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And my best white mate, say what's up to Chris JAY-Z (Ft. Drake) – Off That
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This is a shout out to Jay-Z’s long time friend and collaborator Chris Martin from Coldplay.

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Hit you with a direct blow, bo! Dabrye (Ft. MF DOOM) – Air
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Sampled from Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check by Busta Rhymes

“Blast your ass hit you with a direct blow—bahh
Coming through like G.I. Joe”

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Do Girls Theophilus London – Do Girls
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‘Do Girls’ was one of few singles to be released by Theophilus in the lead up to the release of his album Vibes. The track features production by Cid Rim and arrangement by Kanye West, and is about London’s attempts at turning a lesbian straight.

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Son of the Ends Jesse James Solomon (Ft. Suspect OTB) – Son of the Ends
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An anthemic homage to Jesse and Suspect’s home of SE17 aka Wooly Road

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See I've been rollin' round the ends to get that feeling
Like I'm 17 again, peddle beaten and kitties calling, yo lemme see to them Jesse James Solomon (Ft. Suspect OTB) – Son of the Ends
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Jesse is expressing his nostalgia for his teen years when he would hang around this area with his friends, riding his bike and picking up ladies

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17 again, it's SE17 again Jesse James Solomon (Ft. Suspect OTB) – Son of the Ends
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Jesse James Solomon and Suspect are both from the Walworth Road (aka Wooly Road) area of South London linking Camberwell and Elephant & Castle, which is represented by the postcode SE17. This area is a common theme in Jesse’s lyrics.

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In the deep blue of the big SE Pinty – It's Just Life
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MC Pinty hails from Peckham in South East London, where the postcode is SE.

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I'm hella stoked that I landed a G
And we still bumping Midnight Marauders Chester Watson – Camels and Cranes
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Chester may be making money now but he doesn’t forget where it all started for him, listening to one of his favourite albums, Midnight Marauders.

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Get more throat than a rock star Chester Watson – Camels and Cranes
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Chester gets fellated more than a famous rock musician does from groupies

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Out in London, I’m next to Skepta Wiki – Seedy Motherfucker
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Wiki has spent a lot of time in London and has collaborated with Skepta twice. Once on the remix of Skepta’s “That’s Not Me” and once on Wiki’s “God Bless Me.”

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