Boy in Da Corner is the debut solo album of former Roll Deep member Dizzee Rascal. It was released on July 21, 2003. The album was nominated and subsequently won the 2003 Mercury Music Prize.
It was chosen as the #1 album of 2003 by Planet Sound. They said that "Finally, the Mercury Music Prize judges pick a real winner."
Chris Rock included "Boy in da Corner" on his 2005 list for Rolling Stone on the Top 25 Hip-Hop Albums of all time. [1]
The album was recently certified Gold in the United Kingdom, after selling 100,000 copies