Chipmunk ft. Talay Riley: 'Look For Me'

"I work hard, like stuff the haters / Took all the stairs, no escalators," raps Chipmunk on his new single. Listening to the line now, the mind can't help but wander to the rapper's recent troubles. Having slotted the release of his debut album around his A-Level exams, young Chip pushed himself so hard that he felt compelled to post a suicide message on Twitter last month. A string of promo appearances were then cancelled while he recovered from exhaustion.

Thankfully, the Tottenham lad now seems close to fighting form again and he's got another pop-rap smash up his hoodie sleeve. 'Look For Me' might be derivative - wonder if the Peas agreed to lend him their 'I Gotta Feeling' riff? - but it's perky as a pony with it and Chip shows as much spunky charm as ever. Pick of the lyrics? "Ain't no weave, I'm really hair." Let's hope he gets chance to put his feet up over the Christmas holidays. (Popstar or not, no shoes on the sofa though.)


> Click here to read our review of Chipmunk's album