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Evening Standard
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Isobel Van Dyke

D-Block Europe at the O2 review – Despite technical hitches the Lewisham rappers' hits carried them through

What better way for Lewisham duo D-Block Europe to celebrate their first number one album than with four sold-out shows at the O2 Arena? The rappers kicked off their London gigs yesterday evening, bringing us a night filled with fireworks, reverberating vocal effects, dodgy lighting and surprise appearances from Central Cee and Skepta. 

The pair released their third studio album Rolling Stone last month, which – despite some critics labelling it "misogynistic" and "superficial" – quickly rocketed to number one in the UK album charts. Regardless of controversy, D-Block Europe have proved that they aren’t short of fans (23 million on Spotify), who arrived to the show sporting their Sunday best. 

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