Reviews (page 4 of 8)
Well, I did it. I got thru this scrambled mess of annoying beats, lyrical quirks and dumb rhymes. Sure, he raps fast but is he really saying that much? Did anyone ask for Cockney rap? This listen further cements my dislike for UK rap, I really thought the Streets would be the most annoying UK Hip Hop I’d ever have to endure, I was way off. I understand it’s highly acclaimed and I don’t understand it at all. MF Doom remains to be the only UK Hip Hop artist whose albums I’ll turn to. This was a brutal listen. 1 star
DIzzee’s debut marked a critical moment for grime, helping catapult it into the mainstream. I remember this album coming out and the crossover success he achieved with the singles from this album. He’d later go on to have bigger, more pop-pronated hits but this still stands as a classic of the genre and arguably one of the great British rap albums.
Nice selection
I know this is really grime and NOT hip-hop, but I was hoping this album would be a lot more fun than it ended up being. It's very aggressive, not particularly pleasant and I didn't find it catchy. Even some of the lyrics invoked a pretty miserable feeling. 2 stars.
This is like being hungover and walking down the road to get a flat white. Outside the nearby dairy there are some 14 year olds dressed in tracksuits, flat caps, and brand new Jordan high tops. They approach you, asking for loose change and trying to staunch you out. You know that their divorced mothers bought them those shoes, and that these adolescents are not worth your time. You tell them to fuck off back to the private school they came from.
While not invented by the British, they did master the art of a good cup of tea (though no shade on China, Japan and India who also make a wonderful tea). Then the Americans saw that and decided to put their own spin on it, and you got the travisty that is those horrid sweet ice teas like Arizona. And dont get me started on hard ice tea like twisted. The only acceptable us of hard Ice Tea is in reference to the band Body Count. This is like that y'all. Accept its a Brit taking on hip - hop /rap and putting a British urban spin on it. And it stinks. I'm sure there are people for whom this is their Jam. Maybe. But for me, and I did try, this just sounds like garbage.
Si c'était révolutionnaire quand c'est sorti, ça parait pas
À peine désagréable. Excellent album pour la visite qui traîne trop longtemps.
This was good! Not my wheelhouse, but I do massively enjoy the craft in this - it feels like its own universe thingy
This is the kind of music I didn't think much of in my youth but came to appreciate in time. Dizzee Rascal basically pioneered an entire genre and this album is a lot of fun to listen to.
Fast and dynamic rap flows over crunchy electronica beats. The production in particular is a highlight. Every track is interesting. The rapping is really stylized too. Cool album. Unique sound.
Never heard of Dizzee before but it's a pretty cool sound. His voice is kind of silly sometimes and even reminds me a bit of Busta Rhymes but he's got that super characteristic British rap pronunciation. I really love how minimal "Fix Up, Look Sharp" is, it's kind of reminding me of "Yeezus" in a way (even though this came out a decade before), where the minimal music under the rapping is a very intentional choice and a cool contrast. Not that I'm comparing the two albums though. I have to admit the almost "yodel" pitch flip that is super prevalent in this British style rap is pretty overdone and almost annoying when it happens so many times over the course of a song. "Round We Go" is rife with it and it almost sounds like someone mocking British rap. I was ready to give this a 3 because I think the sound is pretty unique but by the end of "Round We Go" I really wanted to drop it down to a 2, but I think I'm just chalking it up to a bad track and not totally indicative of the rest of the album. I'm pretty conflicted with this one but I think it's a 3.
No more hip hop plz
Yeah, I can't deal with this. Shitty hip-hop with bad beats and incoherent lyrics that are over the top british.
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174 albums in and I get my first one star album! God. Awful. UK rap from 2003 featuring grimy dubstep inspired beats. He has a terrible habit of using the most annoying vocal loop as part of his beat samples. Could not get through this one fast enough!
This is quite a jarring record. Some of the content and style isn’t for me. It’s super repetitive and it’s abrasive as anything… but that kind of works for it? I thought I would hate it from the off, but it’s got so much attitude and personality, and some dirty, DIRTY beats. It won me over the more I listened despite it still not really being for me, and it not being something I’ll ever return to. The production is genuinely great. It’s so weird and unusual, it kind of doesn’t sound like anything else I’ve ever heard before. I like the voice over bits, the random noises and beeps, and those phat, disgusting beats as I mentioned. I love that something like this is on the list, rather than listening to another fucking Bruce Springsteen record or something. At least this is something genuinely different that I would never have listened to otherwise.
It’s as if the clangers dropped acid and recorded an LP. Worst album on here so far
Hmmm British rap? Yep, sure nough! I'm actually really liking this. It's really different. The beats are almost like techno or edm. Lyrics are not your typical gangsta type lyrics. This is pretty cool!
This was.. not good. Noisy, cluttered in a bad way.
This was supposed be right up my alley. I like rap and I think grime is very undervalued... but this is just not that good of an album. 3/5
I’ll never be able to get into British rap
Tuff. I actually really fucked with the first track. So cool he was 19. I really liked this, dude. Downloaded a few. “Sittin Here” is permanent, “I Luv U,” “Brand New Day,” “Round We Go,” were tight. “Jezebel” and “Do It!” Idk if I’ll keep but like, all of these felt strong. I think it’s really good music. Bumping beats, engaging lyrics, I get why he achieved escape velocity. Makes one proud to be British, frankly. Stays synthesizing and influencing world music.
Damn, this is garbage. Very annoying.
A few good songs, but all in all not that good of an album. I can see its meaning to British rap & grime, but the songs didn't really make me feel anything.
1. here - 0 2. ztop -0 3. love - 0 4. New - 0 5. Far -0 6. Sharp - 0 7. Cut - 0 8. Hold - 0 9. Round -0 10. Rascal - 0 11. Wot -0 12. Jezebel -0 13. Seems - 0 14. Live - 0 15. Do it - 0 Not my kind of rap
I Luv U; Fix UP, Look Sharp; Hold Ya Mouf; and Jus' a Rascal were all fairly interesting. I'm tempted to give it 3 stars based on how many I ultimately found interesting, but this is just something I'd never go out of my way to listen to. It was rarely annoying and sometimes briefly good, so 2 stars it is.
Round We Go reminds me of The Going Gets Tough from the Get Go by Ween This should be 8-10 songs long.
