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87 out of 100

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8.6 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 22 Ratings

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  • Summary: The UK rapper follows his Mercury Music Prize-winning debut 'Boy In The Corner' with this sophomore release.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Mojo
    100
    What Dizzee Rascal has done with this record is find his own - profoundly satisfying - balance between grime's digital vortex of ringtones and car alarms and an older more contemplative electronic tradition. [Oct 2004, p.104]
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  2. Alternative Press
    100
    It's the urgency of [Dizzee's] brash Brit patois that dares you not to decipher it. [Jan 2005, p.114]
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    58
    These barren videogame shoot-out beats and textures don't do him justice. [17 Sep 2004, p.76]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. AndyS
    10
    u cant stop dis boi is gotta phat voice and e's beats so catchy get em sme gd tunes 2 roll deep 2
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. jasont
    5
    What's the big deal??? Showtime, like it's predecessor, is NOT a revolutionary album by any means. Dizzee does NOT break new grounds lyrically, and his delivery is derivative of better british emcee's such as Roots Manuva. The beats are clunky and obviously made with a Korg triton. boo.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. AntoineD
    0
    no good
    • 0 of 1 users said yes

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