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Boy In Da Corner - Dizzee Rascal
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92 out of 100

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9.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 136 Ratings

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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. 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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  2. Mojo
    100
    Brilliantly original. [Aug 2003, p.106]
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  3. Junkmedia
    100
    Corner's gutter low ends, amphetamine drum programming, and Dizzee's cockney slang-spitting place this record among rap's paradigmatic moments.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 98 out of 106
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 106
  3. Negative: 7 out of 106
  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
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  2. MattP
    5
    May be the most refreshing debut album of the new millenium.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. 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
    • 2 of 3 users said yes

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