Boy in da Corner

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Boy in da Corner is Dizzee Rascal's debut album and was released on 21 July 2003 on XL Recordings. Around the age of fourteen he became a drum and bass DJ and rapped on pirate radio. At sixteen he made his first single, I Luv U, himself and signed a solo contract with XL. That song is also on the album.

The record combines British garage beats with a distinctly British outlook. Critics heard in his desperate outbursts and focused anger the voice of a younger generation, with lyrics about growing up, about people who do not want to grow up and about dying before you are grown. Fix Up, Look Sharp uses a sample of The Big Beat by Billy Squier. The album won the Mercury Prize in 2003 and brought grime, a movement from British youth circles, to the attention of a worldwide audience. According to Complex, it made him the first international rapper from his country.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Sittin' Here4:06Apple Music ↗
2. 2Stop Dat3:40Apple Music ↗
3. 3I Luv U4:05Apple Music ↗
4. 4Brand New Day3:00Apple Music ↗
5. 52 Far (feat. Wiley)3:08Apple Music ↗
6. 6Fix Up, Look Sharp3:45Apple Music ↗
7. 7Cut 'Em Off3:55Apple Music ↗
8. 8Hold Ya Mouf (feat. God's Gift)2:54Apple Music ↗
9. 9Round We Go4:14Apple Music ↗
10. 10Jus' a Rascal3:28Apple Music ↗
11. 11Wot U On?4:50Apple Music ↗
12. 12Jezebel3:37Apple Music ↗
13. 13Seems 2 Be3:46Apple Music ↗
14. 14Live O3:35Apple Music ↗
15. 15Do It!4:06Apple Music ↗

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