BEST UK GRIME ALBUM?? | Americans React to Dizzee Rascal Boy in da Corner Album on Vinyl

[@Hyster1aMcR]

Just keep in mind dizzee was 17 when he made thus album and he produced most if not all the beats himself. This was at a time when the UK scene was starting to find its own lane and Dizzee really broke down the door and change things forever.

[@Anna23686]

Great reaction guys, this is why Dizzee is one of the OG's along with Wiley, Kano etc, my favourites on this as well as sittin here, Fix up etc is definitely We ain't havin it & ready 4 war! Other albums from around this time is Wiley - Treddin on thin ice ( from 2004 ) Should check out more of his recent albums godfather 1, 2 & 3 too. Kano = Home Sweet Home (from 2005) 140 Grime St ( 2008 ) Any Ghetts album Devlin - Bud Sweat & beers, A Moving Picture, Tales from the crypt mix tape Any from Akala More tracks from Dizzee - Space. Couple of stacks, & Pagans.

[@Mixmidget]

Dizzee produced the beats for this if i recall correctly

[@kat19805]

Dizzee was still at school when he began making the beats that evolved to become this album. He was a kid! It had a massive impact. Madness 🔥🔥🔥

[@tempzzlh]

​@@kat19805bang on. Won the mercury prize with this album too.

[@arej00ryan]

facts. The Streets - Original Pirate Material is another self produced album and they're both in my top 5 albums of all time.

[@wheatthicks]

Correct. In fact, he produced I Luv U when he was 16.

[@ryanpiggott472]

Taz produced jus a rascal. He had a sick album Himself.

[@adrianmccollin7254]

It's not a skepta sound. It's the proper original grime sound. I understand why you'd say that as there's only a few that still use the old sample sounds.

[@kat95623]

Good to see this getting reacted to, maybe also react to Treddin on thin ice - Wiley, plus his godfather albums. Famous - JME Home sweet Home - Kano

[@BeersBars]

Adding some checks!!

[@keza92]

Wileys album Treddin on thin ice was the same year as this so should react to that too :)

[@l3rimm]

I remember it when it came out. Blew minds. Won the mercury music award that year too. Dizzee's self produced debut album! Before it was even called Grime. Legendary album

[@namhaslam3139]

WILEY, GODFATHER ALBUM IS PERFECT GRIME 👍

[@123brizy]

One of the Holy Albums in Grime from the man himself

[@mindyourmorals2425]

Nah Boy in da Corner was a perfect grime album

[@RobertMunro-wb6jb]

Jme grime mc is good !

[@Leon-y2g]

However, not as important as boy in the corner….which is the grime Bible….

[@kate3-rm]

20 years has gone so fast! 😯 as others have said you should react to some of the other Grime OGs albums. Wiley debut album was treddin on thin ice Kano's debut album home sweet home Ghetts/ghetto debut album was 2000 & life Check out their later albums as well 👍

[@EmilyS-28]

If you want more early Grime albums then Wiley - Treddin on thin ice should be next! same year as this Dizzee album, these were Grime tracks before it was even called Grime, There is a track on Wiley's album Treddin on thin ice called 'wot do u call it' which says it all. It also has a couple of features from Kano & Tinchy.

[@Past-melody]

Wiley first album Treddin on thin ice

[@Past-melody]

Another album to check out is Ghetto's (Ghetts) first album 2000 & life 🔥i've just been re-listening to it

[@Evelyn-26260]

Need to do some more Grime albums very soon any Wiley, Ghetts, Kano, Devlin, Jme and Skepta's 🔥🔥

[@Jen-Taylor225]

