Reviews (page 5 of 7)
Niet zoveel over te zeggen. Best ok.
Nice
Groovy y con los 2000s metido adentro del corazón
This album may have officially proven that this list has a UK bias. To have this album make the list when there have been significantly greater rap albums made in the 90s and 00s is kind of silly. I feel like someone should’ve cross checked this guys list to see if it was legitimate. All in all this album is fine. It’s a female British rapper who does a decent job sounding like lauryn hill with some deeper songs and some catchier ones. It’s nothing amazing but it’s fine for what it is. 6.0/10
6/10
Another decent album. Nostalgic in a certain way, very 2000s.
Helt okkkkk
I enjoyed this. Never heard of her before. Some of her vocals reminded me a lot of Amy Winehouse, & this album preceded Amy’s debut release by a year.
Singles: ----------------------------- It Takes More, #7 UK Dy-Na-Mi-Tee, #5 UK Put Him Out, #19 UK Not something I'd listen too often, but it is good. 3/5
Some smooth, some not so much.
Not as bad as expected
Better than the average r’n’b / digital soul of the era. Dy-Na-Mi-Tee was a minor hit in Sweden at the time and it still holds up. A mix between digital and analogue makes the production still sound ok. Nothing overwhelmingly interesting though.
Not my cup of Tea.
Another artist I hadn't heard of or listened, so I didn't know what to expect. Sort of a hip hop/rap, modern R & B , soul sound that was pleasant enough and easy to digest. Normally, this is a genre I tend to avoid, but I liked most of it and didn't annoy me like a lot of hip hop does. Nothing special, can't say this is essential enough to hear before you die, but I'm glad I did.
Early 00s female r&b/rap album, it was fine
A good eclectic album of R&B and hip-hop.
Some bops, and lots of bloat. Overall decent but not memorable.
Middle of the road, the bloat probably does it in a bit.
never heard of this before, but it's good. didn't blow my mind, but I'm a fan.
Immediately struck me as sounding a lot like P!nk in the Mizundastood era. Unfortunately there's nothing nearly as catchy as those from the P!nk album. Still the songs are pretty smooth pop R&B with a bit of reggae thrown in on occasion. Interesting to listen to.
not my thing but I can appreciate it
English R&B, yet has strong American influences. The first part of the album is quite good, definitely drops off and runs out of ideas slightly towards the end.
Ég finn hvergi leið til að hlusta á alla plötuna online. En það sem ég hef fundið er ágætt.
Krazy Krush has such a dope retro arcade game type beat
3.6 - This one reads like a lesser version of "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill." Still good, though. Standouts: "Brother", "Krazy Krush"
its like the other hip hop song i got a couple days ago, i can see why people like it and i enjoy it a decent amount of its not that much for me
This may have been a landmark album somewhere outside the US. It sounds like something of its era. Lot of interesting positive perspectives. I'll call it serviceable.
Buena voz de estilo soul, bastante desconocida. Música para escuchar relajadamente. No destaca en particular por nada.
Pretty down the line R&Besque music. Didn't hate it but didn't love it. Like always, too long and would have been better by cutting 15-20 minutes.
Dy-Na-My-Tee is a good fun track but seems different to the rest of the tracks. Seed Will Grow caught my attention as well. Still enjoyable enough but not quite to my taste.
Hmmmm - can't help but compare "A Little Deeper" unfavorably to "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill", but then most of my affection for the latter is based off pure nostalgia for the time period so I don't know that that's really fair. Fave tracks - well, "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee" and "It Takes More" I heard a bunch on the radio, so they remind me of some of my first nondescript office jobs, I guess. Not really the same thing as being taken back to your first love! 😆
I didn’t like this at the time but I was wrong, it’s good
Strikes me as perfectly fine 90's / early 00's R&B. I really liked "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee" but nothing else really stuck out.
90s accessible-ish R&B. Not a whole lot of interest for me, it's fine for what it is.
Never heard of this artist. I love hip hop, and usually love British rap, but this one didn't do much for me. Granted, it's musically sound (pardon the pun), but it just lacked punch. Not all of it lacked punch though, as there were a few standouts. But unfortunately it just made me wish for albums from other rappers. Not sure what is so noteworthy about this project. I can't say it's bad but yeah, just alright. Favorite tracks: Dy-Na-Mi-Tee, A Lil Deeper. Album art: For the original British cover, she's sitting like a tough guy on a chair on some industrial trash island. The US release has a different cover, with her squatting in a little thing on a wall, a dumbwaiter? I don't know. I think I prefer the US version for the framing, but neither is all that great. 3/5
Decent
I had not heard of the artist or heard any of her music, and I think this is a solid album. She blends together very nicely a few styles and approaches, and her vocals are fantastic. Her songs have a richness and complexity to them that draws me in. Very good stuff here.
Album 145 of 1001 Ms. Dynamite - A Little Deeper Rating : 3 / 5 Favorite Track : Sick 'n' Tired I need to stop with these snap judgements I make immediately after seeing what my album of the day is. I mean...UK Hip Hop. Was fully prepared to be disappointed but was so wrong. While this still isn't a preferred genre, this was a fine listen.
This album wasn't what I expected. I thought it was going to be more hip hop forward but it was much more rooted in R&B and soul with a healthy amount of Reggae/dancehall Afro-Carribean influences. What struck me the most about this album was its strong feminist messages, especially telling women that they have worth outside of a relationship. It was refreshing to hear especially during the early 2000s. The lyrics were also socially conscious focusing on race and poverty. The album was ultimately too long though it was really good in parts.
