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10.0
93502
10.0 |
NME
A knockout debut that’s brash and pensive in equal measure
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10.0
93933
10.0 |
DIY
If Skepta’s ‘Konnichiwa’ was grime’s breakthrough, ‘Gang Signs & Prayer’ is its blockbuster
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9.0
93569
9.0 |
The Quietus
This is a record of remarkable range and often startling beauty, crystalised on ‘Lay Me Bare’ – its stunning final track
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9.0
93499
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Feels like one of 2017’s most exciting, fascinating and emotionally involving albums
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8.0
93494
8.0 |
Evening Standard
While there’s still plenty of the fast-paced, witty bragging that fast-tracked him to stardom, it’s on the closing Lay Me Bare that he really surprises, displaying palpable anger towards his estranged father
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8.0
93501
8.0 |
The Guardian
Teeming with original ideas
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8.0
93574
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Mostly, this is an emphatic debut from a rapper that could take Grime to commercial heights it’s rarely seen
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8.0
93556
8.0 |
The Observer
He MCs in a hyperactive yelp that goes from real umbrage to the self-righteous half-squeak patented by the young Dizzee
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8.0
93561
8.0 |
The FT
Prayerful numbers underpin the various moods: a gospel-influenced look back at the MC’s hard upbringing balanced between Old Testament anger and a New Testament desire for redemption
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8.0
94028
8.0 |
Q
It demands to be heard. Print edition only
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8.0
93632
8.0 |
musicOMH
This is the work of a man who is comfortable pushing his craft to the limits and blurring the boundaries. It’s not perfect – it’s too disjointed for that bold tag – but the ambition is extraordinary
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8.0
93665
8.0 |
Crack
The release of GSAP is a monumental moment for UK music
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8.0
93669
8.0 |
No Ripcord
Stormzy brings a great deal to the table. What he does next is certainly worth waiting for
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8.0
93848
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
The strength of this young man’s work is likely to see him add far more to his mantelpiece over the next twelve months
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7.6
93601
7.6 |
Pitchfork
A detailed portrait and full-throated riot, switching between clapping back at lesser rappers and the serving up smoothed-out Quiet Stormzy
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7.5
93577
7.5 |
The 405
For those concerned over which category to file Stormzy under now, he’s distinctly laid it out for you. He's just Big Mikey - Abigail’s yout but God's son
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7.0
93630
7.0 |
Clash
Occasionally it feels like it veers too suddenly from braggadocio to piety, and it’s questionable whether Stormzy has a sufficiently versatile delivery (he’s no Durrty Goodz) to support this. But by casting his net so wide, the MC is unlikely to disappoint his diverse audience
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7.0
93699
7.0 |
Gig Soup
'Gang Signs & Prayer's shows the grime star at his finest, delivering hard-hitting disses and more importantly a lesser seen, sensitive Stormzy
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6.0
93844
6.0 |
State
Each track individually is flawless but when placed back to back it doesn’t retain any overall tone
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6.0
93500
6.0 |
The Independent
The usual bouts of brusque dissing rub shoulders with love songs, fond tributes to his mom
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5.5
94160
5.5 |
Beardfood
The grime prodigy shows his versatility, but his only worthwhile side is undermined by the others
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