Boy In Da Corner
by Dizzee Rascal
User Score
8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 193 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 169 out of 193
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 193
  3. Negative: 15 out of 193

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  1. brockcheese
    Dec 2, 2015
    9
    Dizzee Rascal is very original unique real and raw. He spits real rap with crazy british slang and a perspective from the british gangs. This album is one of the most original rap albums.
  2. hiphop97
    Oct 5, 2013
    10
    The perfect grime album! Intelligent lyrics, sick flow and perfect beats. This album gives British hip hop a good name and is a must buy! If you love British hip hop and grime, then you will love this album.
  3. RomanKirby
    Apr 16, 2016
    5
    Just because it's one of the first if it's grime genre doesn't mean it is good. This album is good but brings nothing new or better to the table. If there is another album to listen to i wouldn't listen to it but if you have nothing else to listen to, give it a try, you might like it.
  4. nereed678
    May 23, 2019
    8
    A cornerstone in grime, british music, and hip hop in generals history. This album is a grimey, dark and spiritual journey through the streets of london. This album destroys americas monopoly over hip hop and is a criminally underrated piece of music
  5. Alessio99
    Jun 17, 2018
    9
    One of the greatest Hip-Hop albums to ever come from the UK, all coming from an 18 year old who started his own genre from this debut masterpiece alone.
  6. LogieBat
    Feb 3, 2020
    10
    Absolutely riveting flows and surprisingly satisfying and new sound accompanied by a unique voice and well mastered and catchy tracks “boy in da corner” is well worth a listen
  7. chiccoequina
    Feb 27, 2020
    10
    Stupendous. The original corner boy. 'o If that girl know's where you stay that's poor
    some whore banging on your door what for
    pregnant? what're you talking about this for fifteen, she's underage that's raw and against law 5 years or more and she wants a score and half of a draw some kind of friend that you try and ignore that whore got you pinned down to the floor but its your    Stupendous. The original corner boy. 'o If that girl know's where you stay that's poor
    some whore banging on your door what for
    pregnant? what're you talking about this for
    fifteen, she's underage that's raw
    and against law 5 years or more
    and she wants a score and half of a draw
    some kind of friend that you try and ignore
    that whore got you pinned down to the floor
    but its your own fault you said three magic words (i love you)
    when that's the one for the birds
    when you said that she forgot other boys
    its over you better start buying the toys
    there was no intention in front of your wife
    that…'    … Expand
  8. Gmmusicreview
    May 4, 2021
    10
    Classic album the grime bible still the best uk rap album ever made. I luv u is one of the best debut singles ever released by any artist.
  9. Nigel450
    Feb 18, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Classic uk rap album. Every song is a banger. Real storytelling lyrics. Best ever uk rap album.… Expand
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Awards & Rankings

4
#4 Best Album of 2004
15
#15 Most Discussed Album of 2004
24
#24 Most Shared Album of 2004

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Metascore
92

Universal acclaim - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Q Magazine
    70
    [A] strikingly stark and innovative debut. [Sep 2003, p.102]
  2. The A.V. Club
    90
    It all makes for a bleak spread, but Rascal rises up as a singular musical presence too brimming and perceptive to let the coarse world around him pass by untouched.
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  3. Blender
    80
    His hard-edged, dance-inflected debut makes East London sound like the new Dirty South. [Jan 2004, p.108]
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