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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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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The Art of Grime 