BoyInDaCorner by Dizzee Rascal
Look sharp!
Hardcore, stylish, brave, did I say hardcore? It’s like Peaches for non-feminists ;-). Apparently his music teacher helped out, but his breadth of influences is pretty impressive. It’s his first album and he’s young, but it’s the brittle production and simple technique that many first albums suffer from that makes this a gem, especially now that it’s really overground.
As I listen to it more, what I like most about it is it’s him. It’s not his gang, or his love, just him, alone in the world, watching.
Soundtrack to every drive to the shops, gangster style.