| Delivering
his lyrics in a breathless barrage, 'Boy In Da Corner'
packs the energy flash of London MCing into its grooves
and for that alone it deserves attention.
Dizzee's
vocal style is a removed version of Jamaican toasting,
the result of a journey through the UK's own rap history
and, most significantly, the rave scene's trajectory
through hardcore to drum 'n' bass and UK Garage.
The
album, which was recorded over the last two years, maps
out Dizzee's rites of passage from boyhood to, albeit
young, manhood.
And
the lyrics, as the album title spells out, are speckled
with the kind of things a boy who's working things out
for himself is likely to have going through his head.
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