A Little Deeper

I'm a bit conflicted on this one. On one hand I enjoy the beats and shes evidently talented. On the other hand none of it is really memorable beyond being good. I do appreciate that she spends time talking about issues and personal things, but I cannot help but not relate to a thing she is saying which makes me feel involuntarily preached to. With that in mind I think I'm content with calling it a good album but not for me.

Don’t hate this as much as many people on here seem to! However, have to agree it’s a pretty standard album. Not bad, but nothing spectacular

Soulig platta med bra melodier. Dy-Na-Mi-Tee och Put Him Out bäst.

the beats aren't incredible but are thoroughly danceable, the lyrics and delivery are quite good, but the vocal presentation/mixing just doesn't do it for me, and it drags on pretty long

Not a bad listen. Some pretty good bars on here -- like the more reggaeton-inflected ones.

Pretty impressive - enjoyed it - not massively my thing, but a good album

I imagine this playing at a woke cocktail bar in Portland where the bartenders are called mixologists & I'd shazam tf outta this

pretty alright. i enjoyed dy-na-mi-tee and put him out seed will grow was also not bad. nothing else to note

One of the better Hio Hop/RnB albums. I can recommend it. (Listened to it on Spotify)

refreshing that a female rapper made it to the list. it's still a weird mix of rap and r'n'b and i like neither of the two. so, bad luck today!

My heart sank somewhat when this album came up, as it's a genre and approach that passed me by in the 2000s, however when the second turned out to be a track I recall from the time and it was pretty catchy. The album won the Mercury prize and was able to sell half a million as the industry started to move away from physical sales, and this could be partially attributed to the fact that the album isn't rap through and through and possesses some melodic elements which some uninitiated listeners could find more accessible. Alas her career wound down down to some questionable choices it would seem.........

Nice surprise - expectations were not high….don’t know why though🤷🏼only heard the one song, but this album packs a punch, really, really liked it, great tunes, downloaded a few songs too!

it was fun and i liked a few songs but didn't love anything

Seemed pretty good version of early 2000’s r&b/rap: s little bit of TLC, a little bit of Queen Latifah

5.2/10

Favourite Songs: Dy-Na-Mi-Te

I want to like it. Her voice is good and she's got a good flow but it just feels like I heard it all before. Nothing really grabs you and makes you want to hear more. It just kinda sits there and is...plain. If it was released sooner it might be cool. It's weird to listen to. I kept expecting more and got nothing else from it.

Very 2000s R&B / rap.

Smoove R & B. Out of my norm, but not bad.

I’m sorry to disappoint you ms dynamite. But this is as deep as I can go! This was actually kinda good, like a straight edge Lauryn hill.

meh

70

Day1005 - my taste has changed a bit listening to this list but not enough to enjoy this

another solid hip-hop album. it doesn't hit as hard for me as the other ones i've listened to recently, but i'll take this any day over the tens of mediocre rock albums that are generated. my only other critique is that it's a bit long, and i think it could have packed more punch if it was shorter...that alone could bump this down to a 3 but we'll see.

3.5

++: Dy-Na-Mi-Tee, Sick 'n' Tired, Now U Want My Love, Too Experienced +: Natural High (Interlude), Brother, Watch Over Them, Krazy Krush, Gotta Let U Know, All I Ever, A Lil Deeper/Get Up, Stand Up +-: Anyway U Want It, Put Him Out, It Takes More, Afraid 2 Fly, Seed Will Grow 4,0/10

Helt ok

Kompetent för vad det är, men inte riktigt min grej och svårt att se vad som får just det här att förtjäna en plats på listan.

En lite mer chill typ av hiphop jag definitivt kan uppskatta.

Пам’ятаю її з юності. Нічого такого, досить нудно.

New-to-me artist. I dug it. It was like if Lauryn Hill and Amy Winehouse had a daughter that they then left for Timbaland to raise.

This sucks.

Ballsy stuff, really enjoyed it!

Put Him Out es un temazo damn. de hecho muchos temazos, me ha gustado mucho.

01) Natural High (Interlude) - / 02) Dy-Na-Mi-Tee - 10,0 03) Anyway U Want It - 7,5 04) Put Him Out - 8,5 05) Brother - 8,0 06) It Takes More - 9,0 07) Sick 'n' Tired - 8,0 08) Afraid 2 Fly - 7,5 09) Watch Over Them - 6,0 10) Seed Will Grow - 7,5 11) Krazy Krush - 8,0 12) Now U Want My Love - 8,0 13) Gotta Let U Know - 7,5 14) All I Ever - 7,5 15) A Little Deeper/Get Up, Stand Up - 7,5 TOTAL: 7,89 (79/100) Current ranking: 327/1051

Þetta er alveg ágætis R&B. En þetta hefur ekkert nýtt með sér, er ekki sígilt sound og hafði hvorki mikil áhrif þegar platan var gefin út né í framhaldinu. Áhrif þessarar plötu og artista núna er nær 0. Á ekki heima á listanum. Soundið fær alveg 3 stjörnur en ég er að gefa mjög fínum plötum sem eiga heima á listanum 3 stjörnur þegar þær ná ekki alveg upp í fjarka.