The title of this series is 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. It is NOT the 1001 most influential albums. This album is pretty terrible from its beats to the rapping, which is bad even for the UK. It was definitely influential, but that doesn't mean an album is good or that it needs to be listened to
Too many songs that were less than good, but an otherwise pretty good unique brit rap sound. Sounds like out takes from a Guy Ritchie movie.
Uggh, not for me in the least.
Noise. How is this one of 1000 albums I need to listen to?
I was not expecting to enjoy this nearly as much as I do going into it. AMAZING album, feels like an earlier version of a lot of later experimental hiphop, beats are so good, and vocals sound good in this context. Will relisten, genuine 10/10 album, my 10th or so Favorite: Stop Dat Least Favorite: Jezebel
Typically not a fan of this genre whatsoever, but this album was decent after the first track.
I wasn't expecting Boy In Da Corner to be as a good album as it was but that is what it ended up being. In a lot of ways, it reminds me of Prince's 1999 in that it just throws everything it can at the wall. It really makes use of it's grime label with all the electronic sounds. And just like with 1999, there are points where it does and doesn't work. Some of the sounds did get annoying with how they were used but the good majority of them sounded really cool as they could be very serious but still incredibly catchy and having that typical 2000s hip-hop flair. I think that if some of the worse parts were smoothed out, this would be an easy 5 star album. It failed to hit that mark but it is still a great album. Best Song: Stop Dat Worst Song: 2 Far Side note: I also think its impressive that Dizzee started recording this album at the age of 17
Grime can be such a hard genre to get into. This album has some interesting moments, but really struggles to be attention worthy. Overall it's listenable, but not very good. 2.5/5 Won't listen again
Propulsive kinetic beats and an angular staccato flow - the production draws on dark and heavy jungle style for a menacing edgy sound and rhythms that seem always off kilter, a step off, just catching up to steady themselves - toppled by the explosive force the verse.
Una tortura.
I Luv U Fix Up, Look Sharp
Honestly quite enjoyed this one, very fun and cool. 4 stars
Dizzee is one of the artists who introduced me to UK Grime, and boy is this record a textbook for Grime.
Rapping is perfectly fine, but backing tracks and noises are too distracting and annoying. One of the few records I couldn't make it through to the end.
Another example of critics pushing a record or artist trying to establish a trend and making something "important", despite how good or bad it is. This is objectively bad. There is so much good hip-hop and rap from this period in time that it baffles me that this made the 1001 albums list.
Parfois, ce projet « 1001 Albums » me fait l’effet d’une randonnée en terrain connu. On revisite des classiques, on hoche la tête avec un air entendu, on confirme ce qu’on savait déjà. Et puis, il y a les autres fois… Celles où le sentier balisé disparaît pour te jeter dans une jungle urbaine inconnue, hostile, mais follement excitante. Celles où tu te prends une claque monumentale, une décharge électrique qui te rappelle pourquoi tu aimes la musique à ce point. Dizzee Rascal, avec son « Boy in da Corner », fait partie de cette deuxième catégorie, et pas qu’un peu. Il y a quelques temps, nous avions abordé l’excellent « GREY Area » de Little Simz. J’avais été séduit, intrigué, et j’avais senti qu’il se passait quelque chose de puissant dans ce rap britannique, si différent de ses cousins américains. Little Simz avait ouvert une porte, Dizzee Rascal, lui, l’a défoncée à coups de pied, a arraché les gonds et a foutu le feu à la baraque. Disons-le tout net : c’est un très solide 4 sur 5. Un album qui frôle le chef-d’œuvre et qui marque son époque au fer rouge. Soyons honnête, moi, le vieux briscard né en 1970, biberonné au post-punk, à l’indie-rock et aux expérimentations les plus sombres des années 90, j’aurais pu passer à côté. Le « Grime » ? Encore un nouveau genre pour les kids, une énième micro-niche destinée à s’éteindre aussi vite qu’elle s’est allumée. C’est ce que mon cynisme de quadra (maintenant quinqua, ahem) aurait pu me souffler. Quelle erreur monumentale ça aurait été. « Boy in da Corner » est un séisme, c’est l’acte de naissance brutal et sans concession d’un genre qui a redéfini le son de la rue en Angleterre. Le Grime, ce n’est pas du hip-hop, c’est son bâtard énervé, son cousin germain nourri au UK Garage, au ragga, et à l’urgence du punk. C’est la bande-son du béton, des tours d’habitation de l’Est londonien, de l’ennui poisseux et de la paranoïa adolescente. Dès les premières secondes de « Sittin’ Here », on découvre une production squelettique, agressive, métallique. Une production à des années-lumière des samples soul chaleureux du rap US de l’époque. Ici, les beats sont décharnés, anguleux, les infrabasses te retournent les tripes et les sons synthétiques sonnent comme des alarmes de bagnoles ou des néons qui grésillent. C’est un son froid, clinique, mais paradoxalement plein d’une vitalité rageuse. Et puis, il y a la voix de Dizzee, un flow mitraillette, une voix de gamin pas encore muée mais déjà chargée de toute la frustration du monde. Il ne rappe pas, il crache. Il a 18 ans au moment de l’enregistrement, et ça s’entend. C’est l’urgence absolue, le son d’un adolescent au bord de la crise de nerfs, qui voit le monde comme une menace permanente. Ça parle de bagarres de rue (« I Luv U »), de l’attente interminable dans un cabinet médical (« Jus’ A Rascal »), de la pression sociale, de la tentation de la délinquance. Ce disque est incroyablement claustrophobe. On a l’impression d’être enfermé avec lui dans une chambre d’ado trop petite, dans une cage d’escalier qui pue l’urine, dans un bus de nuit qui traverse des quartiers sans âme. Il n’y a pas d’échappatoire, pas d’espoir de « s’en sortir » à l’américaine en devenant millionnaire. Le seul exutoire, c’est cette musique, cette rage canalisée dans des rythmes syncopés et des rimes acérées. En écoutant « Boy in da Corner », j’ai ressenti un truc que je n’avais pas ressenti avec cette force depuis longtemps. C’est une musique qui ne triche pas, qui ne cherche pas à plaire. C’est une musique qui s’impose, elle ne te caresse pas dans le sens du poil, elle te prend à la gorge. Ce qui est fascinant, c’est que malgré sa radicalité, l’album est truffé de « tubes » improbables. « Fix Up, Look Sharp », avec son sample de « The Big Beat » de Billy Squier, est d’une efficacité redoutable. « I Luv U » est un hymne générationnel tordu et agressif. Chaque morceau est une décharge d’adrénaline pure. C’est un disque qui a défini une décennie et qui, encore aujourd’hui, sonne incroyablement moderne et pertinent. C’est un document, un instantané d’une jeunesse, d’une ville, d’une époque. C’est l’un des albums les plus importants sortis au Royaume-Uni au 21ème siècle. Alors pourquoi pas 5/5 ? Peut-être parce que sa radicalité et son agressivité constantes peuvent finir par être un peu éprouvantes sur la longueur, manquant parfois de la nuance qui transforme un grand album en chef-d’œuvre intemporel. L’impact est si frontal qu’il laisse peu de place à la respiration. Mais ne boudons pas notre plaisir, c’est de la haute voltige.
