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, looks poised to make the next major breakthrough.In Chipmunk's case, however, he appears set to do so by shaving the rough edges and atonal deviations off the music that made him. It's a case of goodbye grime, hello slick, radio-friendly US R&B: staged d...
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 Totten... more info