Really enjoyed this despite being bit long. Solid 4

I’m just not seeing how this is an essential album to hear

Not bad but not memorable in any way, definitely another album that should not be on this list

Solid but not groudbreaking R&B/rap. Some catchy beats and fun times in it.

Surprisingly I actually do like this. "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee" has a kickass sample that reminded me why I love 90s rap songs that use jazz. This album all together shows that Ms. Dynamite has talent whether singing or rapping about topics like the streets and violence. The popularity that M.I.A has should have been for this Dynamite lady. However with that said, her acts starts wearing thin later in the album, as these r&b albums have no reason to be a hour or more. The last song however "A Lil Depper" was pretty good, and the song before that with another cool jazz sample. 3

нет я не понимаю что за мода была пилить альбом в час и 20 треков нахуя?? А в целом не так уж и плохо

vareto

Wasn’t expecting to like this at all but I rather liked a few of the songs. 3.5 rounding down because I’ve had Dy-Na-Mi-Tee in my head for five flipping days now.

Ended up liking this a lot more than I expected. I know a lot of reviews are talking about a weaker second half, but I absolutely loved the flow she had on those tracks more than the first half.

Another day, another Mercury Prize winner. And it’s way better than I expected. The runtime, release date, and scant Wikipedia page made me anticipate a slog. This has razor sharp production, honest and tight writing, and great singing and rapping performances from Ms. Dynamite. One of the stronger rap/R&B albums I’ve gotten from the list. I would never have listened to this of my own volition and I’d definitely revisit. It still has some pitfalls of the time: the production, while great, is pretty dated, and the runtime is still indulgent anyway you slice it. But it is good enough to make me feel slightly embarrassed that I expected so little of it. Ms. Dynamite comeback album when.

Couple of great songs

Boring British nu soul, RnB album which was quite big at the time but by an artist who has faded into obscurity since then. 2 stars

I have to be honest this one surprised me. The only track I was a bit familiar with is "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee" as I remember this coming out when I was younger (2000s being my growing up era). Her voice is great, the beats are quite hooky and there's some good production and instrumentation creating a fuller sound. The lyrical content I can get on board with as it's a far cry from a lot of today's female rappers (not that I know many, but I guess I refer to Nicki Minaj, Cardi B etc). Felt like she's giving good messages out so that's a tick for me. Back half of the album isn't quite as good and maybe it's a bit long. I would say 3.5 but I often round this up to 4.

totally fine but like so, so many of the 2000s entries, totally baffling with absolutely no afterlife in broader music culture. felt a little bit "pull up your pants" and i was going to take the list to task for adding it over say, missy elliott but she's here too. and is better.

Promedio, está diver

Not as bad as some other R&B, still very mid 3/5

Never been a big fan. Inoffensive album, I don’t think it’s special. 2.6/5

Yet another perfect fine but uninspiring album which I cannot help but feel does not belong on this list?

Головний хіт відсилає до кращих часів, був саундтреком до FIFA 2002 чи 2003. Тут звичайно є хороші пісні, але переважна більшість це або просто ок, або взагалі просто ніякі. Особливо це відучувається в продакшені, на якому відбиток часу занадто сильний, і не можу сказати, що музика вдало постарішала. Кінцівка альбому з непоганими спокійними номерами трохи намагалася покращити враження, але цього недостатньо.

Дефолтний нео-соул альбом з нульових. Доволі нудний, але не сказати що прям поганий. Навіть можливо не стільки нудний, скільки затягнутий. Я б мінімум треків 5-6 прибрав і тоді поставив би 3, а так буде 2.

This was ok but got too close to R&B for me

It’s fine. Shouldn’t be on this list though.

Never heard of this album or artist, and to be honest this will probably completely leave my mind in a few days anyway. Totally and utterly boring and generic, this offers absolutely nothing that so many other hip hop albums of the time don't do a hundred times better. And to top it all off, that's right, it just had to be a whole hour long, doesn't it? What is it with artists who have absolutely nothing original to say or do and still deciding that this justifies being as long as it is. This is completely pointless and you would have to be insane to call this "essential listening" while ignoring hundreds of other brilliant albums that didn't make the cut.

2.5

Possibly the dullest album I've ever listened to. I hate this genre of music and her voice is very annoying. I'd give it 0 if I could

I've never heard of her before. This was very early 2000's. Her voice, at times, reminded me of early Pink when she was more R&B than pop. It wasn't bad. It was a long album though.

