Guardian Music — Proud, LondonThe supposedly marginal, insular London grime scene keeps throwing up mainstream pop stars. In the wake of Dizzee Rascal and Tinie Tempah, 20-year-old Tottenham rapper Chipmunk, with a No 2 album and No 1 single already to his name, look... more info

Guardian Music — The 21-year-old R'n'B artist on the ballads and blues that influenced her breakthrough album21-year-old Katy B (Kathleen Brien to her mum) is from Peckham in south London. As a young girl she was an R'n'B fan who played classical piano. Her parents s... more info

Abeano — Jamie XX going to back to back with Oneman sounds like a brilliant idea when you’re up for a party, but what about when you’re feeling very ‘the morning after’? FACT Mix 239 – Jamie xx & Oneman (Apr ’11) by factmag T... more info

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Guardian Music — Academy, NewcastleAfter pioneering grime with his Roll Deep crew (which included Dizzee Rascal and Tinchy Stryder), Wiley's 2008 No 2 hit Wearing My Rolex went overground but alienated his fanbase. Since then, the 32-year-old has seemed variously uns... more info

Guardian Music — The Londoner's slick new LP could make him a global star. Sarfraz Manzoor joins him on a lavish video shoot in JamaicaIt is a warm Saturday afternoon in Jamaica and I am in a large beach-fronted villa with Chipmunk and 20 bikini-clad, oiled beauty qu... more info

NME - The Video Blog — Do you have the latest Chase & Status album, 'No More Idols'? OK, we gave it a pretty bad bad review, but it's chock full of collaborations with Maverick Sabre, Tempa T, Claire Maguire, Cee-Lo, Tinie Tempah, Dizzee Rascal, Plan B, White Lies - and ne... more info

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Guardian Music — Pioneering voice of British rapThe reggae star and rapper Smiley Culture – real name David Emmanuel – who has died aged 48 during a Metropolitan police raid on his home in Warlingham, Surrey, was one of the pioneers of British rap. Although he ha... more info

Guardian Music — The reggae star who died in a police raid paved the way for Tinie Tempah and Dizzee RascalFew people are surprised any more by a reggae artist's untimely death, not even when it is as bizarre as Smiley Culture's seems to be. My biggest fear is that t... more info