Showtime

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

Dizzee Rascal released Showtime on 6 September 2004 in the United Kingdom, on XL, and on 14 September in the United States, on Matador. He recorded the album in 2003 and 2004, as the follow-up to his debut Boy in da Corner. Besides Dizzee himself, producers included Youngstar, Cage, Taz, Vanguard and DJ Wonder.

The album is grime with hip hop and has fifteen tracks. The singles were "Stand Up Tall", "Dream" and "Off 2 Work"/"Graftin'". It reached number 8 on the British albums chart and number 1 on the independent albums chart. The BPI certified it gold. Metacritic gives it 87 out of 100, based on twenty-eight reviews, and AllMusic gave it four and a half stars. In the United States it sold less than Boy in da Corner.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Showtime2:13Apple Music ↗
2. 2Stand Up Tall3:10Apple Music ↗
3. 3Everywhere3:46Apple Music ↗
4. 4Graftin'3:25Apple Music ↗
5. 5Learn3:21Apple Music ↗
6. 6Hype Talk3:05Apple Music ↗
7. 7Face3:39Apple Music ↗
8. 8Respect Me4:45Apple Music ↗
9. 9Get By3:25Apple Music ↗
10. 10Knock, Knock3:27Apple Music ↗
11. 11Dream3:19Apple Music ↗
12. 12Girls (feat. Marga Man)3:32Apple Music ↗
13. 13Imagine2:54Apple Music ↗
14. 14Flyin'3:27Apple Music ↗
15. 15Fickle4:01Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗

Sources

1. Wikipedia (en): Showtime (Dizzee Rascal album