Tja, ikke helt min gate. Fengende beats. Litt sånn sint gamal britisk rap der. Aldri hørt om, så artig oppdagelse
I do not know what Grime is, certainly not well enough to know if Dizzee Rascal is a good representation of it. I actually think I see why some people would like this. But I am not one of those people.
Pretty crazy beats. Idk what this bloke was on about though, I don’t speak British
I feel like where British rap takes off is in the backing tracks and beats. This is 2003, but it sounds very modern for being 22 years old. A lot of trap inspired tracks. And then just a lot of weird samples as well. This was super fun! The rhymes are fast and crisp. The energy is really high and moving throughout. This record rocks.
my fav genre, just not my fav in general
Fixed upish, looked sharpish.
nobody puts dizzee in da corner
grime isn't for everyone, I guess. still, undeniable quality despite being a grime album. 6/10
Not at all my thing, but probably fun at the club
Not my vibe.
This is going to be an easy review. A guy who spouts random nonsense, accompanied by a short-circuited keyboard—you could say that Dizzee Rascal's “Boy in da Corner” has everything I don't need. It's the classic “songs for people who don't like music” stuff you find on any random rap record. I admit that the beats are above average. And of course, it's respectable that Rascal was the first UK hip-hop artist to achieve major international success. Still, I don't like this album.
Not my usual style but still pretty good
My initial listen I thought the music was chaotic. I'll need to listen again with a clearer brain
The jump off for UK Grime! Bold, brash, energetic, and a bit chaotic but always entertaining. It goes a bit long but overall a good listen.
Appreciate the style and talent. Something I would add to a party playlist, but not something I'd listen to on my own.
First album I’ve gotten that’s in the 21st century and second album this week out of the UK. I am not familiar with a lot of hip hop, especially from outside the US. It was really interesting to hear hip hop from East London. It’s definitely got a UK flavor. Apparently it started the grime genre which I’d never heard of. I can appreciate the significance of this album, it’s experimental and a little playful, the beats are strong. However for me the tracks have quite a discordant sound that I found difficult to sit through for 15 tracks. I originally gave this a 2, but now that I have more albums under my belt I am adjusting my rating scale.
mainly noise
This artist was new to me - pretty good! Solid 3.
Haven't heard this album in like 20 years... It's cool
This was pretty good!
nope
How am I supposed to take any of this seriously when it’s done in this ridiculous accent?
Nope
This baby can be left in the corner indefinitely
I like it! 4.5/5
likes to say his name a lot. nothing special passes the time
Difficult to grade. Some really excellent sounds. Interesting content with really cool delivery. I found listening to a whole album of it quite tiring though. Maybe I would get more used to it? Wish it were 35 min
mmmmmk
Not really my style.
Auckland, Australia: do you like drum n bass?!
esta bueno, la version instrumental esta buena, tiene un par de canciones que estan candela
Love how busy all the songs are. Hilarous lyrics throughout too.
Well this was an interesting introduction to Grime music. Impressive that he did this when he was 16. Probably not something I'd go back to, but it was a solid listen. Kinda feels like it predicted Kanye's Yeezus a decade in advance. Yeezus wothout the industrial aspect. Cool stuff.
Really like this. Each song feels unique. Can see the influence of Dub, DnB and electronic on the production. You don't find rap like this very often stateside.
A little repetitive
Fast paced, choppy, rap in a Brit accent over new age grime music with a lot of xylophone, synthesized tuba, under water echoes, and submarine sounds makes for an interesting mix - but it’s only good for a song or two. I Luv U is the top track for me followed by Fix Up, Look Sharp. After a couple songs, Dizzee just sounds angry and repetitive. I listened to the instrumental version of Boy In Da Corner Facing Da Wall Wid A Dunce Cap On ‘Is ‘Edd and liked it better than the rap version; more listenable and less annoying. I can see why this album made the 1001 Must Hear List (first Brit rapper) but no need for me to explore further. (2.76*s) It’s possible you will get hit with a chair…
Da Boy In Da Corner needs Ritalin. Dizzee may have brought the grime-rap scene to the British mainstream but it's just not my cup o' tea. The production is too digital and flashy, the flow style too schizophrenic. There should be a warning on the album cover that this may cause epilepsy. Top track by far is "Fix Up, Look Sharp" which is more of a shout out to simple, classic hip-hop. A few others were pretty good like "Round We Go," "Jezebel" and "Do It." I think the editor is listing this and other brit-rap cause they are a hard-core brit-rep. The Rascal is a bit too jumpy on this record and for that pulls a meager 1.9 stars.
About 5-10 minutes in I felt like I got what this Dizzee Rascal was going for. Unfortunately there were 10+ more tracks that I had to sit through. The rapping is wild and often difficult to understand beyond the chorus and the beats are a little obnoxious after more than 5 minutes. Most of the songs are pretty similar and run together. I'm sure the attitude and swagger that accompany this have an effect if you are a young rebellious kid out at the clubs, but it doesn't have any allure for me. The drum and bass grime genre must have its fans somewhere in Britain. For me, I'm happy to avoid it for the most part. No disrespect to the DJ's and MC's but its just not my thing. 1.44 stars
It’s dizzee you can’t go wrong with him.
With the usual caveat that the lyrics largely don't make it into my brain as I listen to these while working, this was solid. 3.3
This grated on me at first, but I can't back to it later and it grew on me a bit. This will not work if you're in the wrong mood for it, but it was ultimately pretty fun.
Oh no
I like Hip Hop, but I don't like this. The beats have no soul and I don't like his clipped style of rapping.
