The rapper said he was a “massive fan” of the Irish band and that they were helping him write the follow-up to 'Won't Got Quietly', which was released earlier this year.

"I like co-writes but I'm very selective about who I work with," he told BBC Newsbeat.

Example has written around 6 or 7 songs for the album, and said that he was “trying to apply grunge sentiments and lyrics to dance music”

The album is due to be released in early 2011. Example also revealed that he would like to collaborate with Kasabian on the project.

(by Jason Gregory)