Boy In Da Corner - Dizzee Rascal
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92 out of 100

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9.1 out of 10

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  • Summary: This is the debut disc for the 18-year-old London-based rapper (born Dylan Mills), who has been heralded by (among others) Uncut magazine as "good as any MC currently active on Earth."

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Mojo
    100
    Brilliantly original. [Aug 2003, p.106]
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  2. Junkmedia
    100
    Corner's gutter low ends, amphetamine drum programming, and Dizzee's cockney slang-spitting place this record among rap's paradigmatic moments.
  3. Uncut
    100
    The best rapper this country's ever produced, period.... Next to Dizzee Rascal everybody looks pale, uninteresting and irrelevant. [Sep 2003, p.98]
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  4. Dot Music
    80
    Delivering his lyrics in a breathless barrage, 'Boy In Da Corner' packs the energy flash of London MCing into its grooves and for that alone it deserves attention.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 99 out of 107
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 107
  3. Negative: 7 out of 107
  1. JGreenwoodW
    10
    The best album i have ever heard. Tells many different stories which rappers seem to lack. The sound is just great and would recommend to any rap fan especially UK rap fans.… Expand
  2. roberta
    8
    original even in the darkest of corners.
  3. MattP
    5
    May be the most refreshing debut album of the new millenium.
  4. GiovanniO
    2
    I tried hard to like this album. I don't give a puck if he is from Mars, or Europe for this case: he sounds too silly for me and I have heard 100X better beats in Fruity Loops. Believe me this is whack.… Expand

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