To think this guy was only 16 when he made boy in the corner is insane, that was easily the best grime album ever made. Dizzee Rascal will always be remembered as a grime artist like 2 Pac was remembered as a hip hop artist.
Damani Delano Kelly He said it in an interview. It was the end of the day and he liked the beat so he wrote and recorded it before he went home. Dont try argue when you don't know shit.
Mac finn Your comment sounds like you are saying that the entire album was written in 20 mins, seeing as the original comment is talking about the album not the song. Don't be rude when you don't know shit.
That track introduced me to all the UK scene, i'm from france and back in the days it was tough to find some alternative music like that. I discovered a whole scene and a whole country. Harry Potter has nothing to do with that lol
@@benisrood it was different back in 2004 internet weren’t what it is now only way ppl heard this song was hearing it on 1xtra or channel u or if you bought the album none of which ppl in America could do
Ahh, comments like this are why I feel blessed to have a familial connection to the u.k. My cousins over that way put my yank self on to a lot of great music.
Coming up to my 30's, this song brings back so much memories. Quick advice for the yunguns, enjoy your youth cos it's the best time of your life. Big up dizzy, original grime master 🙌🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥
im 14 and I like old school grime like dizzee crazy titch roll deep more fire crew etc and the instrumentals were way more grimey then this trap grime thing that people like section boys and that are doing producers like danny weed dj target etc thats true grime there
Was gonna ask what type of music this is. Thabks didn't know that. Not my kind of music genre tbh but I do like this musical beat. It is good! Props Peace
Remember tapin' this off pirate radio. The good old days... Also, respect to dude for putting grime on the map on HIS terms with this album. And yeah, his later albums became poppy. But let's be honest, most people on road were too busy downloading tunes for free - why shouldn't they then go for the markets where it actually pays for what you put in. The last time us I can remember grime-heads financially supporting grime was when everyone was pushing to make "POW!" number one in the charts. Good times.
+BagIsFull I haven't seen a grime album even CLOSE to it. Most artists are going for some big hit single and won't sit down and make a solid album. I mean this album is so good it jumps out of the best from Grime and into best from all genres.
+Robert Hirst honestly though, he was like 17 i think when he wrote this, and it is easily the best album in grime, ahead of Playtime is Over and Freedom of Speech.
If this song didn't exist neither would UK Hip Hop on any level, its hard to remember but this came out when Sugababes was number 1 in england, This song is the start of UK Rap making money
I just listened to this song for the first time today without being too sure of what to expect and WOW I was not expecting it to sound this crazy. I've heard of Dizzee Rascal before but I'm not really familiar with his music or the Grime genre so listening to this song was refreshing to me as a Rap listener. I can't believe this song came out in 2003 because it honestly sounds ahead of its time. The rapid-fire lyrics over a pounding beat weren't really a thing in US Hip Hop in 2003. I definitely want to check out more Grime music after hearing this.
Grime is one of the most unique genres to evolve out of electronic dance music. Can you believe there's a direct path line from songs like Don't Make Me Wait by Peach Boys to this?
@@sonikku956 The evolution is definitely interesting. When it comes to EDM influencing Rap music, it's entertaining to see how there was a time in the 1980s that Electro Rap was a really popular subgenre (especially on the west coast of the US). I feel like 80s Electro Rap more or less got the ball rolling for EDM's influence in rap music, leading it to get to where it is nowadays, where there have now been countless songs released that are notably influenced by Electronic Music. I also wonder what sort of influence the beat style of The Neptunes (Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo) had on the creation of the Grime beat sound (or the other way around), as I've heard a number of beats made by them that remind me of some Grime beats I've heard.
@@NebulousNovaIt's funny to see you saying that because I recently discovered music from the same period - but from my country - that gave rise to the grime style here too.
