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| 4.0 excellent | Tom R. EMERITUS | December 13th 18 |
you are actually fucking retarded deathbat
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| 4.0 excellent | Erwann S. EMERITUS | March 3rd 20 |
Birth of the grime. Tha Dizzee, a former drum'n'bass DJ, brings up UK garage, jungle, 2 step and dancehall to come up with cold and unheard beats, and decides to rap dark tales on top of it. There lies an underlying creepy, disturbing feeling in these beats: never are they boastful or happy, yet they are not completely undanceable: rather, the listener will maneuver his body with rage, fury and vulnerability, moved in spite of the beats rather than by them. It's almost weird to think this went mainstream: this is on the shady side of nocturnal. Lyrics-wise, the then-18 year old British boi talked about the wasted youth he represented. Socially, politically and economically, desperation prevailed at that time for young Dizzee and his East London counterparts, and one of the reason why this album blew up is because how accurately da Rascal described this environment. A disgusting 17 year old record shouldn't hold up so well, but there is an ageless feel to this record: without any information on the album, one could think it was released in the 90s as well as in 2019. Its main characteristic is not representative of its era, but rather its upbringing: it's uncompromisingly dark, and uncompromisingly British.
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| 4.0 excellent | 2ool | November 27th 19 |
jus sittin here
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| 5.0 classic | Isley Browne | April 17th 19 |
Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh boiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
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| 4.5 superb | iSkane | January 8th 11 |
I really love this rap album. One of the best, could be a five, but it's not quite there.
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| 3.5 great | DisNig | September 1st 10 |
This is a great album if you're at a point when all the rap you hear is bleeding together. The beats are unbalanced, like the flow, they work perfectly together with Raskit's crazy theme. The accent only helps.
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| 4.5 superb | TheGrimeReport | October 9th 08 |
A Classic. I dont think people really knew at the time how good this album was. Remember he made this album in his teens, and the potential was there.
I prefer this album to the others, just because of its grittiness. It seems he is more commercially aware in next two. Anyway back to this, in the top 3 grime cd's for me along with 'Home Sweet Home' and 'Ghetto Gospel'. Apart from 'So Solid' Dizzee was the pioneer for gime. The first (but i am sure not the last) grime artist to break the US, with his unique flow and story telling ability.
The Good:
Sittin Here- Opener. Sick beat and sets the tone for the rest of the album.
I Luv U- The first single released. The best beat on the album, everything that grimes about.
Fix Up Look Sharp- Everyone should know this. Played at almost every rave because its so catchy. Dizzee just having a bit of fun, and made a classic tune. A good line that i enjoy is:
Flushin MC's down the loo,
If you don't believe me bring your posse, bring your crew,
Feel free to hate cos i ain't trying-a be your mate,
Be serious you wouldn't last an hour in my shoes
It's an Air-Force-One,
Trainers by the truck load, trainers by the tonne,
Don't feel dazed when I catch you by your jays,
Chump, best to act like Forrest Gump, best to run!
Hold Ya Mouf- My favorite track. A little cameo by Gods Gift but a good feature from him. Great little line:
You dont make no sense to me
If i switch i wont act sensibly
I'll make you care intensively
Leave u in a coma for a week
Jus A Rascal- The third supplement released to the commercial world. Taz apparently helped out with this beat with the inclusion of guitars. If so, good job!. Another raver tune.
Jezebel- Depicts social backgrounds in east london. Everyones favorite.
Overall, it is a classic. And with his following album 'Showtime', shows why he has so much hype around him. Many people underrate this as an ability but he has immense clarity in his vocals. No matter how fast he spits, you can hear every word. Although i like 'maths and english' and unlike other mc's he is very natural on other bpm's, i wish he would go back to 140bpm just for one last time. One more Boy in Da Corner would be amazing.
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| 4.0 excellent | tn819 | August 6th 08 |
In a time when rappers were increasingly dropping lyrics about bitches, hoes, and chains, Dizzee released something that completely rocked my world. This has some of the most original production and lyricism I've ever heard. The novelty has worn up but this is prime entertainment and even has a few thoughtful tracks.
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| 3.5 great | Joeeddstealschickens | July 3rd 07 |
In my opinion, this is the best of Dizzee Rascals albums. He uses inventive samples and peppers his straight-up grime/hip-hop backing with dub-inflected ideas and rhythms. Add to this his insanely fast rapping (Jus' A Rascal) and a good use of one liners (I Luv U) and you have a real quality album that has proved to be quite crossover - tracks like Fix Up Look Sharp are often played in rock clubs. The best tracks are quite often the slower, more pensieve tracks - my personal favourite is opener Sittin Here - and his lyrics mostly avoid the typical grime cliches of 'thug life' (which he has slipped into with his latest release), with his take on modern sociality a more prevalent theme.
Joe
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| 2.5 average | Glovoc | March 30th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | Trundle | March 26th 25 |
| 3.0 good | cazzill | September 14th 24 |
| 3.5 great | doofy | January 8th 24 |
| 3.5 great | DadKungFu EMERITUS | November 17th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | Pppete | November 2nd 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Metaxu | September 2nd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | LilPeep | August 31st 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | BogdyB88 | November 21st 20 |
| 3.5 great | Ronike | October 12th 20 |
| 1.5 very poor | haley | May 14th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Mojito | January 23rd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | chris. | January 4th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | krazytom | November 27th 19 |
| 3.0 good | fog | August 12th 19 |
| 3.5 great | NateMa | April 11th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | siobh | November 23rd 18 |
| 2.5 average | Spluger | August 19th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | CGayda | July 8th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gueero | September 26th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Kurisu | September 17th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | gschwen | September 9th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | YeeHaw | July 11th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | random | April 4th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | helti | March 10th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jordan M. EMERITUS | February 26th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Krisa | January 1st 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Wilfy | August 27th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | Kureo | April 6th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | 108Mics | January 27th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | AV33 | January 25th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Mall | December 20th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | somessy | November 9th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Steelix | September 14th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lowgain | August 17th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Froot | July 26th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Khattak | December 24th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | anadelph | December 11th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | JoeLoco | November 8th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Surtur | July 27th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Basel | June 5th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | craven | October 26th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | slarti | June 15th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Aids | April 22nd 13 |
| 2.5 average | urzadek | December 17th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Peluca | October 6th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | jlb1993 | August 24th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | SYLover | July 28th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | WBalls | May 27th 12 |
| 3.5 great | jOtl | March 17th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | chayka | February 9th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Joshwahh | November 26th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | Kaiiser | September 7th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Olson | August 29th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | MikeC26 | August 27th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Cadda | August 3rd 11 |
| 3.0 good | Rowdy | June 10th 11 |
| 3.5 great | T0rr35 | April 20th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | sehguh | March 10th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | MrMeaner | February 21st 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Chiino | December 3rd 10 |
| 3.0 good | Dyst | November 13th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Skyler | September 18th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | mmadden | September 14th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | IAJP | August 15th 10 |
| 3.0 good | WooHa | August 13th 10 |
| 1.5 very poor | mobe9 | June 10th 10 |
| 1.0 awful | stum93 | April 25th 10 |
| 2.0 poor | gazo11 | April 11th 10 |
| 3.0 good | bryn | March 26th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Titan50 | March 1st 10 |
| 2.0 poor | KILL | January 4th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | adkymo | December 22nd 09 |
| 3.5 great | Iai EMERITUS | October 24th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | kracked | June 21st 09 |
| 5.0 classic | shizm | June 20th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | L666L | May 27th 09 |
| 3.0 good | twiik | July 17th 08 |
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