Boy in da Corner

Rolling Stone (2/5/04, p.57) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[Rascal] sometimes sounds like Eazy-E, Shabba Ranks and Gary Numan, all stuck inside the same body....[I]f you want a vision of the future of hip-hop and techno, get this record." Rolling Stone (p.142) - Included in Rolling Stone's Top 50 Records Of 2004 - "[T]his motormouth MC lays dense, observant lyrics over brutal rhythms..." Spin (2/04, pp.95-6) - "[I]t's the sound that gets you straightaway: odd, vaguely Asian synth melodies and bursts of guitar over skittering beats and stretched-out bass lines that snarl like Shy FX dubplates given the DJ Screw slow-mo treatment." - Grade: A- Entertainment Weekly (8/15/03, p.74) - "...Combining U.K. garage beats and a distinctly British sensibility, Rascal spits out phrases with the energy and finesse of a championship boxer..." - Rating: B+ Q (01/01/04, p.82) - Ranked #13 in Q's "The 50 Best Albums of 2003" - "His clattering sub bass perspective [is] fantastically compelling..." Uncut (01/04, pp.84-7) - Ranked #16 in Uncut's "Albums Of The Year 2003" - "[A]n evolutionary step for British urban music..." Magnet (2/04, pp.96-7) - "[C]ompelling....BOY IN DA CORNER is nervy and vicious..." The Wire (01/04, p.42) - Included in Wire's "50 Records Of The Year [2003]" - "Angry, witty and bearing new surprises with every bar..." Mojo (Publisher) (01/01/04, p.57) - Ranked #25 in Mojo's "The Best of 2003" Mojo (Publisher) (8/03, p.106) - 5 stars out of 5 - "...This brilliantly original debut album [takes] taut electronic sinews [and] toughens them up to the consistency of razor-wire..."