Excellent!! 💛 Dizzee! . Definitely have to check out more albums! heres some to give a few ideas. Kano's home sweet home album is great. He has also released Beats and bars in 05, London Town in 07, 140 Grime Street in 08 Method to the maadness in 2010, Made in the manor in 2016 and Hoodies all summer 2019 Wiley's released 15 albums to name a few, Treddin on thin ice, Playtime is over, Race against time, Grime wave, Evolve or be extinct, The Godfather, The Godfather 2, The Godfather 3, 100% publishing. JME released an album called famous in 08 then Blam in 2010, Integrity in 2015 and Grime MC in 2019 Some of Skepta's albums include Microphone Champion, Konnichiwa, Ignorance is bliss. Some of Ghetts albums are 2000 & life, Freedom of speech, The Calm before Storm, Rebel with a cause, Ghetto Gospel, Ghetto Gospel the new testament, Momentum 2, Conflict of Interest, On purpose with a purpose. Devlin's The Art of rolling, Bud, sweat and beers, Tales from the crypt, A moving picture, The devil in. The outcast.

[@joshuachalkley6883]

Few good albums Kano “home sweet home” “London town” and “made in the manor” *Skinny man “council estate of mind”* Wiley “treading on thin ice” and “playtime is over” JME “famous” Check out skinny man’s album if you’ve not heard of him.

[@tempromental]

Should also check out the Roll Deep album with “celebrate” and “people don’t know” on it, can’t remember the title but was a banger too, and as others have said Wiley’s treading on thin ice 🧊

[@Charlie.J93]

That album was called Rules & Regulations.

[@MR-Prince-1985]

More Fire Crew Oi

[@johnmitchell2269]

Pay as you go crew

[@StayFr0sty]

has to be done, what a classic

[@robertpartridge7267]

Mad

[@_MJ07_]

Its so interesting to me remembering how with the little interaction we had with Americans during the period of Grime's inception, I gathered the overall reaction to Grime from them wasn't great. With time though and I guess with the wider awareness of our culture and how British music like Dubstep (which I feel has helped Americans transition into British production styles and sounds) became more well known, its like Americans have started to understand Grime more and have gained a liking of it and are now catching up with 2 decades of content. Big up the two of you!

[@adammercysystem6450]

shout out Digital Mystikz

[@blakspark6825]

Nearly all the production was done by Dizzee himself

[@kat19805]

When he was 16-18 years old!! Certified genius. 🔥🔥🔥

[@JGibbgg]

Boy in the Corner was the true begining of Grime, it was the first time a grime album was truely everywhere, barber shops, blaring from bedroom windows or backgardens, cars driving passed, someones headphones leaking on the bus or train. We had a music teacher at our Secondary School (high school) and he would always play" I Luv U" at lunch break. Boy In the Corner would be a highlight musical memory from most teenagers in the UK during the 00's. Dizzie Rascal, Skepta, Ghetto, Wiley, Sharky Major were all friends at one point, they were all producing beats and going to pirate radios sets together, Wiley made a soundpack on Fruityloops called Eskimo and with the beatpack they all produced this similar sound and began making music under XL Recorings, after Dizzies first album the beefs began and Wiley was made to leave XL Recordings, maybe the best thing for grime because everyone went in their own direction and grime was spread back to underground rather than all under one label were everyone came up as independant artists or to smaller labels.

[@paddywagstaff8924]

This was so legendary to the UK scene.

[@chriscjad]

He was 16 when he made this. 18 when it got released

[@nfbody]

Ok that’s bonkers 😮 wow!

[@Ltasty]

16 when he started

[@roddas26]

​@@nfbodybonkers is a great Dizzee track 😁

[@nfbody]

@@roddas26 yo thanks! That song was bo- BANGING!

[@kat19805]

Yep. He started making this in the music rooms of his high school! 🔥🔥🔥

[@NewtzGaming]

Can see their reaction to the beats, absolutely love it! We have been inspired by the US rap scene for years but created something new, amazing to see you vibe to it as we did. wayy back lol classic this

[@carlingtonmusic]

This is sick, vinyl set up is spot on. Well done lads 👏🏾

[@gavinwilson2071]

Dizzy and Wiley changed British culture when these early albums hit the street. Check out Skinnyman's Council Estate of Mind. Most under rated British spitter of the last 20 years imo.

[@powellychief397]

YES!!!

[@jlucie]

Classic!

[@MR-Prince-1985]

Kano Home Sweet Home Album is a banger to.