Didn’t really blow me away but found it farely pleasant she’s a great singer and good rapper
21st August 2023 Listened during the day! Whoop! Went in to Stroud mat and saw Tess, then home and chill. Had Dusty for a crying hour. Liked this more than I thought, there’s the one classic then she adds weight by discussing women’s sexual rights and racism in history.
I was not familiar with this artist or any of the songs. The album was good overall. I would listen to it again.
Never heard of this before. She is new to me. Standouts: It Takes More, Dy-Na-Mi-Tee, Put Him Out. Good. 3/5
A generous 3, nothing bad but nothing particularly exciting
Yet another ex-1001 album!™ http://1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie.wikidot.com/album-artists-a-z-ex I hadn't heard this album before, it was alright.
Its fine, there are better artist out there and this album is a bit bi-polar in places where she goes gangster and then tries to be soulful, it's not bad, but its very British and I can see it not appealing to a wider audience, its a 3 because if I ever wanted to listen to this style but more rap then lil simz exists but if I want more mellow then Alicia Keys exists
Ach ja, deze dame luistert wel aardig weg. Beatje eronder, hier en daar een krachtterm, maar we hebben wel erger gehoord.
Standaard zeroes zangeres-pop. Nauwelijks uitschieters, maar het luistert aardig weg. Een uur is wel meer dan genoeg.
Decent but too many of these bland RnB albums.
Decent album and a nice throw back with that one hit of hers but other than that, not sure why this is on here
I always kind of dread R&B albums from the 90s through late 00s, it seems like every single one is padded out and stretched to over an hour. Just a personal complaint. Overall this album is fine, it's not really my cup of tea and I didn't feel like there were any significant standouts. It makes sense to include it on this list since it won the Mercury Prize, but now that I can say I've heard this before I die, I don't think I'll return to listen again.
Good!
Overall has a nice early 2000s vibe, but some songs are a bit forgettable (especially around the middle of the album) Favourite tracks: Dy-Na-Mi-Tee, Anyway U Want It, All I Ever
Actually I liked it! Event though rap is not my favorite style
File under : The good hip hop
BOG STANDARD R&B.
Upon first glance, one could sense a little bit of a hip-hop/R&B hybrid from a Brit that could either hit or miss and it is largely a hit-laden affair, made up of empowerment anthems, humblebrag posturing, reprimands of those who want to promote sex and violence as opposed to safety from and acknowledgement of illnesses and so on. All in all, it's not hard to see why this made an impact in Ms. Dynamite's home country (winning the Mercury Prize) whilst barely making a dent in the States (themes that hardly relate to the marketplace) yet it doesn't diminish the album's quality over twenty years on. Favorites: Dy-Na-Mi-Tee, Anyway U Want It, Put Him Out, Brother, It Takes More, Sick 'n' Tired, Krazy Krush, Gotta Let U Know, A Little Deeper, Danger.
6/10. Had some high points, always fun to hear albums that are critical of their genre, and the lows in between the high points didn't drag
It’s alright. But it could have been better.
where the hell did she disappear to? she was the biggest thing since SHACKs birth when she was around. I was going to give credit for winning the mercury music prize but then i saw that the fucking Klaxxons won it so it's clearly a piss take prize if those spastics won it. anyway, this album was way better than i expected from an early 2000s urban artist. you expect some sort of 'Boots with the fuuurrrrrr' bullshit but there was more to this.
2.5
Already feels a little dated. Dynamite Te Hee is a top tune though
не люблю рнб + не люблю когда занижают, но есть лёгкая ностальгия по нулевым = слушать всё равно больше не буду
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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)
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.
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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
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
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.
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
2.5/5 Favorite Songs: Put Him Out It Takes More Afraid 2 Fly Krazy Krush
The last few “Mercury Prize winning” albums I’ve got have me reconsidering my feelings about the award (derogatory)
Got a few interesting moments. Nostalgic for the early 2000s production.... But that's it.
Hip-hop driven contemporary R&B. I didn't really like it, but it wasn't poorly crafted.
An album so stereotypical you'd think it was a joke from The Boondocks
Eh. Nothing I'd return to
An OK album that had no reason to be an hour long or on the list really. I don't think I'd heard Dy-Na-Mi-Tee since 2003, and it's still very annoying, though nostalgia goggles gave me a fondness for it that I didn't have back then. Put Him Out is a better song and I loved the attitude. I genuinely enjoyed the first half of the album but towards the end it sounds like she lost interest, and so did I. Song titles were all like "Spelling 2 Hard 4 U" back then, weren't they?
No offence to Ms Dynamite but I think even she would agree that this album should not be on this list. It all very 'early 2000s coffee shop', essentially pretty boring
When I started a podcast about reviewing science fiction films my co-hosts and I realised almost immediately we needed some sort of moratorium on adding films to our ranking list, to avoid knee-jerk reactions after being bamboozled by things on the big screen. We settled on a five-year wait. It’s worked well. This album is another great example of why the editor of this book (and the mercury prize board tbh) should be doing similar. Yes, ‘Dy-na-mi-tee’ is a tremendous pop song, with shimmering percussion that still sounds unique, and it pops up on lots of mix cds I made back then. And yes, I had this album, and I didn’t hate it, but also it never reaches the highs of the lead single, and is pretty forgettable. Buuuuut have I heard this in the last 20 years? No, of course not, and I doubt whether many people outside of the Dynamite immediate family have either. If you look at what gets removed from later editions of these books it’s very telling that almost all of the bland nonsense added in the early aughts has been excised by now. But also if you google spoilers for the forthcoming new edition you’ll see they haven’t learnt their lesson - The Wuthering Heights OST?? Seriously? Expect it to be swiftly removed in 2029’s edition.
