Integrity (album)

Integrity> is the third album by grime rapper Jme, It was released on 4 May 2015 independently on Boy Better Know.[2] Throughout the years leading up to the album, Jme released numerous singles such as "96 Fuckries" and "Work" that were included on the track list of Integrity>. "Calm" was originally credited as Tommy Kruise featuring Jme, and appeared on his October 2014 EP entitled Fête Foreign. The album was commercially successful, entering the UK Albums Chart at number 12.[3][4][5][6][7] It is one of the 19 records nominated for the IMPALA Album of the Year Award 2015.[8]

Integrity>
Studio album by
Jme
Released4 May 2015
Recorded2010–15
GenreGrime
Length50:28
LabelBoy Better Know
Producer
  • Jme (also exec.)
  • Deeco
  • Joker
  • Mystry
  • Preditah
  • Rude Kid
  • Swifta Beater
  • Teeza
  • Tommy Kruise
Jme chronology
Blam!
(2010)		 Integrity>
(2015)		 Grime MC
(2019)
Singles from Integrity>
  1. "96 Fuckries"
    Released: 15 January 2012
  2. "Work"
    Released: 14 July 2013
  3. "Integrity"
    Released: 29 September 2013
  4. "Taking Over"
    Released: 23 February 2014
  5. "Man Don't Care"
    Released: 4 May 2015
  6. "Test Me"
    Released: 3 September 2015[1]

The album features guest appearances from fellow Boy Better Know MCs Skepta, Frisco, Shorty, Jammer and British rappers Giggs, Wiley, D Double E and Big Narstie. Production varies from Jme, Preditah, Swifta Beater, Deeco and Rude Kid, among others. On 8 January 2016, the instrumentals for the entire album were released on limited edition clear vinyl.[9]

The first single "96 Fuckries" narrowly missed on the Top 40, entering at number 41, becoming Jme's highest-charting solo single.

Chart performance

Integrity> entered the UK Albums Chart at number 12, becoming Jme's highest-charting album and first top 40 album. In its second week of charting it remained in the top 40 at number 32. The album spent 4 weeks on the Albums Chart. On the UK R&B Chart it entered at number 1 and number 7 on the UK Download Chart.

Track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Pulse 8"Mystry2:17
2."96 F**Kries"Deeco2:52
3."Taking Over"Preditah2:52
4."Work"Deeco3:37
5."Game"Rude Kid3:45
6."Same Thing"Teeza2:37
7."Amen" (featuring Skepta, Frisco, Shorty and Jammer)Jme2:04
8."Again" (featuring D Double E)Jme3:13
9."Break You Down" (featuring Big Narstie)Swifta Beater3:01
10."The Money" (featuring Wiley)Deeco2:28
11."No You Ain't"Jme3:41
12."Calm"Tommy Kruise3:24
13."Man Don't Care" (featuring Giggs)Swifta Beater3:33
14."Don't @ Me" (featuring Skepta, Frisco and Shorty)Teeza3:14
15."Test Me"Joker4:09
16."Integrity"Jme3:40
Total length:50:28

Charts
Chart (2015) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 12
UK Digital Albums (OCC)[11] 7
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[12] 1

References
  1. Jme - Test Me. 3 September 2015. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015 – via YouTube.
  2. "Product description of INTEGRITY > [VINYL] by Jme". Amazon.co.uk. March 1, 2016. Archived from the original on October 20, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-26. Retrieved 2015-07-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Tobi Oke (11 March 2015). "JME Announces New Album, 'Integrity>'". Complex UK. Archived from the original on 26 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  5. "iTunes - Music - Integrity> by Jme". iTunes. 3 August 2015. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  6. "Integrity> [Explicit]". Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
  7. "JME: Integrity> – Music on Google Play". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  8. "Young labels featured in shortlist for IMPALA Album of the Year Award". sur impalamusic.org. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
  9. "JME — Integrity>Instrumentals from Rise". Rise Music - Proudly Independent. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  11. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  12. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
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