[@molipri2336]

You guys are mans of culture I see. Drinking la chouffe from my country. Love from Belgium!🇧🇪

[@GrantRoche-q3d]

such a dope album. a uk classic for sure

[@chriscjad]

After hearing this Flea from Red Hot Chilli Peppers got Dizzee supporting them. It blew his mind

[@BeersBars]

That's awesome, a long time ago I met Flea at cochlea

[@MR-Prince-1985]

Last tune is Dizzee with Nasty Crew, Kano, Ghetts and Demon was in that Crew.

[@keza92]

Also you should react to Kanos albums 140 Grime St and Home sweet home

[@III_Ed_B_III]

Sittin' Here is still one of the best intros to any Hip-Hop album, UK or US, any era.

[@royrogers495]

Great video man! The sample on Streetfighter - was literally from the video game Streetfighter. The songs at the end were not part of the original album, they were just other songs he'd done around the same time, but didnt release commercially.

[@nickdaybyday]

Dizzee Rascal - Showtime Jme - Blam Kano - Home Sweet Home Wiley - Walking on thin ice Listen to a roll deep set though guys. It will be like Dizzee, Wiley and others dropping bar after bar as a DJ spins through tracks. Can get a bit hectic with loads of reloads but the energy they give off is like Sasasas Azza Grima but over grime music

[@MrBaronCabron]

Man just letting you know you're not alone in enjoying this album, the greatest grime album of all time

[@liamohara4662]

Saw someone say Holy Album!!! Agreed!!! This album changed the game!!! Without this… not sure what MC’s would have followed

[@iamwatching5743]

Devlin -Art of rolling is one of the best uk grime albums just incase you wanna check it out bit old skool but you will like it I'm sure

[@congress-tart]

Shirts made for it and everything, coming correct!

[@HonestSonics]

Gotta say guys - the beauty of vinyl is any info you wanna know about the album, producers etc, is on the cover in your hands :D

[@arej00ryan]

"He's got a nokia, ill take that..." This was one of the albums I used to rinse during my high school years.

[@mrskgiggles]

Love Dizzee, saw him last summer ❤️ Everyday I sing ‘you’ve got the love’ he did with Florence and The Machine to my kids. Gives me goosebumps that song does

[@ry6270]

my fave beat is the dirrrtyyy bass of "I LUV U"

[@R3ED3R]

still have this album somewhere lol. Takes me back i think i was still at school when this came out... quality he has actually been tested on DnB lol it's on here from 16 years ago 'diZZEE rASCAL tEARiN DNB !!!' as it's listed Think you guys could put anything you did on vinyl records in a playlist please? I love to see people supporting artists by buying their stuff.

[@leahandrubybffs6561]

This was such a crazy album when this first come it was every were in the uk and was a hole new vibe for the uk love for u guys doing this and getting it on vinyl ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Coops985]

I remember when this album dropped , I was 15, smashed it constantly.. good Times!

[@famalam943]

I must have been 15 when this came out. This is bringing back so many memories.

[@nfbody]

Am enjoying this album and you guys’s reaction/comments. Will complete this listen a bit later. I dont know much about grime other than I enjoy it. Does anyone know if there’s a correlation between grime and uk bass? It’s making me want to pull out kode9, swamp 81, youngsta and friends

[@taoi]

Yeah def a correlation. Kode9 and Youngsta were two of the earliest dubstep DJs and most of the producers on Swamp81 were dubstep or post-dubstep at some point. Both grime and dubstep came out of UK garage as it got darker and weirder around 2000, and they both usually put the accent on the third beat of the bar, unlike 2step garage which puts the snare on the 2 and 4. Grime MCs often spit on dubstep beats too. "UK bass" I guess is basically a general term for what came after, keeps evolving

[@nfbody]

@@taoi thank you so much! I dont live in the UK but I really appreciate these genres 💙.

[@zakariahmardon5702]

such a fire album. I only discovered it recently as well.

