Bugzy Malone Returns With New Album ‘The Great British Dream’

He may have conquered the big screen with Guy Ritchie, but Manchester’s Bugzy Malone hasn’t turned his back on music—far from it.

Earlier this year, Bugzy snatched the MOBO for Best Grime Act. We didn’t know it at the time, but the award set the scene for a fresh batch of music from the 0161 MC.

There isn’t much grime on the new album; instead, Bugzy sticks largely to a few different strains of rap. The sole exception on the new LP is closing track “Out Of Nowhere”, which wraps things up with a big and bouncy house slammer courtesy of Sheffield-born tech-house DJ/producer TeeDee.

To mark the occasion, Bugzy also dropped off the video for “Beauty & The Beast II”, a sequel to the cut from his 2016 EP, Facing Time, that helped him break through in the first place. Directed by WHATSHESAYING, the video takes us on a day in the life of the rapper, from the gym to the studio before cooling off in his private pool.

Peep the “Beauty & The Beast II” visuals at the midpoint and then stream the full album below.