I actually didn't mind this. Which I thought I would've, given the other reviews, the idea of "grime", and, most of all, British people. It isn't stand-out or anything, but it's a solid enough album. The performance was good and production was well-done. I don't like annoying or purposefully-obnoxious backing vocals/effects, which some tracks on here have at the start, but once the real song kicks in, it wasn't too bad. I can see myself coming back to it later.
медленнее чем я ожидала по той одной песне что я помню, поэтому не так заводно и увлекательно
Extremely weird. Sounds like an alien made this. Still better than modern rap music.
Meh, it was alright. I didn't like it as a whole album, but I would definitely listen to a few of the tracks from this on their own. Some were absolute BANGERS, like I Luv U. Probably won't revisit the album, but I'm glad I got some songs that I like out of it!
Its a very up and down album. There are tracks that just burst with energy and grab you and others that just seem to meander along. Dizzee improved his sound over the years and this was such an early album both in terms of his style and UK rap in general.
Really surprised me
bagers but who's he threatening?
Love this - it's energetic, it's unapologetic, it's just a great time
British people
Nah. It probably does something for anyone who's into 00s hip-hop, but not me. It's not really bad, but it's like has no appeal for me at all.
Kinda not bad, but ok.
Not even remotely. Horrible. At least the last song reminded me of Chit: Do it (lady)! Hopefully, I'll never have to listen to this again. 1 star.
Meh 3/10
Yeah, I remember when this came out, loved the energy and the raw beats, but if only I could hear what the hell he was rapping about... Never could sit through the whole album though, not then, and not now. Too much of the same and too chaotic. I do get why it's on this list though: a groundbreaking grime album bringing this (then) new style to the masses is quite an achievement. 3/5
438/1001 🌕🌗🌑🌑🌑
Could not get through this. A lot of noise with lyrics over it.
Greit nok egentlig
I liked this, in smaller doses; I had to break up listening over two days, as it was all getting a little too much for me. Standout track was 2 Far. I like the energy and abrasiveness, but an hour is a little long. A low three.
კარგია. ფრანგული გეტოს ვაიბები წამოიღო ბრიტანული დუხით. მარტივი ინსტრუმენტალები, ვოკალის საინტერესო ფლოუსთან ერთად
Probably 1 or 2 out of 5
Fix Up, Look Sharp was the stand out track (because it was simple). The rest of it had too much going on. The rapping is fine, but the backing tracks are less hip-hop and more ecstasy-fueled Rave music.
I mean…I can see why some people like it, but I just can’t get into UK hip-hop.
How come such a horrible scumbag manages to get a MBE? Still he was responsible for one of the funniest things I ever saw on a BBC news programme with Jeremy Paxman referring to him as Mr. Rascal. Don’t think Mr. Rascal realised that Jeremy was taking the piss big style. The music on this album? Do you really think I’d waste my time and ears? 1/5 30/8/25
Fine, not really my vibe
I didn’t make it through the first few songs. Off to pop a few ibuprofen.
Originally written and performed by Houmous & Chutney this was given to Dizzee when producers weren’t sure how well it would be received when performed by 2 aging white men from the UK. 2.8 9/15 Round We Go
Good
Crap
Yeah, this is pretty good. Maybe not a touchstone of the genre, but certainly a worthy listen.
I like his delivery and enjoyed the two singles (Fix Up / Jus a Rascal) but overall not really my bag.
Boy in Da Corner Sweet like Tropicana, Mash your head up like banana I listened to this a lot when it came out, but listening now, aside from Fix Up Look Sharp and some pleasingly dancey hooks and beats, the main thing that stood out to me is its length, or more specifically how long it feels, as the 57 minutes really do not fly by. Which is a shame, as for an album that was so undeniably fresh and exciting in 2003, it really does Bow under the weight of its running time - it would likely be a much better, tighter and punchier record if it were closer to 40 minutes. Still, it’s a good album, he has a great, distinctive and unique voice and vocal style, and a very expressive turn of phrase. He also has a great ear for a wonky hook and catchy sample. Sittin’ Here’s icy synth line is great, I like the child-like chorus plus fraught rhythms and bass on I Luv U. 2 Far has some excellent lines about the Queen and the Billy Squier drums and vocal samples on the standout Fix Up, Look Sharp are excellent. Cut Em Off and Hold Ya Mouf both have nicely foreboding industrial-minimal rhythms. Jus a Rascal has a nice cheeky catchiness. I like Jezebel’s garagey feel, although the lyrics might be seen as questionable. I do like this, but probably not as much as I did 20 years ago, and the length is definitely an issue, especially when there is a frantic, chaotic element to many of the tracks it feels a bit much. Trim it down and I think it would be a solid 4, but I think that does drag it down to a high 3. 😵💫😵💫😵💫 Playlist submission: Fix Up Look Sharp
I saw him once at a petrol station near Coulsdon. I didn't want to say hello cos I was wearing a suit and I was worried he might think I was the enemy. It was like the film Crash (not the wound-fucking one) played out over the course of thirty seconds. 'Boy in Da Corner' is hyper minimalist with the industrial bass sounds of UK Garage, mashed with hip-hop and given a London accent (and apparently that's called 'grime'). Dizzee was only 18 when he made this, and as a result his breadth of life experience is as minimal as the beats. Maybe these days he's rapping about his holidays in the Med and his favourite coffee blend, but this is all about beef with street rivals and the police. That's literally it. It makes 'Sittin' Here' pretty funny given he's reminiscing about how things were back in the day, at 18 years old. It also draws a clear distinction between the American preoccupation with bragadoccio, whilst old Dizzee has gone full British and moaning about how shit everything is these days. It's probably the birth of credible British rap, although I'm no musicologist. Who else did the Brits have at this point - Daz Sampson from Bus Stop, that's who! At times it flies, like '2 Far' which is paced like a machine-gun, or 'Jus a Rascal' which is a frenetic masterclass. 'Seems 2 Be' has a huge garage bassline. Sweet as a nut. The whole album packs a real punch. It is too long, but this is the real deal.
Nuh uh. Produkce, texty, ani jeho hlas se mi nelibi. Aspon je album normalne dlouhy.