Completely bog standard R&B. The only thing I enjoyed was Dy-Na-Mi-Tee for the nostalgia but otherwise this was pretty uninteresting, although inoffensive 2.5 Highlights: Dy-Na-Mi-Tee
Some beats and some rhymes, From a woman’s perspective; Not without some slurs.
Better than I expected at first but at some point I looked at how much was remaining and was dismayed at how much was left. A bit frontloaded, much too long. "Brother" stood out in a positive way.
Twenties me would have been very disappointed I didn't dislike this. Nothing great, but a pretty solid R&B album.
It’s different than the hip hop I hear in the US. I’ll give it that.
As this project goes on I just don’t understand what criteria these authors were using when making this list. Like…. THIS made the cut??? It’s not as bad as some of the other shit but it’s still just slop. What is this???
Meh. Not my thing
Britslop hip hop
Early 2000s R&B music, only it's British(because half the goddamn list is random British shit nobody outside of the UK actually thinks is essential). It's mostly just mediocre, boring songs with no real merit to them. Yes, she can sing, but the songs aren't good at all. They often lack strong hooks and have incredibly poor lyrics. There's not much at all worth your time here, save for the biting critique of gangster rap that is "It Takes More". That song has good lyrics and some catchiness, making it the song that the rest of the album should have been. As it is, there's no reason for this to be on the list. Come on, Britain. This album is ranked #15 of 16 albums for 2002. Other 2002 albums rated by me: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots(2/16)-5 Sea Change(6/16)-2 Highly Evolved(11/16)-2
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great message but bored me a bit.. could easily cut out half the album n id enjoy it the same
Some of these songs were bangers, but it was slightly forgettable
eh. i've heard this album before (not this exact one, but many like it). the inclusion is confusing as i'm not sure what the reasoning is. i wish i had a copy of the book to get some insight. is it the more social commentary aspect? not really my thing. the a capella track is bad.
Great album, fantastic songs. Of its time.
I can understand why this album's popularity has not endured. Amy Winehouse would release "Frank" the following year (2003), and, let's face it, Winehouse had a far superior voice and better songs compared to Ms. Dynamite. And both R&B and Rap would offer lyrics that are edgier and more socially relevant than "A Little Deeper". If Dimery were to revise his list (yet again), this is one of those albums he should consider dropping altogether.
I wanted to hate this, but I didn't
An ok rap album from the early 2000s without much else to say about it. I recognize the sound, the mixing, the flow as a lot of artists used it around this time. This album didn't stick out to me at all and while not bad I don't really get why its on this list.
2,8/5
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
Generic British 2000s R&B, in the best and worst way possible at the same time.
Nope, dit is niet mijn ding. Sowieso het genre niet maar de plaat is ook te saai om mij echt te grijpen of het ook maar een beetje interessant te maken. Sick n Tired is een goed voorbeeld. Gewoon een saai nummer. Hele tijd zelfde beat. Zij zingt een beetje verveeld. Zij loopt er blijkbaar zelf niet warm voor. Waarom ik dan wel? 4,5/10
and why is this on the list?
This feels like pretty forgettable neo-soul. Not that it's bad per se. Just feels like I've heard this same music a million times and I don't even listen to r&b often.
Ok but not great
Sure. Why not? It's music.
Felt derivative. Nothing special. Can think of many better female hiphop artists. Congrats UK, you made one.
4/10 Well, it did win the Mercury for 2003, so that does put it forward for inclusion, I suppose. It is more interesting as it is so insipid and boring - it is hard to fathom how the music press regarded it so highly. Fell flat within a year and Miss Dynamite disappeared once the Zeitgeist had rolled on without her. Certainly not a timeless piece of music
This is pretty stinky of 2000s R&B but it is well produced and has a little swag. Not the most embarrassing pick from this era.
Well that was boring
лучше бы Джорджу Смит или хотя бы Рианну вместо нее поставили какой-то проходной альбом
#965. Why is there a greater than zero amount of British rap albums on this list? The entire genre of British rap should be eradicated from the history of mankind. The shit is all just so bad. 2/5: stupid
4/10 Was pretty good but not that memorable for me
Another also ran that does little to grab your attention but not really bad.
This was some relatively harmless and tolerable knock-off Beyoncé/Rihanna type R&B . . . until the Britrapping started. Then it became harmful and intolerable.
Ms. Dynamite (she’s Jamaican/Scottish) is a good stage name for this English rap singer. Are we still substituting “U” for you and “2” for too? Seems like that ship sailed years ago. I see that Ms. Dynamite was the musical guest on SNL way back when, although I don’t remember her. This album was fine for a rap album. I did not care for the long silence before the last track.
I have never heard of Ms. Dynamite. Has anyone? OK, apparently she was on SNL, so that's my bad. This feels very like 90s US R&B, even though it's 00s British "ragga". Case in point: the "U" for "you" and "2" for "to". (I wish 3LW were on here. Or Usher.) Anyway, good for what it is, but again, not my preferred genre (due to being boring AF). Slur count = 8. Highlights: 'Put Him Out' (a classic "girl, dump him" track)
A good example of how critics are sometimes bad at understanding what will leave a lasting impact. The beats and production are not bad, but she’s not that strong of an rapper and she’s an unbelievably preachy and on-the-nose lyricist.
