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Musical style

Grime music is typified by sparse and minimalist 2-step breakbeats, generally around 130-145 beats per minute, and an aggressive and fast rapping style - often in double time. The lyrics and music combine futuristic electronic elements; and dark, guttural, growling bass lines. In contrast to its more soulful predecessors in breakbeat music, grime features MCs as opposed to singers and has jettisoned the R&B influences of earlier UK garage in favour of brutal beats. Due to its experimental nature and diverse stylistic influences, artists involved in the grime scene initially resisted attempts to classify or pigeonhole the style, resulting in a range of different labels, including sublow, 8bar, and eskibeat. Grime is sometimes associated with dubstep, a similar but largely instrumental genre which also evolved from the early 2000s UK garage scene.^[2][3] UK garage (also known as UKG or just garage) refers to several different varieties of modern electronic dance music generally connected to the evolution of house in the UK in the mid 1990s. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Beats per minute (bpm) is a unit typically used as either a measure of tempo in music, or a measure of ones heart rate. ... Lyrics are the words in songs. ... MasterCard logo Manchaster Town Hall MC can mean: Mini Cooper: Macao: FIPS PUB 10-4 territory code Machine, (also m/c) Manchester, England (also m/c) Mariah Carey, American songstress Marginal cost Marin Catholic Master cylinder Master of Ceremonies Rapper (also emcee), or a prefix for the names of rappers... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Dubstep is a genre of electronic music which has its roots in Londons early 2000s UK garage scene. ... The 2000s are the current decade, spanning from 2000 to 2009. ...

Origins and development

Roll Deep, A well known British grime crew, perform at the 2006 Love Music Hate Racism festival.

The emergence of grime is intrinsically connected to its origins on UK pirate radio^{[citation needed]}, with many performers honing their skills and achieving underground success before approaching the mainstream. Examples of the sound can be detected in the late 20th century, with tracks by So Solid Crew, More Fire Crew's "Oi", and Sticky's "Boo" which featured Ms. Dynamite. This indicated the movement of UK Garage away from its R'n'B and hip-hop influences towards darker themes and sounds. Among the first tracks to be recognised as grime were "Eskimo" by Wiley who was the founder of the "eskibeat" label and "Pulse X" by Musical Mob. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Roll Deep are an East solihull based grime crew set up by Diez-jones. ... Gig in 2004 in the North-West of England Love Music Hate Racism is a campaign organised by the Anti-Nazi League. ... The term Pirate Radio usually refers to illegal or unregulated radio transmission. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Lethal Bizzle (also known as Lethal B, born Maxwell Ansah) 23, is a rapper from, Walthamstow, East London, born to Ghanaian parents. ... Ms. ... For other uses, see Rhythm and blues (disambiguation). ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Wiley (a. ...

Dizzee Rascal, a former member of Roll Deep, and MC Wiley, a current member, were possibly the first to bring the genre to the attention of the mainstream media in 2003, with their albums Boy in Da Corner and Treddin' On Thin Ice respectively. Dizzee Rascal particularly garnered broad critical and commercial acclaim, with Boy in Da Corner eventually winning the 2003 Mercury Music Prize. Grime has received a lot of exposure from television stations including Channel U, Logan Sama's show on London station Kiss FM and the BBC's youth oriented digital radio station 1Xtra. Dylan Mills, known professionally as Dizzee Rascal (born 1985 in Bow/East London)[1], is an English MC/rapper and producer. ... Roll Deep are an East solihull based grime crew set up by Diez-jones. ... Wiley (a. ... Boy in Da Corner was the first solo album to be released by former Roll Deep member Dizzee Rascal. ... Treddin on Thin Ice is a 2004 debut album by Wiley released on XL Recordings. ... The Mercury Music Prize, now officially known as the Nationwide Mercury Prize, is a music award given annually for the best British or Irish album of the previous 12 months. ... Channel U TV is a digital satellite TV channel, owned by Video Interactive Television. ... Kiss 100 is a radio station broadcasting to London on 100. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... 1Xtra (or 1Xtra from the BBC) is a digital UK radio station from the BBC specialising in new black music, sometimes referred to as urban music. ...

International growth

The 2005 release of 679 Recordings' Run the Road compilation, showcased some of the most popular grime releases to that point, increasing the popularity and fame of grime and grime artists internationally. A particularly notable grime artist who has had success overseas is Lady Sovereign, who reached #1 on MTV's TRL, appeared on Late Show with David Letterman, and is now signed to Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records. Recently artists JME, Skepta and Klashnekoff have worked with Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records producer Just Blaze on a track called '110 Sessions' The home of Anne Lilia Berge Strand (Annie) and others Categories: Record label stubs ... Run the Road is a series of compilations released on 679 Recordings and Vice. ... Louise Amanda Harman (born December 19, 1985), known as Lady Sovereign, is an English MC[1][2]. // Lady Sovereign was raised in northwest Londons Chalkhill Estate. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... TRL may stand for: Trail Total Request Live, a television show on MTV. Tomb Raider: Legend, the latest game in the Tomb Raider franchise. ... Ŝ “Late Show” redirects here. ... Jay-Z (aka the Jigga, HOV and Hova, born Shawn Carter on December 4, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American rapper/hip hop artist and record label executive; one of the most popular and successful rappers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... Roc-A-Fella Records is an American hip hop/rap record label. ... Klashnekoff (pronounced K-Lash-Nek-Off) (also known as Ricochet Klashnekoff and K-Lash) is a British rapper from Hackney, London. ... Jay-Z (aka the Jigga, HOV and Hova, born Shawn Carter on December 4, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American rapper/hip hop artist and record label executive; one of the most popular and successful rappers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... Roc-A-Fella Records is an American hip hop/rap record label. ... Justin Smith (born in Paterson, New Jersey on January 14, 1978), better known as Just Blaze, is an American hip hop music producer. ...

See also

• Grime artists
• Grunk
• Dubstep
• Grindie

Grunk Music Is a genre of music still in its early phases, grunk takes the American genre Crunk and mixes it with the English Grime genre forming Grunk. ... Dubstep is a genre of electronic music which has its roots in Londons early 2000s UK garage scene. ... Grindie is a hybrid form of music that emerged in London in early 2006. ...

References

External links

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• 1Xtra BBC Garage / Grime section
• Pitchfork Media: They Don't Know - A Grime Primer
• CBC:CA - Grime Wave
• BBC News: Is the UK on the verge of a Brithop boom?