I just bought Dizzee Rascal's debut CD called 'Boy in Da Corner, Tosca's latest release called 'Delhi9' and The Chemical Brothers 'Dig Your Own Hole.'
The Dizzee Rascal cd gets an 8/10. It's taking me a bit to get into it, but it's really startgin to grow on me. I just recently started getting into hip hop so it'll take a while to grow accustomed to the different styles. His produciton is class. His voice is unique and his lyrics are original. He's definately someone to look out for.
The Tosca recording gets a 9/10 so far. It's a double disc set of brand new material. I've only listened to the fisrt disc and every song is beatuiful. Incredible production, interesting structures, great moods. the beats are class with some really nice bass lines. I gave it 9 instead of 10 stars because the recording lacks melody and sometimes they take a long time for the songs to develop. Otherwise it's a flawless recording.
The Chemical Brothers recording gets a 5.5 or 6/10. I had a buddy tell me I wouldn't be disappointed with this album if I purchased it. He was wrong.
I don't like the beats and the songs take too long to develop. They don't go anywhere. I don't hear anything real innovative with what they're doing either. There are maybe 3 songs off the cd that I return to. I skip the rest of them. Those three songs I do listen to help to make this album 6/10. Otherwise, it'd get a 3, because it is a great production if nothing else.