Boy in da Corner

Boy in da Corner is the debut album of British rapper Dizzee Rascal, released on 21 July 2003 by XL Recordings in the United Kingdom and Matador Records in the United States. Boy in da Corner won Dizzee Rascal the 2003 Mercury Prize, becoming the first rapper to win the award. On Metacritic, the album received an aggregate score of 92/100 (indicating "universal acclaim"), and currently ranks tenth on that site's list of highest-rated albums. In 2... more

Boy in da Corner is the debut album of British rapper Dizzee Rascal, released on 21 July 2003 by XL Recordings in the United Kingdom and Matador Records in the United States. Boy in da Corner won Dizzee Rascal the 2003 Mercury Prize, becoming the first rapper to win the award. On Metacritic, the album received an aggregate score of 92/100 (indicating "universal acclaim"), and currently ranks tenth on that site's list of highest-rated albums. In 2009, it was voted the sixth greatest album of all time by MTV Base. The record peaked at number twenty-three on the UK Albums Chart. It has sold over 58,000 units in the U.S. and over 250,000 copies worldwide. less