This is really poor. Made it through 5 songs before turning it off. The grime genre is not for me at all. 2/10 (1/5)
This album is like a piece of art you invested in, but didn't really like. it would be of more value in years to come. A one-off
Not something I would have chosen for my own personal top 1001 albums list, but I'm sure it must have its fans.
aguante 3 temas
Boh, tutte uguali, stesse drums ovunque, timbro voce brutto, l'unica cosa bella è l'accento
0,6/5
One of the most obnoxious things I’ve ever heard. British rap is already annoying, but this guy takes it to a whole new level. Best track: "Fix Up, Look Sharp" because I liked the Billy Squier sampling.
⭐︎3.8 イギリスのラッパーとの初邂逅？ ゲーム音楽みたいな電子的なサウンド。 ひょうきんなボーカル。 メッセージ性はそこまで強くなさそう。 誰かとコラボしてる楽曲の方が印象に残った
This one just didn't work for me, the style feels like a gimmick. Maybe another time I would have found it fun, but unfortunately this was largely a chore to listen through. Favorite track: "Fix Up, Look Sharp"
I dk if the whole Grime genre is for me
British boy with Prince taste in music titles
56/1001 Dizzee Rascal - Boy In Da Corner Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ❎ Whilst I can appreciate the impact this had on the UK grime scene and launched it into the mainstream. However, I've never been a fan of his delivery and this hasn't really changed my mind on this listen.
(C)raptastic
Yeah not feeling this at all. I see why it flew under my radar. Might have been influential to someone but that someone wasn’t me.
Dizzee Rascal was just a kid but, on Boy in da Corner, he was already a man of the world. Across fifteen tracks and nearly an hour, Dizzee takes us on a kaleidoscopic trail to what life was like for young Britons in the early 2000s, soundtracked by the nascent grime genre that bridged the gap between England and rap at the time. Dizzee Rascal takes on varying disguises on here, from cocky troubadour to someone who's dismissive yet lovesick to someone trapped in circumstances not of his making. Whomever, whatever, the fact is that Dizzee is in a world of his own, one which needed no effort to catch up to. Favorites: Sittin' Here, Stop Dat, I Luv U, Brand New Day, 2 Far, Fix Up, Look Sharp, Jus a Rascal, Live O.
Probably some of the most annoying arrangements I've ever heard. Fuck outta here.
I’m not gonna sit here and lie and say that it was all trash. There were some dope records on those project and some of the production was ahead of its time. So I give them props for experimenting with a unique sound (it might not have been unique in the UK but I’m American so idk). However, parts of it were unbearable to listen to but I’m still rating it a 3 due to the innovation of it.
Fun stuff with a few crackers!!!
Fix Up, Look Sharp
First listen
I find the beat really effects how much I enjoy UK Grime. This album was a little hit and miss. But overall a worth while experience.
Listening back to some of these was a real nostalgia trip, and the singles still slap. A whole hour of Dizzee Rascal was tough going though. It’s mad to think just how much this album broke through to the UK mainstream; it’s quite a hard listen if you’re not already bedded into the grime genre a little.
Yeah.
Here goes-that album was absolutely awful and leads me to think that AI is generating this list. There have been some greats so far, but this was nothing but fast babble that I will not listen to again.
This was an absolutely bizarre combination of hip hop and electronic. It was the audio version of a circus side show. I did not expect to like this but I found it oddly entertaining.
He obviously has some flow and skill, but a lot of the beats and sampling on some of the songs got a little... annoying. But there was some good stuff on here, even the ones that were a little repetitive ("Jus' A Rascal"). Spotify said all of the songs were E for Explicit, but he was going so fan, I missed a lot of the curses and such. Fine, I guess? I had not heard of "grime music" until this, but that doesn't mean I am going to seek more. He was good, just not my thing. Top tracks: "Jus' A Rascal," "Sittin' Here," "Brand New Day," "Do It!"
If you want to know what the genre grime is like, this is a good early example - or so I read. If you don't care then you won't care much for this album. To me, it's rap with heavy computer and synth dubs. But really heavy dubs that almost start sounding like fart noises as they drone on ad nauseum. I'm being a bit harsh because I really enjoyed the opening track Sittin Here. And Dizzee Rascal has solid flow as a rapper and his lyrics don't suck. But it got monotonous over 15 songs and nearly an hour of listening. Thankfully there were a few changes of pace like the 80's rock-sounding Fix Up, Look Sharp (sampling Billy Squire) and the Wu-Tang kung fu/eastern sounding Do It. Somewhere between a 2 and a 3, but I found myself too often looking at how many tracks were left. So 2 it is.
Not my thing. Mostly uninteresting computer-based grooves. Each track is highly repetitive. Thank goodness for genius.com because I couldn't understand a single thing he's saying - lyrics are occasionally interesting, occasionally ugh. Not a 1 because it was tolerable, if repetitive, and there were a few tracks I liked: Fix Up Look Sharp, Hold Ya Mouf, Seems 2 Be (very cool track - goes hard and has a very catchy chorus).
Must have been revolutionary in 2003. The beats are heeeavy
Always happy to explore a new genre. Grime is like a fusion of hip hop and UK dance music. It was alright. Not very dynamic instrumentally. Lyrically just generic macho lyrics with some social realism sprinkled here and there. Still it was a good listen. Loved the tracks Sittin' Here, I Luv U, Fix Up Look Sharp and Jus' A Rascal.
Four tracks. That's what it took for me to break my resolution to listen to every album all the way through. Congratulations, I guess. This is terrible.
I Luv U // Brand New Day // Fix Up, Look Sharp // Jus’ a Rascal // 3.5/5
From the US alt hip-hop of **The Pharcyde** to the UK alt hip-hop of **Dizzee Rascal** whose beats on here are brilliantly original, take the breakthrough single _Fix Up, Look Sharp_ sampling the intro drums and vocal of**Billy Squier's** _The Big Beat_. He was just 19 when he released this and some of the songs, notably his first single _I Luv U_ date back to when he was just 16. It had an undoubted influence on UK grime; the album winning him the Mercury prize in the process as well as making him a global name, perhaps the first UK rap artist to get success on that scale. I know other's haven't gotten on with this, and whilst it's not my fave, I do think it's great and come back to it every so often. It's too long, as many hip hop albums are but with so many great tracks, I'll forgive it. Love for _Stop Dat_, _I Luv U_, _2 Far_ and _Jus' A Rascal_, but due to its originality....
Je peux comprendre l'attrait... mais ce n'est pas pour moi.
G'wan roodboi! Taking the most basic beats I might have ever come across and turning them into actual alchemy gold with some of the most unintelligible lyrical flow i've heard... Just a rascal, a dizzy rascal....