1.93
No standouts, but not unpleasant
I don't quite understand what this brings to the table. Surely there must have been more interesting early 2000s women hip-hop albums. This just feels like generic light hip-hop you'd hear on the radio back in the day that you instantly forget about afterwards. And still the same to this day.
Some pretty generic 2000s RnB. It was off to a good start with Dy-Na-Mi-Te but then it just started to fade. Although I also thought “Krazy Krush” was ok (glad the trend of using K instead of C faded, god that was cringe). Was going to go for a weak 3 since it wasn’t bad, just pretty generic. However, the runtime is way too long which pushes it down to strong 2 territory. I honestly don’t know what makes this special compared to all the other 2000s RnB out there.
Generisk og kjedelig.
Jente-hiphop med runde kanter og oppbyggelige tekster. Ufarlig og uinteressant. Må vel forsvinne ut av lista snart? Fint nok til å forsvare en toer, men glemt i morgen.
This isnt bad. It made me miss the early 2000s style of production. My only other observation is that its crazy that this album, 2 Amy Winehouse albums, and other "R&B" albums made in or similar in style made the list but there is no Mary J. Blige albums.
Didn't really blow me away or anything. It wasn't terrible, but I was also kinda ready to be done with it before the last song.
I have such a hard time connecting with British hip hop for some reason, no matter the artist. This wasn’t awful, but I was mostly bored by it, and the album was definitely too long.
It was fine for what it was, I’m just not a fan of R&B. Rating: 1.9
I'm pretty sure that while I'm on my deathbed I won't be saying, "I'm happy I heard that Ms. Dynamite album!"
good one. 2.7/5
A mixture of R&B singing, conscious rap, and some "men-ain't-shit' style pop; there's a little something here for everybody. I'd listen to a few cuts again, but this isn't really my jam.
Det här pisset tog väl en massa priser från the streets? Mer eller mindre olyssningsbart. Körde med ljudsystemet och helsike vilken usel ljudproduktion. .
Även om jag inte hört det förut fick jag lite nostalgiska känslor till tiden man lyssnade på radiokanalen the voice of hiphop and rnb. Inte alls min smak längre dock. Ligger väl i gränslandet mellan 2 och 3.
Ok, ”dy-na-mi-tee” är ju fortfarande en banger. I övrigt ingenting som gör att det här albumet ska vara med på en sån här lista. Helt bisarrt att den är med faktiskt. Inte lika irriterad som av att 1000 album av super furry animals fått plats, men nästan. Det mesta är för jävla generiskt och för jävla långt. Jobbigt att dra igenom hela timmen.
Fet flashback till Fifa 2002(?). Men inte så bra
This was not great. But when something was good, it was awesome. Lots of hits, but I am not sure I would return to this album. It did feel like the songs went on and on. Probably a 2.5 Liked Songs: "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee" , "Put Him Out" , "It Takes More" , "Sick 'n' Tired" , "Krazy Krush" , "All I Ever"
A somewhat interesting listen but the whole album didnt give me like WOAHHHH, just lacked a lil dopamine I guess! Krazy Krush has some sick beats tho
This is fine, but sounds like a Lauren Hill knock off, without as much depth or production value. That sounds too harsh — it’s not bad, just not noteworthy and a little repetitive. A 2.
# Album Name: A Little Deeper # Artist: Ms Dynamite # Rating: 2/5 # Comments: This album is poop. # Top Tunes: # Would I listen to it again? No
Sounds like a bunch of others that aren’t great either. Not a fan of this one.
I had no idea there was such a genre, but this is landfill R'n'B. Some nice novelties surrounded by trite digital production shortcuts. It's a shame because she comes form a sound place, hence not a 1
Hip hop is on average one of my highest-rated genres except for when I get some bullshit hip hop album from the UK. These albums have no reason to be here. Sorry to gatekeep, but the Brits need to keep their grubby hands off of hip hop music.
If the whole album had been like what the first few minutes promised this could have been fun. Instead it completely changed into boring retreads of already done music.
This kind of UK garage R&B isn’t really my kind of thing. It’s fine, but I find it quite drab and uninteresting. This also robbed The Streets of the Mercury prize that year.
2.5
The R&B songs weren't bad. Didn't like the rap songs.
What an odd album to have on this list. I've never heard of her before and from what I can tell from a quick internet search, she was kind of a flash in the pan (being generous) and was only ever even well known in Britain. Is that the making of an album that everyone needs to hear before they die? We shall see... Well she has a good voice but this is nothing that hasn't been done a million times before. Even for when it was released. The bad thing is that this could be released today and would probably get the same reception, it kind of shows how little this kind of music has progressed. It's not my thing, I tired of this quickly and started to tune it out subconsciously. And that's not what you want. 2/5
The single has a really catchy hook - "Ms Dynamite-ee-ee", and there are some pleasant moments on the rest of the album. Overall, though, this is not essential listening.
This was nothing more than fine.
Alright bit not sure why on list.
a couple incredible standout tracks but the rest of the album didn’t do much for me
4.5/10 - This feels like an odd inclusion to me. Maybe this was really big at a certain time, but it didn’t have staying power. I know this list skews towards UK/US albums, but even so I think there are a vast number of more influential hip-hop or RB albums that would have made more sense on the list.
It's too long and is bloated. It's nothing offensively bad but there isn't a song on here that I would visit again. 4/10
If you like Amy Winehouse or Jill Scott you’ll enjoy this.