@@caiollncoln Interesting. Yeah, it's only natural that a genre's different regional scenes will evolve somewhat similarly as time goes on. On a slightly related note, I wonder if there are any interviews out there where a a UK Grime producer mentions a specific US producer as being one of their major inspirations as a beatmaker, because I know there have historically been numerous musical borrowings between the countries over the years (the "Drill" Rap music subgenre being a prime example.)
Glenn The Braintree the album boy in da corner by Dizzee was released on 21 July 2003, the song was recorded in late 2002. I remember my parents giving me the money for the CD when I finished year 8 at school.
Great era for grime and urban music during the early to mid 2000s, loads of legendary artists and tunes. It was so big it spawned loads of kids from affluent, nice, middle class backgrounds in towns and villages, to start bowling about in akademiks tracksuits, flat peak caps and go around happy slapping people 😂
You took the words out my mouth. Should have called it boy waaaaaay over there in da corner (judging by some of the comments on here). He wasn't getting heard...
God I remember being 10 years old in 2003. Was watching MTV in the Netherlands. Back in the days they only played urban music from the USA and European dance music. Then suddenly this came past. For the first time I went totally crazy about a song. And damn, 16 years later it still hasn't lost its energy for me. No grime song has ever topped this.
I'm 30 years old writing this in 2021. I got here after looking up the video fix up, look sharp because my almost 2 year old geeked out watching that dance scene on Paranorman. I JUST found this guy. Over a decade after this video was uploaded. I like him. THANK YOU! 😎👍
Wiley and Dizzee Rascal came to fame at about the same time, they even have a song together on this same album. It's no wonder why they have such similar flows, classic grime flows you could call it.
Got ‘boy in the corner’ on cd the original one with the sticker on it and I’ve also got it on vinyl, absolutely love this album, ‘brand new day’ is my favourite track!!
Remember sharing a headphone on a MP3 player in year 10 listening to these tunes. Dizzy was 🔥 back in the day! He could come back now and slaughter them all.
yeah it's way more fuckign creative then a bleeep or silence. it actually adds to the percussive sound, it took me a few times to actually realise it's censors, not just percussion lmao
Fifteen, she's underage, that's raw And against law, 5 years or more And she wants a score and half of a draw That's the kind of threat that you can't ignore Adam Johnson should of listened to Dizzy.
when this album dropped in one day everyone in my school unanimously loved dizzee no matter what other music they liked, was in year 9, completely changed the landscape of UK music
This sounds so ahead of its time
Mi7 this shit. The get through anything .
To think this guy was only 16 when he made boy in the corner is insane, that was easily the best grime album ever made. Dizzee Rascal will always be remembered as a grime artist like 2 Pac was remembered as a hip hop artist.
He wrote it in 20 mins too.
Mac finn obviously didnt
Damani Delano Kelly He said it in an interview. It was the end of the day and he liked the beat so he wrote and recorded it before he went home. Dont try argue when you don't know shit.
Mac finn Your comment sounds like you are saying that the entire album was written in 20 mins, seeing as the original comment is talking about the album not the song. Don't be rude when you don't know shit.
Pac? Really?
this album and the streets - original pirate material sum up these few years for me
Yes!
I second that Sir
Great two albums that showcase Britain can beat the hell out of America's dominant hip-hop/rap culture.
U must be in Yr 30s now
Yeah
20 year anniversary of this tune! Brap Brap! 2003 to 2023 and still a banger!
Factssss 🎉🎉
He was 16 when he did this, it was wild.
+101publicenemy nowadays 16 year old grime artists cant even make an album even if their lives depended on it
+101publicenemy and he produced the beat himself
+Hootla 16 he made it released when he was 18
***** wiki is bullshit he started making it in august 2001 and he dropped it when he was 18/19 he was 16 making it
Your all idiots rascal never made this beat just look at club sidewinder the home of uk garage and no he weren't 16 or 18 but much older
That track introduced me to all the UK scene, i'm from france and back in the days it was tough to find some alternative music like that. I discovered a whole scene and a whole country. Harry Potter has nothing to do with that lol
still hard listening to UK Grime and hip-hop out here, we're just flooded with that yankee crap
Growing up in the States we never encountered this kind of music. Had I known about it as early on as it came out, things might've been different.