[@Bless-cs9ct]

For a true dizzee rascal experience, u NEED to search dizzee rascal and slimzee set. Just dizzee shelling for over an hour non stop with slimzee on the deck. Doesn't get more grime than that. That's a real recommendation

[@dannn84]

Check out oxide and neutrino execute from 2001 you won’t be disappointed , love the channel

[@mitch0078]

Got this Album takes me back, 2003 I was 14 and killing the Dizzee Album. Feeling old 😂

[@Bless-cs9ct]

Regarding the track at the end 'Kryme', they mention birdman or someone. I wonder if these guys know dizzee got a tune out with Bun B called where the Gs at . I think that's the sample in this track. You should react to that video gents

[@pulley010]

Devlin tales from the crypt, art of rolling, bud sweat and beers, a moving picture. Shit do hes whole catalogue 😂 cant wait for you to hear F.U featuring ghetts

[@tempromental]

Yes boys on vinyl too 😊 you know I love my vinyl haha got couple of these on vinyl as singles but only got the album on CD 😮 this was basically the first grime album - before this even singles featuring MCs were rare, it was normally just instrumentals for mix sets and the odd dubplate, this is real grime, scatty beats and dirty bass, pretty sure dizzee used a cracked version of Reason to produce these beats 😂

[@jamiepile-u7r]

Dizzee is THE don! All written by him produced by him, all his own at 17 years old! From the dark streets of east London.

[@joeleeming2169]

Gritty grime. Nice for you to hear the EARLY grime sounds and samples etc

[@bearthat]

Dizzy made this whole ting by himself using fruityloops when he was 16! He was one of those that pioneered that classic grime sound, skepta just built on that sound

[@lethaljakkson3174]

Great to see you guys review this legendary album, but I think you played it a little to fast the beat in 'i love you' (best tune) was clipping its self its supposed to be 140bpm.

[@wilsonc001]

As a teenager listening to UK Garage, when grime started to appear I was really dismissive. But 20+ years later some of the early albums, like this one, have aged very well.

[@MR-Prince-1985]

I bought Ruff Squad Album a couple of months ago, cost me £40 lol

[@kingnoodle1989]

Kano - home sweet home

[@twentyfoursevensmoke]

Some of these beats and rhymes were from when dizzee was 15, most of the tunes on the album are from when he was 16. This is still the best grime album

[@officialkamzie]

Stop dat my favourite beat on there & 2 far FT wiley my favourite song 🔥🔥 DIZZEE WAS AWESOME THOSE DAYS LEGENDARY

[@torism5244]

Mad to think this is 20 something years old now

[@AldGregg]

I had a vinyl party on Technics 1210s last week. Honestly, vinyl hits harder

[@Great_products]

Dizzee produced the album along with a few others.

[@roddas26]

History was made with this Album.

[@roddas26]

And Dizzee produced the majority of this Album.

[@DJHeisenberg]

Dizzee made all of these beats!!! A prodigy

[@Great_products]

Creps - trainers (not crepes) Skeng - gun Also, there was a rumour at the time it came out that he made this using Music 2000 on PlayStation 😅

[@NewtzGaming]

I will give you a challenge, all of you in the comments - Ghetts - a Little house in Italy officially escaping the misery - what album?

[@jamiepile-u7r]

This was the worlds first true grime album. Dizzee basically invented grime 🔥🔥

[@ChrisGoddardMTB]

Banging album, can't believe it's 22 year old 😂 you need to try get hold of Kano home sweet home album, probably one of my favourite grime albums of all time 🔥🔥

[@davidweight5075]

Yeaaaa been waiting for this one since the poll. Massive love from the UK guys. Recently found your videos and I've been watching whenever I have spare time. Fascinating to watch your knowledge of the UK scene grow so late. I almost with I could hear all these guys for the first time again.

