It's Not a Rumour
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{{Infobox album
| name = It's Not a Rumour
| type = album
| artist = Akala
| cover = Itsnotarumour.jpg
| alt =
| released = 24 April 2006
| recorded = 2006
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop, grime, rap rock
| length = 44:50
| label = Illa State Records
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Freedom Lasso
| next_year = 2007
| misc = {{Singles
| name = It's Not a Rumour
| type = Studio
| single1 = Roll Wid Us
| single1date = 16 May 2005
| single2 = Bullshit
| single2date = 24 October 2005
| single3 = The Edge (featuring Niara)
| single3date = 10 April 2006
| single4 = Shakespeare
| single4date = 3 July 2006
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = BBC
|rev1score = (favourable) {{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/ddvr|title = BBC - Music - Review of Akala - It's Not a Rumour}}
|rev2 = musicomh
|rev3 = rapreviews
|rev3score = (8.5/10) {{Cite web|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2007_07_notarumour.html|title=Akala :: It's Not a Rumour :: Illastate Records}}
}}
It's Not a Rumour is the debut studio album by English rapper Akala, released on 24 April 2006 on Illa State Records.
Track listing
| class="wikitable" |
| align="center"|#
!align="center" width="150"|Title !align="center" width="150"|Featured guest(s) !align="center" width="150"|Producer(s) !align="center" width="50"|Length |
|---|
| 1
|"Stand Up" | |Blak Jack |3:40 |
| 2
|"Yeah Yeah Yeah" | |Reza Safinia |3:51 |
| 3
|"The Edge" |Reza Safinia |3:15 |
| 4
|"Shakespeare" | |Reza Safinia |4:37 |
| 5
|"Carried Away" | |Reza Safinia |3:35 |
| 6
|"This Is London" | |Daniel Langsman Additional Production by Reza Safinia |3:21 |
| 7
|"Bullshit" | |Reza Safinia |3:18 |
| 8
|"Roll Wid Us" | |Dash |4:08 |
| 9
|"Cold" | |Reza Safinia Co-Produced by Ari Gold |3:19 |
| 10
|"Hold Your Head Up" |Selah |Danny Langsman |3:22 |
| 11
|"Why Do" |Reza Safinia |4:05 |
| 12
|"The Edge (Mikey J Remix)" | |Mikey J |4:21 |
Singles chart positions
| class="wikitable"
|rowspan="2"| Year |rowspan="2"| Song |Chart positions {{Cite web | url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/akala/ | title=Artists }} |
| UK Single Chart |
| 2005
| "Roll Wid Us" | #72 |