This is very same-y to a lot of other female rap and R&B artists that came out around this time. Nothing really exciting here. Not bad, but definitely not noteworthy. What's more noteworthy is that I've never heard of this artist before. I'm guessing this is one of those Brit-centric artists that never got airplay in the US.
It's like fine. For a english album, has absolutely no bullshit vocal style comes from across the pond, which is a very positive attribute. A very American R&B sounding album with nods to reggae and dancehall sounds. But without context its largely forgetable, somewhat ignorable. Stylistically bold and executed very well. But in '02 we got an Ashanti and a Missy Elliot release. So this is gonna be a pretty far down the list in female rap/r&b albums.
I was surprised this was on the list, so I looked into it, and it didn't surprise me to find out that it was removed from the 1001 list later. Also, I read a pretty good review of this album on rateyourmusic from someone in the UK, and they explained why it was so big at the time but has since not aged well and seems less significant. Basically, it was before The Streets, Dizzee Rascal, and many other Brit rappers that come in just the few years after and actually did something more "new" and significant (even for people that don't like it), whereas I just feel Ms. Dynamite sounds generic.
Great production, but otherwise unremarkable from a modern perspective. Ignoring the effect it may or may not have had at the time.
at least i could finish it
"We have Lauryn Hill at home." 2.5/5
I bought this album when it won the Mercury award and I was pretty unimpressed then. I've not listened to it since until yesterday. It's strange that it won the award (although not as odd as M People winning it!) and it's strange that its on the list. Mostly is fine, bland but pleasant enough. There were a couple of bits that I enjoyed near the beginning of the album Dyna-Mi-Tee and, in particular Put Him Out. However the album goes on for too long and the (oh so 90s/00s) secret track is awful. If the album cut the last three songs, I'd have given it a three. but the weak ending left a bad taste in my mouth.
Ehh…I’m not sure there’s any UK rap that I need to hear before I die. This album did not disabuse me of that opinion. 2⭐️
It's fine, but not very memorable
Ok so it’s not terrible but just not really something I can massively get into and because of that I just start to get a bit bored before too long.
That’s pretty shite-tee-hee
1.5
2.5
I thought some of it was alright, but a lot of it sounds like very dated R&B/pop. 2.5 stars.
surprisingly mid
Eh. Sure.
Never heard of her and after listening to this album I know why. Nothing about this album sticks out. It’s meh, at best.
Not for me. 1. Dy-Na-Mi-Tee 2. Krazy Krush 3. Gotta Let U Know
Not impressed
A dud. It seems the curators of this list are from Englandland, and somehow don't realize every country has multiple carbon copies of this exact thing, and none of them constitute as essential listening.
Ok rap/rnb album. Listened this while working and noticed some nice groove and I enjoyed the singers voice. This wasn't something I'd listen to by choice but definitely wouldn't mind listening to this if someone would spin this up.
Like dollar store Destiny's Child
The title track on this was probably the best track. After which the album becomes more dull with the following tracks. Wouldn't really give this another listen
Not really my thing
çok tarzım değil mlsf ama 2-3 şarkıya güzeldi dedim yalan olmasın
Not my thing.
This is #day542 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… here's to some early '00s R&B by an artist I've never heard before. I thought I wouldn't mind it as a one-off background experience, but I was wrong: this really isn't my kind of music, and I don't get its historical merit either. Halfway through the record, I had no desire to continue. This is a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day543.
Jo men bitvis riktigt bra. Men inget jag går igång på så mycket
Dry-na-mi-tee is a nice nod to reggae but doesn’t set the table for the album unfortunately, and Put Him Down has an appealing energy. But every other song is a slow balladic attempt that drains the excitement of the one before. Not that it’s all bad. The little a cappella “Watch over Them” and the (again) reggae flavored “Seed Will Grow (featuring Kymani Marley) excel regardless of genre. More socially conscious rhymes than not. Sincere feminism runs through it. Much more R&B than rap. Could really easily tip over into “meh” without much effort.
Dud.
Just doesn’t seem to be doing anything particularly interesting? Very 2003 2 stars
‘Dy-Na-Mi-Tee’ was the standout track here, but the rest of the album was dated, bloated, and pales in comparison to other hiphop artists. By the end it just sounded like if Fran Dresher discovered rap… 2.25/5
Following everyone’s nightmare aka “bland” british indie rock (aka one of the genres I actually like), came the nightmare that nobody would expect: bland british hip hop. And just like everybody here I petition replacing this with something else from 2002. and I just happen to have the best choice: “Songs For The Deaf” by queen of the stone age. 2/5
Not my type of music and I've heard much better in this genre. Feels badly aged. Couple of ok tracks at the beginning.
This was fine
Some decent sounds on here, but not my thing and too long
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I was interested at first but that faded as it went through
Wasn't for me at the time and still isn't.
This sounds very dated now. It's a sugar rush of an album that is very smooth. Almost too smooth. The vocals are sharp, she can clearly sing. It's still a bit of a timewarp listen.
Favorite track: Sick ‘n’ Tired
There are a thousand other artists that sound exactly like her: or vice versa. There's nothing original about out these tracks even though they are musically listenable. If something is going to be on this list, it should be for innovation of influence. This isn't either one.
ganz oker hiphop, auf dauer aber anstrengend
Dy-na-mi-tee aside it was a little disappointing (and too long)
Middling
A passable R&B album that sort of put me a little in mind of Craig David. Nice vocal, well produced but forgettable.
