and Regulations (album)

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Rules And Regulations
Roll Deep - Rules and Regulations.jpg
Studio album by
Released20 August 2007
Genre Grime
Label Roll Deep Recordings
Roll Deep chronology
In at the Deep End
(2005)
Rules And Regulations
(2007)
Return of the Big Money Sound
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Rules and Regulations is the second studio album by British grime group Roll Deep and it was released in 2007 on Roll Deep Recordings. The album features grime MCs who were not members of the crew, such as Tempa T and Frisco, much more than their first album.

Track listing

#TitlePerformer(s)Featured guest(s) Producer(s)
1"Flame Grilled Whopper"Wiley, Breeze, Flow Dan, Scratchy, Riko & TrimWiley
2"Badman"Flow Dan, Scratchy, Jet Le & BreezeTarget & Danny Weed
3"Celebrate"Skepta, Flow Dan, Scratchy & Jet LeDanny Weed
4"Stampers"Wiley, Riko, Skepta, Breeze, Flow Dan & MegaWiley
5"Ride or Die Chick"Manga & JammerFriscoTarget
6"Do This Ting"Wiley, Flow Dan & SkeptaWiley
7"Bring Ur Crew Then"Skepta & JammerTempa TBless Beatz
8"Bad Luck"Scratchy, Jet Le, Breeze & WileyDanny Weed
9"Floating Thru da Sky"Breeze, Jet Le & MangaChunky Bizzle
10"Rules and Regulations"Flow Dan, Trim & ScratchyTarget
11"Respect Us"Manga, Scratchy, Flow Dan & SkeptaTarget
12"Babylon Burner"Wiley, Riko, Flow Dan, Breeze & ScratchyWiley
13"Something New'"Scratchy, Jet Le, Flow Dan & RikoDanny Weed
14"Weed Man"Flow Dan & Killa PTarget
15"Racist People"Scratchy, Trim & Wiley TNT
16"Penpals"Jet Le, Flow Dan, Breeze & RikoTarget
17"Hickory Dickory"Flow Dan, Riko, Scratchy, Breeze & TrimDanny Weed
18"Roll Deep Regular 2007"Skepta, Flow Dan, Breeze, Riko, Scratchy & Jet LeSkepta

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References

  1. Yates, Steve (18 March 2007). "Roll Deep, Rules and Regulations". The Observer. Retrieved 8 February 2011.