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'You can't escape its inspiration': inside the true history of grime

2156 days ago
Guardian MusicGrime historians Dan Hancox and DJ Target have both written books about the genre. They discuss its development, glory and legacy – from Wiley and Dizzee to Stormzy and SkeptaGrime, Afro bashment, drill ... how black British music became more ... more info

Grime, Afro bashment, drill ... how​ black British music became more fertile than ever​

2156 days ago
Guardian MusicBlack musicians were once boxed in by the mainstream. But the success of grime has helped diverse, diasporic tracks to hit the charts‘You can’t escape its inspiration’: inside the true history of grimeGrime’s overdue entran... more info

A$AP Rocky: Testing review – twisted pretty-boy cranks up the weirdness

2163 days ago
Guardian MusicThe rapper’s aversion to the mainstream takes his third album to some glorious heights, with the help of Skepta and Frank Ocean. But is his swaggering decadence wearing thin?A$AP Rocky’s great gift isn’t that he flies above rap t... more info

A$AP Rocky drops new album ‘Testing’, featuring Frank Ocean, Skepta and Lauryn Hill

2163 days ago
NME Testing is here... A$AP Rocky A$AP Rocky has released new album Testing, and it’s packed with appearances from some of rap and hip hop’s leading …Continue reading » The post A$AP Rocky drops new album ‘Testing’, featuring Frank Ocea... more info

A$AP Rocky Confirms Album Release Date, Reveals Album Artwork and Features

2166 days ago
MTV.co.uk News‘Testing’ ft Skepta, Kid Cudi and Moby coming THIS Friday! more info

The Great Escape review – raunchy rap, cracking synthpop and rock'n'roll fireworks

2168 days ago
Guardian MusicVarious venues, BrightonA handful of standout acts were exhilarating but this celebration of new music highlighted a drift towards sameness and whimsyIf Brighton’s three-day festival of new music is any guide, and it’s usually a good on... more info

Skepta – “Pure Water”

2173 days ago
StereogumLate last year, British grime MC Skepta released his Vicious EP, which made our list of great EPs from 2017, and he's been pretty quiet since then. He's just dropped a new one, though, called "Pure Water," that starts off with a nursery rhyme riff ... more info

Skepta returns with new single ‘Pure Water’

2180 days ago
NME Take a dip... Skepta Skepta has returned with new single ‘Pure Water’, and it’s one of his most contemplative efforts to date. The laid …Continue reading » The post Skepta returns with new single ‘Pure Water’ appeared first on NME... more info

Skepta has been made a chief in Nigeria

2213 days ago
BBC News - UKThe MC says he's "honoured" and will "continue to put time and love into Nigeria". more info

Skepta has been made an actual Chief in Nigeria

2213 days ago
NME Greatness only... Skepta Skepta has been honoured in Nigeria and awarded with a chieftaincy title. The grime MC, who was born in London to Nigerian parents, …Continue reading » The post Skepta has been made an actual Chief in Nigeria appe... more info

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