@@benisrood it was different back in 2004 internet weren’t what it is now only way ppl heard this song was hearing it on 1xtra or channel u or if you bought the album none of which ppl in America could do
Ahh, comments like this are why I feel blessed to have a familial connection to the u.k. My cousins over that way put my yank self on to a lot of great music.
I feel you on that. I'm from the states too and I didn't learn about grime until around 2014. Back in '04 it was all Lil Wayne over here.
Never too late
@@benisrood yeah and who said they’d find it. Sometimes searching can be to no avail
Coming up to my 30's, this song brings back so much memories. Quick advice for the yunguns, enjoy your youth cos it's the best time of your life. Big up dizzy, original grime master 🙌🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥
Same, I'm 30 now and this song(album Boy in Da Corner) was out when I was 16 in college oh my dayz memories!
im 14 and I like old school grime like dizzee crazy titch roll deep more fire crew etc and the instrumentals were way more grimey then this trap grime thing that people like section boys and that are doing producers like danny weed dj target etc thats true grime there
I’m 26 and nothing compares to dizzy from back then
Only if you don’t do anything with your life lol
40s for me
I'm American, first time hearing this, it’s pretty badass, got a chaotic vibe, love it
Check out Ruff Sqwad’s Guns and Roses 1 and 2 mixtapes
You hip to death grips at all
@@dansaunders1655 im also american and binge-listening to his older music, and im a huge death grips fan!
This beat is FILTHY, eternal fucking banger
Still one of the nastiest basslines in music.
Love the tune but heard nastier..
so nasty for being like 2 or 3 notes
Ao3 Geo mean muggin the whole time
@@rudicon4u doubt they hit as hard as this through 40-60k of martin audio/funktion one though mate.
@@rudicon4u So Solid Crew - Dilemna (Bassline) thank me later
I was 13 when this came out - this song transports me back in time. Now my boy is 13 and I'm passing it on
I was 3!
@roberthirst2302 goo goo goo gah gah
Dizzie got me into grime aged 12. 15 years later still listening. Legend
Was gonna ask what type of music this is. Thabks didn't know that. Not my kind of music genre tbh but I do like this musical beat. It is good!
Props
Peace
@@carralumsden8853 just alot of grime
Got me into grime aged 11, nearly 10 years later still listening
I’m Canadian and Boy In Da Corner is one of my favourite albums of all time from any artist.
Awesome bruv =)
I’m a Texan and Ruff Sqwad mixtapes were sick with it!!!!!!
I'm a crackhead and I don't care
Nearly 2023 and I'm still listening to this tune
🔥 track
Yessss 🔥🔥🔥
My best grime song of all time beside Wiley what do you call it and Kano p and q’s
😊
I love her accent!
Who is girl
@@slavicaselimaj6070 😍
"that boy's sum prick ya nah"! 🤣🤣 She's hard and dizzy is always a G! #Boomshakalaka 👊🏼
Sounds like she’s from Gloucester
@@slavicaselimaj6070 Jeanine Jaques
Remember tapin' this off pirate radio. The good old days...
Also, respect to dude for putting grime on the map on HIS terms with this album. And yeah, his later albums became poppy. But let's be honest, most people on road were too busy downloading tunes for free - why shouldn't they then go for the markets where it actually pays for what you put in.
The last time us I can remember grime-heads financially supporting grime was when everyone was pushing to make "POW!" number one in the charts. Good times.
No one will reach the level of Boy in Da Corner, ever
+BagIsFull I haven't seen a grime album even CLOSE to it. Most artists are going for some big hit single and won't sit down and make a solid album. I mean this album is so good it jumps out of the best from Grime and into best from all genres.