Shitty rap
Did not enjoy
I'm sure there's an audience out there that loves this, but by the jumpins it sure doesn't include me. The constant harsh, percussive sounds gave me a headache.
No
sure it's ok fine
**A strange album. Each track has repetitive sounds (some annoying) few tracks with vocal noises.
Actually didn't mind this.
I am having a brand new musical experience I am at least somewhat mesmerized
Not for me. Headache
i don’t mind his ACCENT but i just don’t care for the overall sonic texture of these songs. the beats all sound really compressed and yuck to me but some of the instrumental parts are kinda cool. i know grime was a huge cultural moment in the UK but (similar to the rave scene) it never made its way overseas in a meaningful way so it’s hard for me to understand why this is an essential album.
god i really don't like british rap. maybe it's not fair but i cannot take that seriously
I enjoyed quite a bit of this, but in the end it was just too long and I started liking it less and less. Still pretty decent all in all.
British rap sounds bad and the arrangements are waaaaay too much for me, feels very overwhelming at times. But those are both personal preferences and not enough to drop this to a 1.
Tony Blair's primary contribution to the War on Terror was giving a copy of this to Dubya so the CIA could blast it at the black sites and Guantanamo.
I'm sure Dizzee's style gives voice to many people's experiences and emotions, but all I fucking hear are nails on a chalkboard laid over repeatedly punched-in-the-head stupid fucking blast beats. My mental image association with this album listening experience was watching the dollar store aftermarket parts of a 2001 Honda Civic R being shaken free from the body by the incessant booming of a sub worth more than the rest of the build put together.
Unique flow, unique beats.
I can’t believe this is one of the biggest exports in the UK scene ??? Like really??? Not that I didn’t enjoy it a lil, but like it’s not that good of a rap album. The sampling is nice, some vocals but overall it just falls extremely flat
An artist who deserved all of the praise that he got; however, the album is just rubbish. There's a reason why UK Rap never gained popularity, and this is why.
Not a huge fan of this genre but can appreciate why this is highly rated for a lot of people. Aside from the singles this wasn't one for me.
this was pretty terrible. annoying lyrics (absolutely atrocious pronunciation of the word “girl” that was said too much), terrible beats, way too long. one of the lowest 2s i’ll ever give and that’s only because it’s better than that other UK rap album i’ve heard from here
Ok
Nobody puts Dizzee in the corner?
Kinda grating, but a few ok songs
Ehhhhhhh
There's initially a lot of fun to be had with this one, but after a few tracks, you really start to feel the overproduction. Nothing is straight forward, and that makes it a bit of a chore to really lock in with. I don't mind complexity, but beats sliced and diced together in a DAW for the sake of being crazy with it doesn't appeal to me too much. Also, the vocals felt a tad buried in the mix all throughout the album. I almost thought I had an issue with my speakers.
Dizzee played a major role in getting grime off the ground, and for that I give him his due, but I don't hold him in as high an esteem as some of his contemporaries.
nahhh, not for me. Fix Up, Look Sharp was probably the only enjoyable track but I do appreciate hearing rap from the UK. I think there were better options though.
Im more of a Skepta guy
I didnt mind this. Pretty innovative for 2003. 3/5
Hectic scattered and awesome
Very interesting stuff happening here, but not my vibe overall
omg thats the guy who did the song with arctic monkeys. pretty good. i liked it. 4/5
No va
Is there something worse than britpop? Britrap, apparently
British people should not try to rap. They can't do it. Their language does not support the style.
Some fun anarchic, bouncy, squelchy, slapping sounds
5/10 There was some stuff on here that I did really like, and it’s clear that this has had a significant impact on the emergence of the grime scene and the empowerment of disenfranchised people, which is only to be applauded. That alone makes its place on this list valid. But from a personal point of view, I found the production of quite a few tracks to be grating. There were some odd choices to have some elements of tracks dominate the mix to an extent that they were distracting from what was a decent track underneath. There were also times when the repetitively of a track just made it tiring to listen to. A two or four bar loop for 4 minutes without much variety around it just doesn’t do it for me. I often found myself thinking that if the vocal was more prominent and there was a bit more variety between verse and chorus, I would appreciate some of these tracks much more. When he got it right, though, there were some really good moments. Fix Up, Look sharp, Round We Go, Jus’ A Rascal were all great tracks, for example. I feel like if this had a more experienced hand in the producers chair and if the album had been stripped back to 10 tracks, this could have really floated my boat more than it ended up doing. Sittin’ Here - There are bits about this that I like, the overlapping vocals, the cadence of the beats, but the main melodic hook does just get a bit tiring after a while. Could do with more variety. Stop Dat - More variety on this one. The tonal elements seem a bit disjointed, but the focus is always on the vocals, beats and bass, which is always the main driver in this type of music. I Luv U - There’s more structure to this one and it probably works better because of it. I’m not massively keen on some of the sounds, but it’s a decent track. He self produced this age 16. Brand New Day - There’s a bit of theme building now. The synth bell tones that kind of dominate the mix just don’t do it for me. Under that there’s a pretty decent tune, but it is getting swallowed a bit by something that is slightly annoying and too much of a focus. 2 Far - It’s less dominant here, but there is a ‘Uh-Uh’ sample that is too loud in the mix and too relentless. I actually really like the track apart from that, the flow of the rapping is great and it’s got a good bet, but that sample is so distracting. Fix Up, Look Sharp - This is much better. The mix isn’t dominated by anything annoying. The vocals sit front and centre, the beat is beefy, if simple, the structure is good. Nice. Cut ‘Em Off - The production gives this an interesting vibe. It’s dark and brooding with a layer of aggression. Not bad, but perhaps a bit too repetitive. Hold Ya Mouf - I like this one. The beat has got a groove and there’s a bit more variety to different sections of the track. That being said, the melodic motif that runs through the duration is a bit annoying, but less dominant than on other tracks. Round We Go - Back to having a bit more of a sectional structure here and it really helps. Tracks like this one are the best ones on the album. Good grooves, great vocals and enough variety to keep things interesting. Jus’ A Rascal - This is a banger. Aggressive and driving. Wot U On? - Decent tune. That kick drum / bass is too much though and it’s quite long and relentless because of it. Jezebel - This one’s a bit annoying. The lilt of the beat/vocal/pizzicato strings just jars with me a bit. Seems 2 Be - This was ok. I feel like the nature of the album is starting to drag on me now though, to be honest. It’s not got a great deal of variety to it. Live O - Another one with an over-loud and repetitive element that dominates the mix. Does that high-pitched tone need to be that loud and insistent? Do It - I really like the vocal in this one, but I’m definitely getting to the point of being tired out by the musical content being a two bar loop that just repeats for the duration.
