Durrty Goodz – Axiom E.P. Review

With Axiom being Durrty’s second official solo release to date you could easily be mistaken for thinking he is new to the scene. This could in some ways favour Durrty better, as the surprise factor might shock you at the expertise on this CD. But this talent hasn’t come easy because his career has been anything but smooth up until now. With being caught up in murder trials to seeing his half brother, Crazy Titch, getting locked up, his name is quite justifiable as his ‘Goodz’ have most certainly gotten dirty along the way.

With all that behind him, he is back with a bang and fully focused on Axiom. Warning emcees and telling the listeners to ‘Keep Up’ over a bouncy DVA beat. On ‘Weather Man’ Durrty proves why he is one of the UK’s hottest talents, his skills range beyond simply spitting straight 16’s. The catchy choruses he displays on ‘Weather Man’ and ‘Boi Dem’ are very important, especially in the grime scene if you want to progress.

It’s Durrty’s versatility that makes him so likeable and versatility is the exact word to sum up Axiom. It is a completely refreshing listen. With only 9 tracks and hidden song at the end, Durrty doesn’t leave any room for filler, not that there is any. It’s concepts on tracks like ‘License To Skill’ and ‘Switching Songs Pt II’ that make Durrty Goodz so exciting. On ‘Switching Songs Pt II’ he flips flows over the best garage and grime instrumentals with ease and he turns the grime scene into a James Bond film on ‘License To Skill’. With Bigz being a Blofeld character trying to assassinate Durrty as he rushes to his studio where his Pro Tools are at. Can I just say to any film directors out there, I would pay good money to see this story turned into a film! Step On It!

This is definitely up there for one of the best releases of 2007. Emcees better take note of this E.P. as a guiding light when releasing material. (Yes You Wiley!) There isn’t a bad track on the CD except possibly for ‘The Youngers’ after a few listens because of the annoying high pitched voice. Other than that it truly sounds like Durrty has wanted to make each song chart single quality. He has set the standards very high for himself on Axiom, and if he can better it on his official album release we could very well be witnessing the new King of Grime. Until then I’m going to turn up the bass on my speakers and blast ‘Boi Dem’ out of them until either his next release or my system blows up.

Blacksterz