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Boy in da Corner [ENHANCED] [EXTRA TRACKS]

Dizzee Rascal

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Product Details

Audio CD (January 20, 2004)
Original Release Date: January 20, 2004
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Enhanced, Extra tracks
Label: Matador Records
ASIN: B00015HV4C
In-Print Editions: Vinyl | MP3 Download

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (91 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #90,863 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Sittin' Here
2. Stop Dat
3. I Luv U
4. Brand New Day
5. 2 Far (Feat. Wiley)
6. Fix Up, Look Sharp
7. Cut 'Em Off
8. Hold Ya Mouf' (Feat. God's Gift)
9. Round We Go
10. Jus' A Rascal
11. Wot U On?
12. Jezebel
13. Seems 2 Be
14. Live O
15. Do It!

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Dizzee Rascal is the latest Brit to try to land on America's rap shores after countless predecessors have failed. Rascal boasts a frenetic verbal presence--the Cockney equivalent to Busta Rhymes--and his first single, "Fix Up, Look Sharp," is as good as you could want: old-school drum breaks meet futuristic flows with a memorable, holler-if-you-hear-me hook. What Rascal has going against him is the fact that he sounds, well, British, and American audiences seem to like their flows homegrown, not imported. Moreover, with pulsing, electro bumps dominating most of the album, the sound is closer to Tricky's than Trick Daddy's. That said, Boy in Da Corner offers boundless energy and Rascal's enthusiasm is palpable. "Jus' a Rascal" is crunked out enough to make Lil Jon proud while "Live O" moves smoothly and steadily with a submarine's deadly grace. Though Rascal won't knock 50 Cent off the charts anytime soon, his debut loudly proclaims that rap's geopolitics may be shifting. --Oliver Wang

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Young, angry, articulate, and frighteningly talented, 18-year old Dizzee Rascal is the voice of a new generation. Alongside Wiley and his fellow Roll Deep Entourage members, East London's Dizzee was propelled to underground fame. His record is Spin's #12 Album Of The Year, it went gold in the UK, and it won the prestigious Mercury Prize in 2003. This domestic release contains one bonus track plus the first two videos.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Dizzee, not Disney, October 20, 2005

By	Paul Gallagher "Gags" (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I can not believe some of the Yank reviewers on here criticising Dizzee's accent and demanding that he move to the states for a few years to lose his accent. Is this not almost as arrogant as ignoring the UN??? I admit that it is pretty thick but I can here every single word, and I'm Aussie! Of course his accent is going to be different - He's foreign, what did you expect???

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the great rap debuts ever, January 30, 2004

By	Matthew K. Putnam (Brooklyn Park, Minnesota United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Boy In Da Corner, the debut album from UK rapper Dizzee Rascal one of the top hip-hop debuts I've ever heard. It's unlike anything you've ever heard and for that reason it will probably not catch on with a mainstream American audience. Which is too bad. The fact that he raps with a London accent isn't a fault. It's actually part of his appeal. Accent or not this kid can rap with the best of them. As far as the beats go they sound like they were made in a basement somewhere. Which I believe they were. Very minimum yet very infectious.

Those with an open mind, who don't mind expanding their horizons should definately check this album out. It's one of the greatest debut to come out in a while.

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4.0 out of 5 stars You'll be shaking your head saying "what the...?", February 10, 2004

By	Joe Halloran (Westchester, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

When I first heard "Original Pirate Material" by The Streets last year two things occurred to me. 1: Wow and 2: this will never catch on in the states. Well, it may catch on here, but not anytime soon. In the meantime Dizzee Rascal was getting a lot of hype from the u.k. press but we in the states had to wait until 1/04 to hear his debut lp released in America on the great Matador label.
Now that I have the album I have to say I agree with all the advance praise I have heard on the album. None of that praise, however, will have you prepared to actually hear the album. Dizzee uses the same techno-style beats you here from The Streets but his flow as an MC is much more rapid fire and less clumsy than Mike Skinner's is. At times it is flat out unbelievable. His harsh cockney accent will have you saying "huh"(You'll need to look up his lyrics on the web). But despite the language barrier, I must say this is the most inventive hip-hop album I've heard in, well, maybe forever. Dizzee's lyrics sway back and forth from dark and confrontational to absolutely hilarious, and his delivery will keep the listener off balance. The first track "Sittin Here" is mellow, especially when compared to the rest of the album. The lyrics are a vivid account of urban decay and lost innocence. "Stop Dat", the second track, is a digital assault on the eardrums. The beats sound like an attack by some strange swarm of alien bees. "I Luv U" is probably the best song on the album, and it is a hilarious take on male and female players. It also sounds like a playstation fighting game. Bizarre sound effects are a recurring theme on this album. The beats on "Brand New Day" sound like R2D2 playing chimes. At times the aural barrage can be grating, but not on "Jus a Rascal", on which Dizzee's delivery is blistering(particularly the last verse). I would recommend this album to any one who likes a broad range of music. People that like mainstream garbage hip-hop with no aesthetic shouldn't bother. This is a different kind of bling-bling.

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2.0 out of 5 stars I haven't been this disappointed in awhile
I'll preface this by saying that I'm not a novice to "underground" hip hop; I'm not an expert, but I've heard a few dozen of these abums over the years and I do like "Orignal... Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Easily one of the top 10 hip-hop albums of the decade: Here's Why
1. This is one of those albums that you have to listen to TWICE the first listen -- meaning, you have to listen once for the beats and once for the lyrics.... Read more

Published 14 months ago by DJ Benny (AKA Ben A.)

5.0 out of 5 stars Dizzee is the future
Dizzee's style will baffle you at 1st because he is so articulate and so quick with his vocal delivery. Read more

Published 17 months ago by Rob

5.0 out of 5 stars finally...
Once again, Europe proofs that American music sucks. Dizzee's innovative ideas using grime step, old school hip hop & double time flows definitely bring something new to the... Read more

Published 18 months ago by Ruben L. Carreras

5.0 out of 5 stars Late American review
I'm an American chick and I LOVE Boy in da corner, but it wasn't always that way. When I first got the album and popped it in my CD player, I spat it right out, I couldn't... Read more

Published on June 13, 2007 by Glorious Glory

5.0 out of 5 stars SOUNDS LIKE IF THE NEPTUNES WERE ENGLISH!!!
I love Dizze Rascal. I think his sound is great, and if he continues on the path he is on, he could be big and this sound of music will become worldwide. Read more

Published on June 2, 2007 by T.T.

4.0 out of 5 stars UK classic
I agree to some extent with the Americans saying they can't feel the accent. It's true, you either dig it or not. Accent can be so out there that you just ignore the music. Read more

Published on March 22, 2007 by S. Streefkerk

1.0 out of 5 stars It's not the accent, it's the lyrics (...and beats).
I have no problem listening to an MC with an accent. It's just that, well, after you have this album for a while and the novelty wears off, and you listen more closely, there... Read more

Published on November 2, 2006 by Elliot Blake

5.0 out of 5 stars Americans need to open their minds
I said I'd read some of the reviews for this classic album and see what America thought of it. I must say alot of these reviews really really pissed me off, giving an album 1 star... Read more

Published on October 20, 2006 by J. Controls

5.0 out of 5 stars Dizzee Sounds
Musically, this CD is insanely fresh!!! Hard bass lines stretched out beyond the beyond, space like tempos leading up a ladder of infinite grooves. Read more

Published on July 25, 2006 by R. K. Young

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