The album is serviceable, but I’m def not the target audience. 2 stars, not bad but I considered skipping some of the tracks
Eh... kinda generic, nothing really made me want to listen to this again.
More like Ms. Firecracker. Her rapping is weak and her singing is weaker, and all of her songs sound the same. Dynamite is a long shot. She should change her name.
Not really my sort of thing but I enjoyed bits of it. Will probably never seek this out again though.
This album was ok bordering on good. But nothing special. I liked the more Caribbean influenced tracks and the vocals but the lyrics were pretty corny at times and the flow a bit choppy
arenbijevsko repništvo... eh. blago naporno, zastarjelo
This sort of thing ain't my bag, baby.
There are too many Mercury Prize winners on this list that are questionable. I mostly enjoyed this album but I think it is a pale version of Lauryn Hill, the Fugees, and Erykah Badu. We already saw Lauryn Hill's record, so maybe the author just likes this R&B mashup style and time period a lot. We are probably going to see more of them. I might have rated this 3 stars but it was way too long. I would have cut 4 or 5 songs.
This genre has a low ceiling for me. Didn't finish.
Okay so I actually enjoyed the beats and the groove. However, this didn't bring any major new elements that I haven't heard before. I don't usually go for this type of music and this didn't change my mind.
Sick asf
Climb out from your own ass with the hidden tracks. It was alright
No no no no no, the flow is so weird…
A great groove to these songs and a strong message of self empowerment. Enjoying this album. I particularly like her hit out at misogynistic male rappers, not someone to be messed with.
Another plane ride, another rap album. This one is nothing special and is just 2000s British rap, a genre I have not really listened to before, but I am familiar with its popularity over there. Listened on low volume for most of it.
Not like bad, just not my type, i would give it 2.5/5 closer to 2
At what point is this supposed to go a little deeper than what's expected from this kind of genre? Eventually, these lyrics become monotone to my ears and I find myself just listening to the instrumentals, a habit I find myself doing when I get drowned by monotonous lyrics.
I don’t understand why this is an essential album to be quite honest.
Smooth R&B. Fine to listen to but not my thing. It might be a 3 but I'm not the best judge on this.
Pretty standard issue RnB infused hip hop, sounds like a lot of the music that dominated the radio and charts around the late 2000. The most distinctive and best best bit of this is the organic instrumentation with horns and clean jazzy guitars creating a lively warm soul sound, like a rap Amy Winehouse.
Quite boring.
Its fine but feels dated and lacks an edge for me
It’s not bad. It’s just vanilla R&B. The bulk of the music I’ve listened to on this list (currently 1/3 the way through) is so average and boring. I’m disillusioned with the authors and their choices.
Most of the songs range from mediocre to pretty decent, though there were two songs near the end that were so annoying I had to skip. Not a stand-out in terms of quality or writing, and doesn’t bring anything new to the table. Hardly a must-listen.
When this first came out, I really did not care for it. Whenever I heard her on the radio, I couldn’t help saying Miss dynamite, tee hee! I suppose I warmed to it a little more today but I still felt that it was unoriginal and tedious.
This list so clearly was made by someone from the UK. Sounds fine. Nice debut album. Not on the list for sure.
This is a fine example of this kind of music but forgettable. Doesn't stand the test of time compared to artists like Mariah Carey, Destiny's Child, Mary J. Blige, or TLC.
2.5
Some good tracks but overall disappointing
I’d never heard of this artist before this project. I was hopeful, but found myself disappointed. She’s got a good voice, clearly has some decent messaging, and has some fun beats and samples, but it just didn’t grab me. The slower R&B stuff wasn’t at all what I was into. The rap was better but nothing I’d come back to.
I do not know how Ms. Dynamite is perceived in her home context, but this album betrays her name and feels a little safe and shallow at times. A Little Deeper? Not Deep Enough.
Maybe if this album had been half as long it wouldn't have become so turgid and boring by the time it got to the end. There were a couple of half-decent tracks at the start, but then it descended into generic and dated R&B. Two stars seems slightly generous.
6/10 Favourite: Dy-Na-Mi-Tee Least Favourite: Krazy Krush
Woulda enjoyed some of the songs if not for the strained, pitchy, nasal singing
Winehouse vibe only positive not but lacks Amy's passion. It's not my genre, so cannot really compare to anything. Like most rap - repetitive. some funky beats, and the obligatory expletives.
Musically it was kinda cool, especially the first couple songs. Overall not for me though.
Rating: 4/10 Doesn’t exactly get grouped into r&b slop, it’s technically proficient enough, but I still find it forgettable. And I don’t think anyone outside of a specific group of British r&b fans from the early 2000’s really knows or remembers who Ms. Dynamite is.
Sounds like background music that doesn't have any real impact. Early 2000s hip-hop slop. 4 explosions out of 10 sadie sorceress-es
File under: Yes, this is also an album.
Var egentlig veldig fornøyd når 2000-tallet var over, musikkmessig
Ikke helt for meg heller
Glaub auch 2
She has a cool voice between Lauryn Hill and Nelly Furtado, starts with production more interesting than what I would have thought for early 2000s hip hop but loses steam and is ultimately fine but not great. Some very average 2000s some interesting
2.1 Her voice is nice. That's as far as my compliments go for this album. Other than that it's a tepid boring affair. Inoffensive but also just uninspiring. Not as bad as a lot of the other shite hip hop on here but really could have done without listening to the full hour of this in my life
Oof.
Great ladies right and empowerment album. But musically not for me.
Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: Krazy Krush This album reminds me of Lilly Allen's album Alright Still; Especially British, but instead of a Pop emphasis, an R&B one. But while Alright Still is a guilty pleasure, Ms. Dynamite's debut album... isn't. With the exception of a few beats and maybe one or two tracks, I was both not impressed and not interested. I suppose it wasn't as bad as Destiny's Child's Survivor or Neneh Cherry's Raw Like Sushi, but still not great. I am sensing a pattern here - not really a fan of the rhythm and bass genre. The one track I did really enjoy Krazy Krush (God, I do not miss the 2000s warped spelling of all the words) has a quite catchy beat, that made me want to put it on repeat for a bit - mind you, I didn't do that, but I thought about it.
Nej tack. Inte min kopp te. Lite för ointressant. Saknar sköna hits.
Average R and B.
If it was 2010 or before, and I was from the UK, I might understand this album being on this list. Apparently it won the Mercury Prize. And hey, it’s a pretty good early 2000s R&B album with elements of hip hop and dancehall. But I mean, I’d rather listen to Missy Elliott or Ciara or Lauryn Hill any day. This just couldn’t hold a candle to those ladies IMO, plus no one remembers it or has heard of it lol.
Some nice bits. Nothing terrible. Feels a bit dated, maybe. This won the Mercury Prize. Probably says more about that prize than this album. In truth, this is a 2.5 star album. I'll decide whether I round up or down in the morning.
4/10 On first listen, I quite enjoyed this. As with most of these albums, my first run through happens while I’m lying in bed reading, so I can get into the vibe. As background music, I was putting this somewhere in the 5-6 range. It’s not groundbreaking necessarily, but it’s got some decent grooves, her voice is good and it’s fairly inoffensive. The more I listened to it, however, the less value I saw in it. There are elements of musicians that I really enjoyed here, like Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu as particular examples, but it all felt a little bit lightweight by comparison, and there often wasn’t enough range or depth to the compositions to really expand on the base ideas and develop a really rewarding experience with a more focused ear. It really feels like there are a bunch of half decent starting points, but they are rarely developed into something beyond that, which is a big shame. I wouldn’t say this was bad overall, but it was definitely over-long and could have benefitted from the editors blade slicing a few tracks away entirely, and cutting some of the more repetitive ones down. I also kind of wonder what an album between Ms Dynamite and her brother Akala could be, as I felt that the hidden track really showed potential and was one of the strongest things on the album. Natural High (Interlude) - Can you have an interlude before anything else has started? I don’t think so. Bit of a dub edge to this, which is nice. Dy-Na-Mi-Tee - The big single, and I’ve probably heard this a thousand times without ever playing it myself. It’s always bothered me that the chorus bit after ‘dynamite-ee-hee’ is flat. It’s a decent enough pop song other than that though. Anyway U Want It - This is fairly boilerplate R&B. Some nice flute lines, and it bounces along nicely enough, but it’s hardly that memorable. Put Him Out - This has got a bit more zip to it and has my toes tapping. This chorus is so 00’s though, and it’s pretty Missy Elliot lite. Some of the piano stuff adds a nice bit of range to the sound, but again, it’s not one that’s going to stick with me. Brother - A song about Akala! This is a decent slice of life from working class London. It doesn’t offer a great deal of variety, but it’s well produced and her voice is great. A nice little down-tempo offering. It Takes More (Bloodshy Main Mix) - This is quite Lauryn Hill. I mean, it’s not as good, but it’s not bad either. The bass sound is pretty cool and her vocal delivery is quality. It’s got a solid groove too. The rapping section is good too. Like it. Sick 'N' Tired - She’s got good flow. That main riff is a bit too repetitive and irritating. But the rest of the track has got a nice blend of legato and staccato texture. It’s a shame the verse and chorus don’t have much to differentiate them, which makes this drag. Afraid 2 Fly - The string samples are bad, hurried and don’t fit. There’s also some weird, noisy samples that just make this sound cluttered. This is a miss. Nothing that grabs me and poor production, should have hit the cutting room floor. And its too bloody long! Watch Over Them - This kind of feels weird as a straight acapella, because it really sounds like she was singing to a backing track that was then removed. It was ok, I suppose. Seed Will Grow - One of Bob Marley’s many kids appears here. This has got a nice bounce to it. It’s not got a vast amount of variety to it, but the duet nature of it gives it a bit of extra interest and the groove is good. There’s not enough depth to hold up to too much close scrutiny though. Krazy Krush - Again, this has got a decent groove to it, but it’s pretty thin. The initial idea is ok, but it just keeps on doing the same thing the whole way through which doesn’t really keep the attention, which is a shame. Now U Want My Love - A bit of a reggae edge to this, but here voice isn’t at its best. Again, the base of this track is pretty decent and it’s a nice little chilled album track that’s got a decent groove, but doesn’t develop a great deal. Too Experienced - Well this one is rubbish. The synth sounds are really odd choices. It all just seems like a weird bunch of sounds chucked together, rather than a song. There are some nice bits in the vocal delivery from both of them, but the instrumentation is terrible. Gotta Let U Know - I think I’m getting tired of this by now. This is pretty uninspired stuff and I feel like I don’t remember ever hearing this before, despite the fact that I’ve heard this album three times today. It’s just pedestrian and uninspiring. All I Ever - This one feels aimless too. The chorus is pretty bland, but ok for what it is. The verses are a bit weird and lack any sort of direction. The guitar part just sound like someone doing some weird arpeggiation exercise, rather than playing a song. A Little Deeper/Get Up, Stand Up - This is again, quite nice, but it never goes anywhere. It feels like a proper beat wants to come in, but it never does. Nice enough, but nothing special. The hidden track is pretty good. Great flow from Akala. The production is decent, and the combination of his rapping and her vocal is really good. I reckon an album of the two of them together could be really good.Probably the best thing on here.
