Home Sweet Home - Kano

Home Sweet Home is a 2005 release on 679 Recordings by UK hip hop or grime artist Kano. Although not massively popular even now, this album heralded the London-born rapper's breakthrough. It has always baffled me, well for a couple of years now, why Kano isn't more popular than he is, especially owing to the high quality of this first album, as well as subsequent releases. Given that an N-Dubz, Tinchy Stryder and Taio Cruz frenzy has surfaced across the UK over the last year or so, it is difficult to see why Kano, from a similar genre has not exploded onto the scene in a big way. Home Sweet Home features 15 tracks as well as a bonus track, of which six were ...  Read the complete review

Born Kane Brett Robinson, Kano fought his way up through the UK Garage and Grime underground on pirate radio as both a solo MC and as part of the N.A.S.T.Y Crew. Once fully established as a leading light in the scene, he was signed to 679 Recordings and began work on his first full album. Home Sweet Home was released in June 2005 and received critical acclaim. With 16 tracks and only 4 featured guests, there was no confusing who the main attraction was. There was more than just Grime on this album, many of the tracks were gritty hip hop tracks and there was even a hint of old skool uk garage during the intro to 'Nobody Don't Dance No More'. The Streets' ...  Read the complete review

Home Sweet Home is the 2005 album from London rapper and one of the UK's brightest young stars Kano (born Kane Brett Robinson), released on 679 Recordings, and with the majority of the tracks being produced by Davinche. When first released the album received rave reviews from many different media sources, including from The Observer and The Independent newspapers, and from Chuck D of Public Enemy, Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes and the Rza of Wu-Tang among others. The record currently stands at gold status record sales in the UK. As a kid Kano played football for (among others) Chelsea and Norwich youth teams but his interest was always with music. Becoming a member of ...  Read the complete review