This album is making me question starting this. I do not understand the approach to the beats so lacking in dynamics, repeatitive, so distracting I can’t even focus on the vocals…not for me or anyone I know that I’ve showed it to.
Favorite songs: Sittin' Here, Jezebel, Stop Dat, I Luv U, Jus' a Rascal, Wot U On?, Seems 2 Be, Live O Least favorite songs: 2 Far, Cut 'Em Off 4/5
I'm not a huge rap fan, and I have very little experience with British rap, so I'm not exactly a credible source. That said, I didn't love the lyrical content, but I think the flow, beats, and instrumentation hold up.
Quite enjoyed some tracks. Very interesting background to this album. Funny to think I used to come home from (catholic) school as a 13 year old white kid and listen to this shit. “You got a problem blad? Les solve it blad!”
I appreciate the sincerity- this is idiosyncratic stuff- and the stuttering beats aim in the general direction of what I like- but the vocal delivery is grating, and I just get the feeling that this was not made for the likes of me.
The his was unexpectedly excellent. It’s a definite difference from American hip hop, and the beats were abrupt, hit hard, and keep the song poppin’. The writing was also excellent, painting a picture of British projects that aren’t, maybe, as culturally ubiquitous as the American ghetto, but the artists stories show that while we may be separated by thousands of miles and an ocean, we’re not so different.
Not my thing, not something I will revisit, but impressed by the maturity of it, the Englishness of it. Difficult to believe a 20 year old in 2004. Revisited which were singles, not so obvious. No bangers, I’m not the market
Yeahhh i’m sorry this wasn’t for me. The first part was definitely intriguing because of the beat but the lyrics and the flow weren’t with me.
Brutal. Don't like the music, the vocals are layered poorly and tripping all over themselves like they're not even planned. I suppose people must like this but holy hell. So much great hiphop and "grime" ain't it for me at all - mostly to entirely unlistenable. 2/10 1 star.
Bit one dimensional and a bit long, but the production was cool and it's pretty unique.
A modern British classic, definitely bought the attention to Uk hip hop and showed there was more to England than Brit pop
I think I've been spoiled by American rap...
Top word is GRIME
vu que c'était des MUST listen jme demandais quand est-ce que j'allais trouver un truc nul.... bah g trouvé du coup
This was one of the few albums I didn’t even finish. It was corny and hard to take seriously. From reading the Wikipedia, I guess it’s unique enough to make the list, but I don’t feel inspired to hear it again.
raro pero punch
Meh. Not my cup of tea. Some interesting electronic work.
the beats!!! sittin here and seem 2 be were my favorite. this was very good.
Not my type. Stars for effort.
first track was really annoying and I really wasn't expecting anything good after that .... and I was correct. Respect to the UK rap scene but this asn't aged well at all. 3,5/10 fav songs : Fix Up, Look Sharp
Not my thing.
On the pain scale this falls at about a 6. "Moderately stronger pain. You avoid some of your normal daily activities. You have trouble concentrating" I tried on 3 different occasions to listen to this album and ended up giving up.
This fills a niche and I don't hate it, but I won't be seeking it out either.
Nope. Don't get the appeal.
British rap always drops down a peg for me but this was pretty decent
Fun early 2000s rap. Love an English accent when rapping. The old school song worked for me. Decent listen but doesn’t rise above the noise. 2 stars in my harsher review structure but not bad.
DNF
One of the worst albums I’ve heard
I like most hip hop/rap music but did not enjoy this. Very repetitive and all sounded the same.
Actually, more entertaining and less annoying than its genre, but, it is rap.
I like the beat, I like the flow, the singing style and accent is hard to make out sometimes, but I could see this growing on me.
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This is the kind of album that made me think all hiphop was awful by definition when I was young and stupid
So to start off, this was definitely not my favorite genre. I felt like I was going insane most of the time I was listening to this "music". The instrumentation/programming was actually quite unique and engaging most of the time, but the lyrics and rapping felt like something from a 13-year-old urban English boy. I'm sure I just "don't get it", but this was painful to listen to for the most part. At least I enjoyed the non-verbal parts of it. Two stars.
Ear hole diarrhea.
Not loving it. There's something so "safe" feeling about British hip hop.
the production is wild but I just can't do the uk rap thing, I wish this wasn't a mental block for me but it is :( also doesn't help that I listened to this sitting at my work job desk in my fluorescent drab office box
It's ok, maybe I don't get hip hop, but the praise seems overblown, 2*
This is the first albums I've listened to in this project and I think it was a good start. It's not something I'm used to listen to but I liked most of the songs. I also didn't know that "grime" is the name of this genre before I searched about it and I'm being part of this project because I want to expand my music knowledge, so this was a good start :)
2/10
oh no!
Somehow this keeps surprising me with even worse albums and Im in the 600s
Even branching out into the UK grime scene, rap music continues to feature albums with limited imagination and overly long run times.
Best Song: I Luv U. This is the kind of high-energy, in your face vibe that I'm looking for in a grime track. Worst Song: Jezebel. This kind of slow and bouncy track is exactly the kind of thing I don't like. Overall: It's fun, and there are a few songs on here that absolutely buzz, but there are too many middling tracks for it really to stand out.
lol. lmao even
Standout Songs: N/A Well I found another type of music I really don’t like. This. British rap and EDM? Is this a joke?
Wanted to like this more, just cause of his name and ignorant cockney shtick. Production and rapping borderline wimpy however.
Boy in Da Corner may be hailed as a landmark in grime, but for me, it’s a difficult and frankly unpleasant listen. The production is harsh and claustrophobic, which might be the point, but it doesn’t make for a compelling musical experience. The beats sound like they were made on a broken Casio in a room with no ventilation, and while that might give it a unique atmosphere, I found it grating more than groundbreaking. Dizzee's flow is fast and aggressive, but the delivery feels exhausting. The lyrics are intense and personal, which I can respect, but the overall tone rarely lets up. It feels like being barked at for an hour straight. There's energy here, sure, but I didn't enjoy being on the receiving end of it. The hooks are minimal or just not there, and it left me cold rather than impressed. I can see why it might have made an impact when it came out, especially as a raw debut that helped define a scene. But this isn’t something I’d ever want to return to. It’s just not for me, and I struggled to get through it. One of the hardest albums I’ve had to sit through on this list.
