Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 11
  2. Negative: 0 out of 11
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  1. Dec 11, 2013
    80
    Guest shots from Paloma Faith, Emeli Sandé, Dizzee Rascal, and others make this one crowded album, but figuring out what to drop is nearly impossible as everyone hits the mark.
  2. Q Magazine
    Nov 25, 2013
    80
    So far, so US-obsessed, but scratch below the surface and there's a charismatic quirkiness to Tinie, that makes him an artist apart from his contemporaries. [Dec 2013, p.113]
  3. 80
    The result is as swaggeringly confident, brash and modern as any mainstream hip hop being produced anywhere in the world right now.
  4. Nov 1, 2013
    80
    Sonically, he's plumped for stark electronics that recall his teen years as a grime MC--a period recreated, with fellow rapper-turned-popster Dizzee Rascal, on the chilly Mosh Pit--but essentially the music is there to serve his observant lyrics.
User Score
7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 19
  2. Negative: 3 out of 19
  1. Nov 4, 2013
    9
    great album, nice delivery and superb features common children of the sun is #5star Tinie is the kind of artist that hits the industrygreat album, nice delivery and superb features common children of the sun is #5star Tinie is the kind of artist that hits the industry with just 2 records Full Review »