+Robert Hirst honestly though, he was like 17 i think when he wrote this, and it is easily the best album in grime, ahead of Playtime is Over and Freedom of Speech.
+BagIsFull I read this as "who is wiley"
+BagIsFull I don't know, Home Sweet Home was pretty good too
+Hayden Brown you wouldnt of heard of dizzee if not for Wiley
man, I miss these days! My youth flew away in the blink of an eye
I’ll never forget when I first saw this video on channel U circa 2003...time fliessss
No one these days could put a master piece debut album together at this age!
If this song didn't exist neither would UK Hip Hop on any level, its hard to remember but this came out when Sugababes was number 1 in england, This song is the start of UK Rap making money
If stormzy brought people here it just means them people are young. Chill
ironically, as you said that, he must have brought u here!
+Matthew Collis You too g
+J2013 bruh im 13 and ive been listening to dizzee on the original i pod about 7 years back
The Notorious F.A.T Go play Pokemon
i dont play it i dont understand y people like it i think its shit
i moved from USA to UK 2003 for HS. this shit came on MTV and blew my mind. never heard anything like it. loved boy on the corner.
Who remembers watching this on Channel U
was about to say the same
Yes 😂
Yessssssss
Real talk. Channel u was hard!
Hold tight all my E3 man dem. Dizzee on of the originals from day. Had mad talent from year 7 times
I just listened to this song for the first time today without being too sure of what to expect and WOW I was not expecting it to sound this crazy. I've heard of Dizzee Rascal before but I'm not really familiar with his music or the Grime genre so listening to this song was refreshing to me as a Rap listener. I can't believe this song came out in 2003 because it honestly sounds ahead of its time. The rapid-fire lyrics over a pounding beat weren't really a thing in US Hip Hop in 2003. I definitely want to check out more Grime music after hearing this.
Grime is one of the most unique genres to evolve out of electronic dance music. Can you believe there's a direct path line from songs like Don't Make Me Wait by Peach Boys to this?
@@sonikku956 The evolution is definitely interesting. When it comes to EDM influencing Rap music, it's entertaining to see how there was a time in the 1980s that Electro Rap was a really popular subgenre (especially on the west coast of the US). I feel like 80s Electro Rap more or less got the ball rolling for EDM's influence in rap music, leading it to get to where it is nowadays, where there have now been countless songs released that are notably influenced by Electronic Music.
I also wonder what sort of influence the beat style of The Neptunes (Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo) had on the creation of the Grime beat sound (or the other way around), as I've heard a number of beats made by them that remind me of some Grime beats I've heard.
@@NebulousNovaIt's funny to see you saying that because I recently discovered music from the same period - but from my country - that gave rise to the grime style here too.
@@NebulousNovaI believe that every country that has a rap scene ends up developing this style with similar beats and contexts.
@@caiollncoln Interesting. Yeah, it's only natural that a genre's different regional scenes will evolve somewhat similarly as time goes on.
On a slightly related note, I wonder if there are any interviews out there where a a UK Grime producer mentions a specific US producer as being one of their major inspirations as a beatmaker, because I know there have historically been numerous musical borrowings between the countries over the years (the "Drill" Rap music subgenre being a prime example.)
‘You weren’t on the roads when Dizzie made I love you back then you must of been about 4’
Double the figure that Wiley assumed the age Stormzy when I Luv U was released, that would be 8 and this was released in 02
I was in my teens and this went offffff in the under 18s raves 😂
Glenn The Braintree 2003*
James 3 he says ‘2000 and slew’ in the song’s outro, so it surely must mean that the song was first released in 2002 then globally in 2003.
Glenn The Braintree the album boy in da corner by Dizzee was released on 21 July 2003, the song was recorded in late 2002. I remember my parents giving me the money for the CD when I finished year 8 at school.
I got to see the tour of this album in NY/Brooklyn and I'll never forget mister rascal. Just speaks to me and am thankful he made his mark...so much!