Pretty good for a female rapper

I liked it, but a 1 hour album requires top quality start to finish and this wasn't that

I liked this one at first, it just got really long by the end

1. 3.5 2. 4.5 3. 3 4. 4 5. 4.5 6. 5 7. 3.5 8. 3 9. 2.5 10. 3 11. 3.5 12. 3 13. 4 14. 3.5 15. 4 16. 3.5

Long album. Not bad but nothing special. Not a discovery to revisit and definitely not an essential listen in music history. 2 1/2

**An ok album

If having a ton of heinous, crass, wacky, out-of-pocket skits on an album is the GOAT 90s/2000s music trope, the WOAT has to be the hidden track. I’m tryna hear the song not wait through 12 minutes of silence for it or skip ahead like I’m tryna get exactly $40.00 on the gas pump. Not bad overall, had a good groove to it.

13/09/2026 This genuinely surprised me. Apart from the one song that everyone knows, this was new to me. It was no way as bad as I thought it would be. Spotify listeners: 230.4k

Extremely random and baffling inclusion. No one ever even remembers this exists outside the context of this book. Was this girl like the next Aaliyah, but British or something? If so, why then are no Aaliyah albums on the list? Key tracks: Dy-Ma-Mi-Tee It Takes More (Blolodshy Main Mix)

This was interesting. Ups and Downs, overall not bad.

I thought I was getting the song from The Princess and the Frog :(

Absolut ok! Flera bra låtar och bra texter! Skönt med en kvinna äntligen i en app dominerad av män. Gillar detta!

Better than I expected it to be, but not sure why it is included in the list. Not really getting breaking or commercially significant

music was good

Yeah, it's okay. I'm not a fan of R&B but I tried to appreciate it on its own merits. The vocals are beautiful. Song writing seems quite solid. I grew impatient at a few of the tunes, which got a little too repetitive after the three-minute mark. There's something very early 2000s about this album - some of them appear to have a message of empowerment or social consciousness but it's quite shallow and the points are too easy to score. Still, this is probably an enjoyable album for anyone who's into the genre. I'm happy to move on from this one.

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Not bad but unsure how or why it made this list.

A very generic album, that feels like it was made to be a massive hit in its era, but that's just caused it to age like milk two decades later. It just reeks of the early 2000s, the vocal delivery, the beats, the song titles, they're all so cheesy, and while there are decent moments in here, the CD era still seems to think anyone wants to hear an hour long album with no reason to be that long. Its fine technically, and inoffensive for most of its runtime, but I was pretty tired by the ending song, and I can not pinpoint a moment that was worth listening to the album for. There are plenty of records to cover this style of hip-hop, and this one isn't one of them.

This was mostly fine. Nothing spectacular but something I didn't mind having on.

694/1001 2026.09.03 🌕🌗🌑🌑🌑

Very good--not something I'd normally seek out.

was initially dreading this as i haven't enjoyed much of the British rappers I've heard. Glad to hear the album leans more towards R&B. It's gud! well first half good

Insignificant fluff. In one ear and out the other. Instantly forgettable.

mehRnB

О, ЭТО ЖЕ СУПЕР-КРУТАЯ ДЕВЧОНКА МИСС ДИНАМИТ!!! 💅💅 Да ладно, естественно я понятия блчтб не имею кто это ваще. Но, видимо, составитель списка что-то знал, что не знали мы, поскольку посчитал что мы просто таки ОБЯЗАНЫ услышать дебютник этой некогда популярной (на момент выхода) исполнителицы, которые ныне, почти 30 лет спустя имеет 2 альбома, ну и в целом, who the fuck is ms dynamite??? ну типа это прям ДЕФАУЛТ ЖЕНЕРИК r&b, рэп и вот это всё. главный бенгер звучит ничё - остальное ваще meh Сегодня, определенно, день "ну такое се" музыки.

A couple of decent songs but the rest are awfully bland

Another one where you think why is it on the list. But overall from my side it was alright,

Flashbacks to FIFA 2003, peak of the series. Varied thoughts on the album

It’s not really my style but I did enjoy it.

This might be good, but this just isn't for me.

Better than I expected it to be. Not sure why it’s on this list though.

One of the more palatable rap albums on here, but still not my sort of thing. Can not go higher than a 2.

Really enjoyable in parts, quite soulful in places.

A nice surprise. Miss Dynamiteee eee! I expected full on Rap, instead I got a halfway decent well sung pop record with a reasonably subtle message of inequality in the U.S of A. It is a subject that has been done to death by many far worse acts with a very different agenda.

I mean this is a pretty generic early 2000s rnb album. Nice to see some British rnb get some recognition but this was a bit of a drag at an hour long

Don’t really have anything to say about rap albums anymore

This gave me a lot of nostalgia. I enjoyed it more than I think I would have if I'd listened to the entire album as a young teen, as I was at the time.

Not for me