I just know this gave every classic rock elitist on this website a heart attack, the album itself is pretty cool, really crazy for 2003, gets a little repetitive though
some good tracks but generally an annoying sound, some songs really grinded in me but i can respect it as a cornerstone for grime music
I think it is funny to hear English dudes rap.
I remember when this was released and nothing sounded like it. It spawned a lot of imitators and it hasn’t aged well
Not my thing, did not finish. Some of it was okay, a bit scroobius-pip-adjacent, but yeah, I wouldn't relisten.
Not feeling like this hip-hop right now
Fun, but a little drab.
More unusual than a lot of hip-hop I have listened to. Some days, I would find the irregular beats and flows annoying. But it struck me just right today. Really enjoyed this!
Didn’t like the background noises or the whining.
This mostly sucks. Lots of annoying noises. There was one song that wasn't horrible, though, so I'm generously giving Dizzee 2*.
Cool
Seriously? Stop dat 🤦🏻♂️
A few hits and not bad for 19 yr old, but the highs do not make up for the lows. Any deeper commentary is at year 9 PSHE-level. FS: Fix Up, Look Sharp.
Argh. I get it - this is pretty insane from an 18 year old who basically invented this brand of UK grime. Mind blowing at the time. Dizzee knows a good beat and has some later bangers for sure but this album isn't for me. The lyrics 🥴
This guy is not without talent, but he only has one gear and that makes for an uninteresting album. Unfortunately, you can’t tell him any of that because he will apparently have a tantrum and physically attack you.
Der er meget godt ved det her. Det er den lidt for hurtige udgave af Mike Skinner, jeg er godt underholdt. Hiphop som ikke virker dateret er imponerende, især efter alt det vi har hørt at gammelt lårt vi har hørt indtil nu. Kæmpe 3er.
Til tider sjovt. Men fangede aldrig helt.
I'm just sitting here I ain't saying much I'm just vexed
I thought this was a terrible album. I found no redeeming qualities whatsoever.
Interesting listen but got tiring after a while. Had first heard of him when they played Bonkers in the Kingsman movie. I cannot take this or a lot of British hip hop seriously though.
3/10 - British rap doesn’t hit for me
The streets but less funny
Fun. Instrumentals are worth the listen alone. Familiar with the hits but not the full album. Don't think I'll return to it, but again, fun.
Esch halt vorallem Rage-Rap woni sowieso ned so fühle ond de ned emol bsonders guete.
Not really wasy listening.. I appreciate the vibe but it is not my style..
Not really my kind of music but I can appreciate the talent and why it was a big deal for the time it was released.
Great album. Can kinda blend into the same sound sometimes but very good for a Frist album. Some classic bangers 3/5
a little weird
British rap very modern for its time. I enjoyed it. Not much else to say
Originally really didn't like it, until i gave it a couple More listens. This album is surprisingly experimental for the time and I can definitely imagine this being the start of a genre. Still not my favorite album ever, but definitely enjoyable and some sold tracks here
DNF
While I can appreciate the concept behind it, this thing was not nearly as enjoyable as it could have been due to the content. Have to give props for basically kick starting a genre, but not the first artist I'll probably never listen to (on purpose) again due to some of the subject matter. It's a good 'struggling getting older and dealing with it all' album, but I can't listen to it with my son around.
this genre as a whole isn't my thing, but within that, this is okay. decent achievement. I liked I Luv U
only took a few minutes to realize there was no way I was finishing this hour long disaster class. it's cool that he wrote and produced the whole thing basically by himself but I produce my own turds too so
Rating: 5/10 Meh.
Some interesting beats and textures but hard to be objective when this isn't your jam...
It’s monotone and too long. I see why people like it but it’s not for me at all. 1 star because I have to, plus 1 extra star for ‘Jus’ a Rascal’.
Ass
2.9 2x
I'd heard "Fix Up, Look Sharp" before but didn't know anything else. I kind of liked Jezebel, but most of the album was not really my thing.
One can almost imagine Dizzee sitting in the pub, and then his friend coming in and describing describing an exciting new style of music, called rap. And how the songs are built from bass and samples. How the vocals stress lyrical dexterity over singing. How the themes revolve around urban life with braggadocio mixed in. Then, Dizzee would go home, and never actually having heard rap, would create this album. The DNA is all there, but the sound so alien from what was going on in American rap at the time.
Man, this site is racist.
Okay cool, okay clever, okay original, but when BIlly Squier is your major sample, you've comporomised your claims to timelessness. And certainly this seems very much a time-bound cultural artifact, which causes one to view its cockneyfied hip-hop in a continuum with Dickens and Hardy novels, say, or the films of Mike Leigh and Ken Loach. Anyway, Streets are (is?) better.
Noen gøye, likte I Luv U best
Boy In Da Corner goes super hard and has more than enough variety in beats and production to warrant the long runtime. It's good fun with the occasional stream of social consciousness.
I was almost hooked in the start, but by “Fix Up, Look Sharp” I lost the will to live - it might be the worst song on this list 1000+ albums in. This album was probably made with the antithesis of me in mind - or me if Dizzee Rascal secretly hates me? It might be good? I really can’t judge to be honest.
Loved fix up look sharp and just a rascal growing up. Still do, but I don’t understand the album. The lyrics make me feel yuck
Not a fan of his music or accent
The americans just won't get it, still sounds like the future
An alright album, but not my usual style.
I could find myself liking this if I was in the right mood. A lot like Death Grips but less interesting. 4/10
You cant sound like a gangsta rapper and have a british posh accent at the same time, sorry.
Intense flows, near genius beats
Good, much less cheesy than Bonkers
Jarring and chaotic at times. Enjoyed this album. Will have to listen to it more to get a stronger opinion.
0/10. God...I...I don't know what to even say. I don't really have a nice way to put this. This is my least-favourite album. It was extremely difficult to tolerate. If this is your jam, good for you. However, I'm out. Next!
Meh, had parts I thought were aight
Not terrible but not super memorable. Last song had a lot of angst.
First track I liked, 2nd track I didn’t like, listened no further
British rap comes across as deeply unserious to me, and this album - with tracks like “jus a rascal” - was no exception