Large up Dizzee
dizzee will always be a pioneer of UK rap
seriously feel sorry for all those who only discovered this song from Wiley's Stormzy diss
R.I.P to all the youngers
Londons Finest it’s mad to think some people REALLY didn’t even know this classic 🤣😂
Londons Finest grimes beginners
Defo all under 18. This been the national anthem for time
😂😭
New Era baseball cap, baggy Nike jumper, baggy Mckenzie jeans with some fresh white trainers. Jeez I miss them days
This never gets old. It's amazing.
fax
Boy in the Corner is easily the Best Grime album ever !!! All Time - GOAT.
Great era for grime and urban music during the early to mid 2000s, loads of legendary artists and tunes. It was so big it spawned loads of kids from affluent, nice, middle class backgrounds in towns and villages, to start bowling about in akademiks tracksuits, flat peak caps and go around happy slapping people 😂
I am loving the variety of stuff Dizzee puts out these days.
1- I luv U
2- P's and Q's
3- Jus' a rascal
Aaron Matthews Kano?
Serious jme
I Luv U
P’s and Q’s
Jus’ a Rascal
Fix Up, Look Sharp
What Did He Say
Man Don’t Care
Revvin
still one of the most biggest DRAMAS in human writing
So sick.
American and still bopping this in 2020.
Iconic song
Seriously underrated album. Boy in da corner 👍🏻
You took the words out my mouth. Should have called it boy waaaaaay over there in da corner (judging by some of the comments on here). He wasn't getting heard...
Not to the street s
it did win the Mercury Music Prize though
Uk... stand up, without even realising it, Uk has created and maintained a genre that continues to evolve, inspire and expand. #learnt the hard way.
Classic Dizzee
Love this old stuff, why can't Dizzee still make tunes like this?!
God I remember being 10 years old in 2003. Was watching MTV in the Netherlands. Back in the days they only played urban music from the USA and European dance music. Then suddenly this came past. For the first time I went totally crazy about a song. And damn, 16 years later it still hasn't lost its energy for me. No grime song has ever topped this.
Dan ken je The Box ook nog, deze kwam elke dag op the box
@@EscoStyle Ja stiekem bedoelde ik ook The Box, maar dat snappen die buitenlanders toch niet haha
This song brings so many memories love this tune.
Who are your top 5 rappers?
Thanks for the like bit you still gave Mr any names?
@@lyndellwilliams5890
2pac
Drake
50cent
Did mean 🇬🇧 rappers
If uk rappers
Dizze rascal
Dave
Mist
@sharpeicrazy9419 O.K. I'm going to give you someone to checkout, but only if you're interested?
Dizzee rascal come down like snow ❄️
Jesus , I'm 32 and I forgot how hard this track goes
Outrageous...still bangin on your door in 2020!!!!!!!!!!
Still a favourite what a classic
Almost 10 years old and this vid still kicks ass.
Almost 20 years
I'm 30 years old writing this in 2021.
I got here after looking up the video fix up, look sharp because my almost 2 year old geeked out watching that dance scene on Paranorman. I JUST found this guy. Over a decade after this video was uploaded. I like him.
THANK YOU! 😎👍
Wiley and Dizzee Rascal came to fame at about the same time, they even have a song together on this same album. It's no wonder why they have such similar flows, classic grime flows you could call it.
Wow, just wow!!
Mad tune when it came out . I hadn't heard anything like it.
This album was so sick, fucking legendary
I wish dizzy stayed this age he was 🔥🔥🔥 fuckin corporate ruins everything 🤦♂️
I was 13 when this was out I understood it all im from Manchester uk
that’s the 1st time I’ve ever heard that “remixed”/bonus part from 2:50 on & I’ve had the album since the drop,nice lil addition
Still so underrated
EPIC
Boy in da corner best grime album Ever
You have to buy this.