Oh look, it won the Mercury Prize. I look forward to being underwhelmed by this. *remains underwhelmed for 61 minutes* Sure, I get that there's an argument that this was reasonably significant in the UK at the time. Definitely brought that "urban / R&B" sound closer to the majority of mainstream listeners and no argument that some of this is still kinda catchy, Dy-Na-Mi-Tee especially. But come ON, there is no argument for it being on this list. Unless you think the Mercury Music Prize makes it so. Which is silly.
Some good and some bad, but way too inconsistent to get above a 2 for me.
This album is the epitome of the R&B/hip-hop/neo-soul sound of the very early 2000's. While it was probably enjoyable at the time, the sound is VERY dated. Just couldn't get into it.
Dated and too long
Very 2002. Dated and bland all around.
Huff nei. Det var noe potensiale her. Tynne greier. Noen ålreite selvfølgelig. Put Him Out var jo kul, mens den mest avspilte var jo helt krise.
Just didn't grab me but thats just me.
I thought this was OK. A bit vanilla and certainly not worthy being on this list.
I think I could have lived without hearing this - its not bad, but its not the best example of this genre, and its not a genre I really enjoy
The good songs are good but run too long and lack variety, there are no bad songs per se, but plenty of filler.
meh
I don’t know…it was alright. I enjoyed most of it but won’t go out of my way to listen to it again. The sound production was quite well done and fun to listen to on a stereo.
Juu ei. ⭐️⭐️
1.6 Sounded pretty generic to me. Like Destiny's child without the hooks
I would like to give this a 3 but its just that I don't care for this type of music, so when the songs go long, I lose interest Musically, I love the musical collages she makes & her voice is fine, rap is ok. The lyrics are where I just lose interest. It's fine if you like this type of music. Otherwise, mediocre. And what's with that weird panting at the end of All I Want.
Kind of mediocre and way too long. Not terrible but kind of forgettable.
British rappers are all similar. I don't get it. It was ok but not my favorite. I don't have any highlights. It seemed like every British rapper i have ever listened too.
This is fine. I'm not a hip hop head, but have definitely enjoyed some of the albums that have popped up. This one just never escalates to the level that I can appreciate.
This album feels a little dated, which makes sense. There were parts that still felt good but a bit too much felt dry. Still you see you the skill.
Here we go again, UK-centric bias at full speed ! Oh well. Let’s give her a chance... The good : pleasant enough to listen. Nice singing voice, and not a bad rapper either. Production is good, with some catchy samples and clean sound. Nice mix of RnB, rap and Caribbean inflences. A diverse musical landscape with some melancholic moments and a few more dynamic tracks. I liked "Put Him Out", where she sounds like a more polite version of Lil’Kim. The bad : flat, consensual and generic. Clearly tailored for radio and mass consumption (her producers worked on Britney Spear’s album, so it’s not very surprising). Sounds like basically every female pop-rap and neo-RnB act between 2000 and 2010, just slightly better executed. Verdict : a reasonnably talented artist, but a mainstream project somewhat devoid of originality. For someone called "Dynamite", she kinda lacks fire. Maybe it would be better if she got angry and cursed sometimes ? But then the BBC wouldn’t invite her... I’m afraid I’ll have forgotten this album in two days. I’ll give it a 2* though, because I didn't actively hate it as I did a few other albums here. Also – why the hell is this on the list ? This is ridiculous. Ms. Dynamite was famous for about 2 minutes in the UK, she made 2 albums then stopped her career. If she’s here, why not Diam’s ? She’s got twice the number of albums to her name...
The listening makes me "sick'n tired"...
Some good songs but I think this is more nostalgia than actually being great.
This was pretty paint by numbers. Especially for the early 2000s.
Super generic and way too long. When I saw it was some British artist I never heard of from 2002 who won the Mercury Prize, I immediately assumed it's since been removed from the 1001. Yup. Tracks that I thought were catchy: Dy-Na-Mi-Tee, Put Him Out, Sick 'n' Tired.
It's fine.
Yeah nah
Early 2000's R&B has aged about as well as Bindeez and children's unrestricted access to the internet. Shoutout to Watch Over Them; that song made me nearly tap out.
Kinda fun for the novelty of hearing such an early 2000's sound but I did get pretty tired of it quickly enough. This was mostly boring in the sense of how repetitive it was, which marks it above other albums on this list which I would label as repetitive AND boring
Yuck
1 song I recognise that is okay, rest is just nothing
Called Ms. Dynamite... but not a single banger. In all seriousness, this isn't a horrible album, but it burns out very quickly because it feels like it loses energy after the first couple tracks. The beats are lethargic, and the lyrics are generic. No defusing this bomb of an LP.
Groundbreaking? No, not really, it doesn't stick out from the other 2000s female rap/R&B I've gotten on this list so far (Missy Elliott, hints of Lauryn Hill). Do I HAVE to listen to this before I die? Ehhhhh, not sure about that one. Enjoyable, though? Yeah! I liked the beats and the singing, albeit a little stuck in its' era. The record also drags a bit longer than I'd like. Deserves 2.5 stars but bumping down to 2.