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Estelle - The 18th Day
"THE 18th DAY"
Released 18th October 04
Heaped with praise from all corners of the media, three times winner of the UK Hip Hop Awards, and the most respected female rapper in Britain, Estelle has had a lot to live up to. Regarded for some time as a" star-in-the-making", the young MC finally lived up to the hype when debut single "1980" rocketed up the charts and became a huge summer hit. It's no longer about potential.
This girl has surpassed all expectations and achieved a milestone in UK hip hop. Unlike other Brit hop competitors who have failed to set the charts alight, she is taking on the mainstream. And winning.
"My mother always told me to finish what I started. I didn't come this far, or go through all the shit I have been through to flop now. Give me a reason why I can't and I will give you ten reasons why I can."
"1980" displayed a sense of familiarity and girl-next-door character which the nation immediately tuned into. It is a real life story about growing up, and relates the kind of experiences many of us had to endure. Living in an overcrowded house, boiling water for a bath and eating porridge so she could afford Nikes, are not tales of abject poverty, but simply how life is across much of the country.
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