N-Dubz and The Second Coming of Brit Pop
Ben Thompson, Observer Music Monthly, 1 November 2009
It has been a long, rocky road for homegrown urban music in the UK, but this year N-Dubz and a close-knit group of stars have stormed the charts. Ben Thompson hails the new Brit pop scene's key players.
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