‘Socially Awkward’ is the latest EP from Grandmixxer & Mez. They’ve been working together for a bit, crafting a raucous live set and dropping tracks along the way, but this is the first time they’ve released something as a duo. Grandmixxer’s goal tends to be quite straight forward: sound system obliteration. His work features all…
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Ex Roll Deep member Manga Saint Hilare will probably tell you he wasn’t the most known member of the crew by his own admission. Since adding the Saint Hilare suffix to his alias, he’s crafted a growing back catalogue that has a pointed identity with his music and the art direction, merch and videos that…
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Macca is an MC from Wolverhampton, best known as a former member of Midlands grime crew StayFresh. Like most MCs in the game, he’s been at it for a while, with recorded material going all the way back to 2003. More recently, he’s been dropping extended projects, and with latest track ‘No Days Off’ it…
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One of the best things about grime – and music in general – is that we get to see an artist on the come up develop. SBK is only young, but his last few releases, clashes and sets have shown an MC with the potential to do big things. His latest single is titled ‘Right…
Read MoreSnowy is a grime MC from Nottingham who’s been at it for a while. Coming through with a distinctive flow and a good ear for a beat, his growing recorded output has shown an artist not content with creating boring grime music. His latest track is titled ‘Mighty Moe’, produced by Sheffield’s Goldteeth and shouting…
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Yizzy’s recent output hasn’t always hit the lofty heights he clearly sets himself – but when it hits, it hits. His last two EP’s have tapped some of the weightiest names in grime, whether that be on production or on the features. He’s an example of grime done well in the streaming era, putting a…
Read MoreWe don’t really see the type of artist that Kano is nowadays, he’s the type of MC that lets the music marinate. We don’t see him on features throughout the year in the run up to the album, nor do we see him in and out of social media rants and petty arguments week to…
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Nico Lindsay is the grime scene’s tempo master, with a back catalogue that hits straight up grime, hip hop and wot u call it electronica. Izco is a producer/DJ who’s holding down slots on both Rinse and Mode FM. Last years ‘TEK 5’ served up five tracks of UKG goodness, ranging from the rugged to…
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Words by Ryan Moss Big Zuu made his name as part of the radio boom of 2016, where he and various other MCs took over the internet airwaves. Back then, his flow was raucous. His wrecking ball flow took apart instrumentals, earning plenty of reloads in the process. As he’s settled into crafting a discography,…
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Words by Ryan Moss In the years since Skepta dropped ‘Konnichiwa’, things have changed. No longer are Grime, UK Rap and the genres in between sidelined, they are championed. Whether it’s appearances at major festivals, placements on the BBC or just a general increase in visibility, Black music from the UK is ingrained in the…
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The Art of Grime 