Chiddy bang rapper Chidera ‘Chiddy’ Anamege and his producer and partner in the group, Noah ‘Xaphoon Jones’ Bersin, certainly know their way around a hook. Their 2009 mixtape The Swelly Express was packed with them, not least on the irresistable, MGMT-sampling hit The Opposite of Adults and the Sufjan Stevens-sampling All Things Go. A couple more mixtapes down the line and they have finally released their first album proper. Breakfast is what you might expect if you have heard Chiddy Bang before: all bouncing beats, monster hooks and clever, pop culture-referencing rhymes. It's not deep and it's not creatively groundbreaking but it sure is a lot of fun, and that's the point. Breakfast is the sound of Summer holidays, of braais around the pool, of driving around with the top down and the volume up. It's aural Prozac and it's fantastic.
Rating: 8/10
Top Tracks: Mind Your Manners, Ray Charles, Happening
Release Date: 28 February 2012