[@user-je6us3gl5x]

Streetfighter sample is second half of sf2 chun li ending theme.... If you wanna hear the best beats from grime you have to listen to sets... E.g F radio 5 or jammers birthday

[@joeleeming2169]

Also, big up for this reaction 👏👏👏👏 Sweet as a nut sweet like Tropicana

[@PrinceMartz-jq7lf]

Dizzees best Album. He was best grime m.c then👊

[@420hillage4]

The streets , a grand don't come for free

[@Jordan_154]

Devlin bud sweat & beers album is 🔥🔥🔥🔥 its a must react 👌

[@scottsleeman9159]

This album is super grimey. I'm surprised you even understand what he's saying because of his thick accent 😂

[@Eileen_Deva-x]

Should take a listen to Mic Righteous EP from 2011 in particular the track Rivals

[@Barton.d]

I have this album, true godfather of grime....wiley busy with roadrunner.....😶‍🌫️😂

[@JJ-pl5cj]

The Streets - original pirate material is a classic uk album worth checking out

[@zoosher_ukswiftbold3852]

U guys wanna check out the old hardkore rave/jungle scene. That was my scene.These man are sik tho. Everyone knows the Grime scene tho. New stuff is different but in a good way.. Times change. I just go with it..

[@GrantRoche-q3d]

he made this whole album at school at 15 years old

[@richardbruce383]

Essential Grime Albums for me - More Fire Crew - CV JME- Integrity Skepta - Greatest Hits (not a greatest hits album) Kano - Home Sweet Home Lethal Bizzle - Back to Bizzness Ghetts - Freedom Of Speech Dizzee Rascal - Showtime Akala - It’s not a Rumor (not very grime but you will love it) Kano - 140 Grime Street Run The Road Volume 1 & 2 Skepta - Microphone Champion JME - Famous? Wiley - Playtime Is Over (in my opinion a top 3 album after Home Sweet Home and Boy In Da Corner) In fact any JME album, Shu Yu Muh, Derk Head, Poomplex etc

[@alexmaggs3461]

10:01 as far as im aware, pretty sure dizzee produced it himself

[@Toonfan2212]

Can’t say I’d ever heard of gods gift before this or after

[@richardbruce383]

Ocean Wisdom - Chaos 93 Devlin - Bud Sweat and Beers

[@danakerjbam]

This is def the one to start with. Good call.

[@Eileen_Deva-x]

Are you talking about throw some d's by Rich boy at around 1:14:00 as that one was released 2006/7

[@BeersBars]

Yup ✌️🍻

[@SergeiNechayev]

Yeah you're right that grime doesnt really have the albums. Boy in da corner is something special. The only two other, like, COMPLETE albums i could recommend from the UK would be: Roots Manuva - Run Come Save Me & Skinnyman - Council Estate of Mind They're both more uk hip-hop than grime, but that's all we've ever really had as far as full albums go. Everything else is singles or decent album cuts on average albums

[@beesty246]

Devlins album Bud Sweat and Beers is the most underrated album in the grime scene

[@zoosher_ukswiftbold3852]

Id have drank about 12 beers through the album. Special Brew & Super Tennents.. and half a bottle of JD easy..

[@kes0287]

Any albums by Kano, Ghetts, Wiley, Jme etc but would be good to start at the beginning

[@bait1s]

what a way to start the weekend will watch this after work and vibe out with you boys 🍻

[@sandl4life]

You should check out taz album very underrated

[@northover6015]

Dizzee produced a lot of the tracks here. With help from friends as well i imagine. But a lot of videos from the time he was recording this album shows him actually helping produce a lot of these tracks. It was very independant and made by himself. Pretty sure he made a lot of these tracks from age 14-16 WILD. My favourite song is Jezebel and my favourite beat is Brand New Day

[@EVERYDAYGames00]

Wiley dizzie hail the goats

[@Harveygregorxotwod]

Having all the merch and vinyl before even listening is crazy dedication

[@Cookie_Monster-]

I luv U, fix up look sharp and Stand up tall were huge single releases aswell

[@dannywalker1890]

A LOT of people forget that Dizzee was originally part of Roll Deep. A grime group that was lead bt Wiley. Grime was Wileys creation and roll deep was his crew and entry to him making a name in the mainstream. So many grime artist have had big careers thanks to Riley and Dizzee is one of them. Roll Deeps big album was called In at the deep end. So many iconic grime artists came out of this group.