Doin' It Again

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Doin' It Again
Studio album by Skepta
Released	January 31, 2011
Recorded	2007-2010
Genre	Grime, hip hop, dance
Length	49:50
Label	Boy Better Know, 3 Beat, All Around the World
Producer	Skepta, Agent X, S-X
Skepta chronology
Microphone Champion (2009) Doin' It Again (2011)
Singles from Doin' It Again
"Bad Boy" Released: 15 March 2010 "Rescue Me" Released: 27 June 2010 "Cross My Heart" Released: 17 October 2010 "So Alive" Released: 9 December 2010 "Amnesia" Released: 27 February 2011

Doin' It Again is the third studio album by English rapper Skepta. It features artists such as N-Dubz, Preeya Kalidas, Charlee Drew, Boy Better Know, Chipmunk and was released on January 31, 2011 on Boy Better Know and All Around the World. The album's release was preceded by four singles which attained varied chart success on the UK Top 40 Singles chart throughout 2010.

Background

The album consists of 15 tracks, seven which feature artists (with one artist being uncredited) and "Hello, Good Morning" recorded by both Skepta and Diddy-Dirty Money. For the song "Big", Skepta collaborated with fellow British rapper Chipmunk. Skepta told The Sun: "Chipmunk and me were out in the West End clubbing together. I'd made 'Big' for my album with the producer S-X. I played it to Chipmunk on the way home that night when we driving back from the club together and he loved it so much that he came to my studio the next day to put in his verse down on it.". The album is presumably named after a song on Skepta's first album "Greatest Hits", which is called "Doin' It Again". Currently the album has released four singles; three which have charted in the Top 40 and one just in the Top 100 of the UK Singles Chart.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Guardian	[1]
The Observer	(Mixed)[2]
NME
Allmusic	[3]
BBC	(Positive)[4]

Reviews for Doin' It Again have been mixed. The Observer said "This third album is clearly a bid for international recognition, but the transition feels uncomfortable at times".^[5] The Guardian was more positive saying that Skepta had "a distinctive, authentic voice and a sharp sense of humour".^[6] However, NME were far more negative saying "this is the sound of grime destroying itself"^[7]

Singles

• "Bad Boy" is the first single from the album it was released on March 15, 2010, it entered at number 34 on Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Then 4 days after on March 21, 2010 climbed 8 places from the mid-week chart to number 26. In the same week, it reached number 8 on the UK R&B Chart and a number 1 on the UK Indie Chart.

• "Rescue Me" is the second single from the album it was released on June 27, 2010, it entered the UK Singles Chart at number 14 - which is Skepta's highest chart position currently. The next week it slipped down to number 19. The song features Greg Timberlake who is uncredited.

• "Cross My Heart" is the third single from the album which features Preeya Kalidas. It was released on October 17, 2010, it reached number 31 on the UK Singles Chart.

• "So Alive" is the fourth single which features N-Dubz, who are credited as "vs. N-Dubz" It was released for digital download on December 9, 2010. It is to release as a single on February 6, 2011.^[8]

• "Amnesia" is the fifth single from the album. It was released for digital download on February 27, 2011.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Nobody Made Me"	Adenuga	Skepta	3:03
2.	"Rescue Me [A]"	Adenuga, Bonnick, Price, Chapman, Renshaw	Agent X	3:14
3.	"Amnesia"	Adenuga	Bass Boy Flush	3:55
4.	"Bad Boy"	Adenuga, Bonnick, Price, Chapman, Renshaw	Agent X	2:50
5.	"Skit"	Adenuga		0:28
6.	"Do It Like Me"	Adenuga, Lopez, Pérez, Khayat, Sandell, Janussi	Skepta, BeatGeak, Jimmy Joker	4:39
7.	"Thrown in the Bin" (featuring Boy Better Know)	Adenuga, Adenuga, Morgan, Bartulović, Power	Skepta	2:52
8.	"Cross My Heart" (featuring Preeya Kalidas)	Adenuga, Kalidas	Skepta	2:53
9.	"Big" (featuring Chipmunk ,Ccolaco)	Adenuga, Fyffe	S-X	5:18
10.	"Taking Too Long" (featuring Charlee Drew)	Adenuga, Drew	Charlee Drew, James Davey	3:26
11.	"All Over the House" (featuring Shorty)	Adenuga, Bartulović	Skepta	4:16
12.	"So Alive" (vs. N-Dubz)	Adenuga, Contostavlos, Contostavlos, Rawson	Skepta	3:38
13.	"Hello Good Morning" (Grime Remix featuring Diddy-Dirty Money)	Adenuga, Combs, Richard, Harper, Araica, Butler, Harris, Hills	Danja, Skepta (add.)	2:39
14.	"Doin' It Again"	Adenuga	Mr. Mitch	3:38
15.	"Mike Lowery"	Adenuga	Skepta	3:01

Notes

• ^A - Greg Bonnick of Agent X also featured on this track, but was not credited.^[9]

Chart performance

On February 6, 2011, "Doin' It Again" entered the UK Albums Chart at number 19.

Chart (2011)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart[10]	19
UK R&B Chart[11]	2
UK Download Chart[12]	7

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	January 31, 2011	Digital download, CD	3 Beat, AATW

References

1. ^ " . "
2. ^ Fox, Killian. MSN Music: July 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-10-26.
3. ^ Jon, Review: Doin' It Again. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-02-07.
4. ^ Melissa, [ Review: Doin' It Again]. BBC. Retrieved on 2011-02-07.
5. ^ Fox, Killian (January 30, 2011). "Skepta: Doin' It Again – review". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jan/30/skepta-doin-it-again-review. 
6. ^ MacInnes, Paul (January 28, 2011). "Skepta: Doin' It Again - review". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jan/27/skepta-doin-it-again-review?INTCMP=SRCH. 
7. ^ http://www.nme.com/reviews/skepta/11825
8. ^ "Radio1.gr UK Singles Release Dates". Radio1.gr. 2010-01-31. http://www.radio1.gr/music/forthcoming_uk_singles.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-31. 
9. ^ http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=20183
10. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/albums
11. ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/r-and-b-albums-chart/
12. ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/album-download-chart/