This was the days 🔥🔥🔥 miss them sooooo much 😢
Been a grime fan since 2011 and only just gave this a listen i've been missing out on dizzee for sure
I used to listen to the boy in da corner album doing my paper round
the fact he was so young, but spoke such harsh truths.... big love to him
Who's here in 2020? Up 2 now I still ain't herd a riddim even similar 2 this Dizzee u killed this make more Grime bro
Happy early 20th anniversary to Boy in da Corner by Dizzee Rascal!
Still listenin to this in´16 !!! Still gr8
Got ‘boy in the corner’ on cd the original one with the sticker on it and I’ve also got it on vinyl, absolutely love this album, ‘brand new day’ is my favourite track!!
2020 and this will always get wheel ups fr
Forever a legend. Dizzee was too ahead of time lmao! 🔥
The king of grime for real the original
18 years today. History.
Dizzee produced most of his own beats back in the day same with Wiley it's maddd so much better than these days just has it's own feel
Remember sharing a headphone on a MP3 player in year 10 listening to these tunes. Dizzy was 🔥 back in the day! He could come back now and slaughter them all.
When this tune came out i had a black and white nokia phone with One2One
One2one! That does bring back memories. Motorola flips phones and Nokia face offs
That Kate Moss one2one advert tho
@@townsjim elvis ting. Memories
he's got a nokia - take that
Big up janine
Back in 2022 age 34 and still vibzing 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾
Remember snaggin' this off limewire back in the day 😆
I want beats like this in 2019!!! i love boy in the corner with as much passion as i hate his later stuff
Did you know that Dizzee Rascal produced this hit song “I Luv U” on a PS1 using the game "music 2000"?
Back in the day 2002 when every chav was blasting this on their phone at the back of the bus LOOOOOL
boy in da corner best album of dizzees EVA!!
I'm only 18 and Dizzee brought me here, been listening to him for at least ten years🙌🏻
The Record What Started Grime.
Timeless tune 🤗
this is like some pre death grips shit, love it
Nevada Krby hey baby! ;)
Damien Holland this is youtube not badoo dude
this tune is a 'certified' #banger. I brought this on a cd and still look it up on utube from time to time. #Dizzeeeeeeeeee.
This tracks timeless maaaan
Yo does anyone else think the extra production they used to censor the lyrics sounds sick?????
yeah it's way more fuckign creative then a bleeep or silence. it actually adds to the percussive sound, it took me a few times to actually realise it's censors, not just percussion lmao
@@nukebuster lol same
2:20 in particular sounds grimey as hell
If stormzy brought you here you should show appreciation to him for introducing you to this fine piece of grime music.
I remember buying this album on its release date till this very day I still listen to this song
“ I was on the roads when dizzy made I luv u”
😉👊🏽
Anyone get reminded of this song after stormzy’s diss? Lowkey had the same vibe
toxicgamez843 hahahah yes 😅😅😅😅
Wiley brung it back👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
Vannila haha peak times
Mustve been about 4 lol
Stormzy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@@@@@@!!!!!!!!!🤪😜🤨🤨
@Tony Montana type in breaker fallin music video & breaker O.G music video...its wileys new signed lyricist on his label
Throwback to my Nokia via Bluetooth
@@savidge8854 yeeees fam! Sony Erikkson walkman! Best phone ever at that time!
Throwback to my nokia ngage via infrared
@@loumorningstar7709 i had a w850i what about u?
Fifteen, she's underage, that's raw
And against law, 5 years or more
And she wants a score and half of a draw
That's the kind of threat that you can't ignore
Adam Johnson should of listened to Dizzy.
👏
rolaz productions copy my comment why don't ya
how u know that she can look underage but be older
15 years of age thts raw gonna get man 5 years or more an she wans a score n half ova draw thts the kinda threat tht ya cant ignore
Man was 16 when he write those bars
when this album dropped in one day everyone in my school unanimously loved dizzee no matter what other music they liked, was in year 9, completely changed the landscape of UK music
This was classic growing up .....
This was next level back in '03 🔥