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Being Poor is Expensive was produced by Toddla T and Bashy, with additional production by Benji B, PRGSHN, and Aaron Levy. Recorded at Steeze Factory, West London, with final studio sessions completed in late 2023, it is an 11-track tribute to coming of age in Bashy’s corner of the city, a breath-taking portrait of the roads, homes, trials and tribulations that shaped his generation. It is the sound of North West London, and a moving homage to the many migrations and journeys that came before him.

TRACK LISTING

1.The London Borough Of Brent
2.Sweet Boys Turned Sour
3.Being Poor Is Expensive
4.On The Rise
5.Blessed (feat. Skrapz And Haile)
6.Made In Britain
7.How Black Men Lose Their Smile
8.Lost In Dreams (feat. Roses Gabor)
9.Sticky
10.Earthstrong
11.Midnight In Balans