 Upon its release , Demonstration was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics . At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics , the album received an average score of 69 , based on ten reviews . David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album four out of five stars , commenting that " guest shots from Paloma Faith , Emeli Sandé , Dizzee Rascal , and others make this one crowded album , but figuring out what to drop is nearly impossible as everyone hits the mark . " Gigwise 's Nick Scott gave the album eight out of ten stars , saying that " It would be wrong to compare Disc @-@ Overy to Demonstration ; this is the Tinie Tempah of now . It is a statement of his evolution as an artist and how his maturity and experience have now made him better than ever . " The Guardian 's Caroline Sullivan gave the album four stars , describing the production as " stark electronics that recall his teen years as a grime MC " and describing some lyrics as " observant " and " sheer British genius " . She questioned the commercial success of the album , claiming that " rather than creating radio @-@ loving hooks , Tinie has expended his energies on honing lyrics and flow " . 
