Grandmixxer‘s productions are laced with the weirdness that made those early grime instrumentals so great. They are hard hitting, but sound genuinely progressive. We loved the stuff that he put out last year, the ‘Socially Awkward‘ EP being a highlight. For 2020, the Lambeth based producer brings us ‘Siberia’ a seven minute sound system excursion…
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Novelist has always been a forward thinker when it comes to music. It seems like an age ago now, but when ‘Take Time‘ dropped it was seen as the bridge between two styles of grime that people thought might have been incompatible. He’s a different artist these days. His output over the last few years…
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The end of the decade proved fruitful for GHSTLY XXVII. Returning to the scene with two fresh tracks titled ‘Chat‘ and ‘Business‘, he reminded us how powerful the boom of his patois delivery is over a couple of dark side beats. To kick off the new year, he’s released a video to accompany the track…
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Clashing is a long standing tradition in grime music, picked up from dancehall by the originators of the scene. With lyrical war comes personality on the mic, and Rosebank Records have assembled three of grime’s most animated for a weighty track titled ‘Dungeon’. The beat – produced by grime royalty Crayzee Bandit – is on…
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It’s been another sick year for grime. We’ve had Stormzy on the main stage of Glastonbury, D Double E beaming into homes nationwide and loads of talent on the underground pushing the sound organically. It’s a worldwide movement. The critics said it was dead, but the fact grime continues to thrive in the face of…
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I decided to go a bit deeper with this one. There’s a lot of really good releases both vocal and instrumental from the UK and beyond. Vocals on page one, instrumentals on page two. No French Montana riddim in this one, because there’ll be a wider piece on that coming soon. Hope you enjoy. Yodaman…
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Snowy’s single run as of late has been nothing short of a home run, and his new track features Sleaford Mods‘ Jason Williamson. ‘Effed’ – produced by Lenkemz – is a full throttle, dirge of abrasive bass sounds, with the two taking full aim at the wretched state of the establishment. Snowy, never one to…
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Lady Ice has been grinding for a while; but her exposure to the masses came via ‘The Rap Game UK’. The eventual winner was Kiico – who seemed to slot naturally into the PlayDirty roster, even if he was a safe choice from the standpoint of the judges. That didn’t stop Lady Ice, though. She…
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Priceless is a London based producer who’s sound lurks in the grey areas of grime, garage and bass music. Over the last few years, he’s collaborated with the likes of Wiley, namesbliss, Logan, Lyrical Strally & more to create a hybrid launchpad for MCs to spit over. Griz-O is an MC born and raised in…
Read MorePirate radio was a format picked up from grime’s narrative predecessors. The format spanned jungle, garage, grime, funky house and dubstep; allowing the early era of spitters to be heard in a time where mainstream avenues were duly padlocked, and the advancement in streaming and video technology simply didn’t exist. Alongside record stores, white labels,…
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The Art of Grime 