Boy in da Corner is the debut album of British grime MC Dizzee Rascal, released on 21 July 2003 by XL Recordings in the United Kingdom and Matador Records in the United States. Dizzee was 18 years old when the album was released.
On Metacritic, the album received an aggregate score of 92/100 (indicating "universal acclaim"), and currently ranks twenty-seventh on that site's list of highest-rated albums. Allmusic gave the album 5 out of 5 stars sa...
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Boy in da Corner is the debut album of British grime MC Dizzee Rascal, released on 21 July 2003 by XL Recordings in the United Kingdom and Matador Records in the United States. Dizzee was 18 years old when the album was released.
On Metacritic, the album received an aggregate score of 92/100 (indicating "universal acclaim"), and currently ranks twenty-seventh on that site's list of highest-rated albums. Allmusic gave the album 5 out of 5 stars saying its "Startling, tirelessly powerful, and full of unlimited dimensions, nothing could truly weigh down this debut -- not even a Mercury Prize". Robert Christgau praised the album, giving it an A- and saying that as "Someone who mocked the minimal means of U.K. garage and considered the Streets barely music at all, I was captivated by Dizzee's sound the moment I heard the import". Entertainment Weekly gave the album B+ saying "Combining U.K. garage beats and a distinctly British sensibility, Rascal spits out phrases with the energy and...
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