"Pussyole" also known as just "Pussyole" and cleanly as just "Old Skool", is the second single taken from British

United Kingdom

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 rapper Dizzee Rascal

Dizzee Rascal

Dylan Kwabena Mills , better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a Ghanaian British rapper, songwriter and record producer. His music is a blend of garage, hip hop, grime, ragga, pop and electronic music, with eclectic samples and more exotic styles...

's third studio album Maths + English

Maths + English

- Track listing :*1 Samples Lyn Collins' "Think " and Galactic Force Band's "Space Dust Gurnhill EZI".*2 Co-mixed by Shy FX.*3 Samples "So You Wanna Be a Boxer" from the film musical Bugsy Malone.*4 Omitted from US version.-Charts:...

, and eighth overall. It reached #22 on the UK Singles Chart

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 and topped the UK Indie Singles Chart for a week. The word "pussyole" is a slang term for someone who is weak and generally scared, and would not back up their friends during confrontation.

Wiley

The song is rumoured to be a diss to former friend Wiley

Wiley (rapper)

Richard Kylea Cowie , better known by his stage name Wiley is a prolific British music producer, MC and recording artist, and rapper with roots from Trinidad...

 of the Roll Deep

Roll Deep

Roll Deep are an Urban Music Awards-winning London-based grime music collective. They were founded in 2002, by a group of MCs including Wiley. Roll Deep were also closely associated with Boy Better Know with members in both. Their debut album, In at the Deep End, was released in June 2005...

 crew, with whom he had a conflict, which made Dizzee (who was once a member) leave the crew. Wiley responded to the song in a video circulating on YouTube

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, in which he also takes jabs at rappers Kano

Kano (rapper)

Kane Brett Robinson , better known as Kano and also known as Kane O, is an English rapper and actor. His grandparents came to England as immigrants from Jamaica. He was formerly a key member of east London’s N.A.S.T.Y...

 and Lethal Bizzle

Lethal Bizzle

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, and then later with the track "Letter 2 Dizzee", from his album Playtime Is Over

Playtime Is Over (Wiley album)

-Charts:-External links:*...

, to try to end the rift between them.

In the clean version, the chorus is removed, because of the repetition of the phrase "Pussyole".

Samples

The song samples Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock

Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock

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's "It Takes Two", which itself heavily samples Lyn Collins

Lyn Collins

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' "Think (About It)

Think (About It)

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". Because of sample clearance issues, the song was removed from the Definitive Jux

Definitive Jux

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copies of the album in the US.

Track listing

CD:

1. "Pussyole (Old Skool)" (explicit version)
2. "Old Skool (Pussyole)" (clean version)
3. "My Life" (featuring Newham Generals)
4. "My Life" (instrumental)
5. "Pussyole (Old Skool)" (instrumental)
6. "Pussyole (Old Skool)" (acapella)

7" Vinyl:

1. "Pussyole (Old Skool)" (explicit version)
2. "Old Skool (Pussyole)" (clean version)

Charts

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Chart (2007)	Peak position