Big up Asbo on the Mic, big up Matt on the photos.
Out to the right CDJ.
Rude Kid & Terror Danjah guested for one of my favourite shows so far I've had up on Rinse. A lot of strong opinions, great new music and new ideas. Big up everyone that dropped questions in the thread. If you want to suggest some other producers for me to get down on the show, I will try and make it happen.
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Rude Kid Feat Skepta & Wiley - Are You Ready?
Terror Danjah Feat Trim, Riko, Wiley & Newham Gens - Boogeyman
Rude Kid Feat Dot Rotton - Im a Professional
Terror Danjah Feat Kano - How we living
Rude Kid - ?????
Rude Kid - Jack Daniels
Terror Danjah & Rude Kid - The Best Crawler
Rude Kid - UFO VIP
DOK - GRIMMMMMMM
Terror Danjah Feat Goodz, Badness, Shabba - Reloadz Remix
Terror Danjah Feat Fumin - Realise
Terror Danjah - Radar
Terror Danjah - Green Street
Terror Danjah - Sidechain
Terror Danjah & Mz Bratt - Who Do You Think You Are
Terror Danjah & Mz Bratt - Who Do You Think You Are (DOK Remix)
Terror Danjah Feat Kyla - Do You Mind Remix
Terror Danjah - Zumpi Hunter
Rude Kid - ??????
Terror Danjah - Morph
Rude Kid - Aftershave
Rude Kid Feat J2k - Freestyle
Terror Danjah - Splash
Rude Kid - The Best VIP
Rude Kid & Jammer - Leave Me Alone
Terror Danjah - Piano Madness
Terror Danjah Feat Frisco, Jammer, Tempa T - Big Man Ting
Terror Danjah - ??????
Terror Danjah & Griminal - Can't Be
Terror Danjah Feat J2k & Elrae - Over There
Rude Kid - ??????
Rude Kid - Window Cleaner
Rude Kid - Are You Ready
Desto - Aquanaut
Sandman - Checkstation
Terror Danjah - Crowbar 2
Rude Kid - Dentist
Terror Danjah & Sway - Music & I
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Tempa T - Boy Off The Ting
Tempa T's new single is the best song in the grime scene at the moment. It is the second time he has done it this year. I think it is better then Next Hype. The beat is better, the hook is better and if whoever is organising the release of this gets the remixes right (Footsie, Nocturnal & Caspa perhaps?), we are going to be hearing a lot of this track for the rest of the year.
The instrumental 'Dirtbag' produced by Silencer was already a favourite with DJs appearing on a lot of sets over the past 6 months, so all it took was someone to do the business on the track. I think it is important for MC's to vocal beats that are already favourites among DJs and fans, as a lot of classic beats go to waste, and shit production lets down a lot of good MCs mixtapes. P Money has done that with Royal Ts '1UP and Newham Generals with Breakages 'Together'. This is what pirate radio is for, test the beats, the ones that get the big reaction, vocal them! How hard is that?
I had a quick chat with Silencer on how 'Boy Off The Ting' came about.
Did Tempz ask for that beat or did you suggest it to him because it suits his hype style?
He asked me for tunes but Uptown Records gave him a copy of my CD so I told him that tune would suit his style.
When you heard the version what was your first reaction?
He played it to me on the phone I was forever laughing I couldn't stop throughout the phonecall! I was just thinking more clubs are gonna get closed down!
Have you given him other beats for his mixtape 'Dun Know Da Dun Know'?
Regulation and WW4
Tune of the year for you?
Boy I like a lot of tunes but energy wise I would say Next Hype is the best one but lets hope this one does better.
It's looking good for Tempa T could be a best debut mixtape release since BBK Edition 1.
100% Instrumentals.
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Ruff Squad - Down
Swindle - Kiss Chase
Swindle - Generations
Terror Danjah - Zumpi Hunter VIP
Skepta - Autopsy
Footsie - Tetsuyas Theme
Maniac - G.R.I.M.E
Rude Kid - Jack Daniels
Joker - Digidesign
Terror Danjah - Red Dust
SRC - Goomba
Davinche - Mega Drive
Terror Danjah - Steath Mode
Silencer - Bonus Stage
DVA - Next Hype Remix
Joker - Purple City
Kamikaze - Ghetto Kyote
Swindle - Differences
Low Deep - So Right Now
Joker - Do It
Skepta - Here To Stay
Wiley - Aim For The Sky
Wiley - Avenger
Starkey - Gutter Music VIP
Low Deep - Down Like That
Maniac - Gunslap
Dexplicit - Steamtrain VIP
Terror Danjah - Nightcrawler 2
Young Dot - Bazooka
Rapid - Groundunder
Skepta - Hench
Maniac - Grime Kid
Skepta - Im There
JME - Raptor
Ruff Squad - RSMD
Wiley - North London
Ruff Squad - Sirens
Rude Kid - UFO VIP
Footsie - Scars Remix
DVA - Gimp Mask
Low Deep - Get Set
Joker - 80s
Swindle - The Rat
Wiley - Wreath
Terror Danjah - Square Off
Footsie - 3 Plates
Terror Danjah - Sidechain
Maniac - Devil
Silencer - Regulation
Wiley - Club 4
DOK - Royal Flush
Davinche - Buzz Lightyear
Joker - Re Up
Rude Kid - ???
Rapid - 100%
Rude Kid - ????
Swindle - ?????
Nasty Jack - One Spliff A Day
Footsie - 3 Plates
Wiley - I Was Like You
Silencer - Bonus Stage
D Double E - Bell Dem Slags
Rude Kid - Jack Daniels
Maniac - G.R.I.M.E
Skepta - Dark
Silencer - Dirtbag
Lil Nasty & Fumin - Dont Phone Me Freestyle
J@kes - Rock The Bells
Newham Generals - Mind Is A Gun
Maniac - Ugly
Joker - Purple City
Ghetts & Rapid - One Way Road
Swindle - Generations
We ain't done a free mix for ages, so here's one to take on holiday or play in the whip!
Enjoy!
Bookings to Elijah @ Grimeforum Dot Com ;)
I always get asked "so what's going on in Grime right now?". This blog attempts to sum up the last 6 months in one post. Here goes...
Albums - I know a lot of people are afraid of using that word in this scene. They call their full length vocal cds a whole bunch of shitty names, but just to spare any confusion, we will call all of these releases albums for this blog, regardless of what the artist has referred to them as.The first full length release of the year was Durrty Goodz 'Ultrasound' which was driven by the hype of the clash with Wiley involving Crazy Titch. Like most Grime releases this year it was driven by the belief that he is the best in the scene. There is a lot of forgetable material on it, but standout productions from Nocturnal hold it together in places. The stand out tune for me, 'Grime Killers' produced by Maniac samples the conversation I had with Dotun Adebayo on BBC London Radio last summer and turns it in to a massacre of those trying to 'kill the scene'. I look forward to the long awaited 'Born Blessed' project as that is likely to have better production and hopefully more interesting concepts then 'House Wife', 'More To The Floor' and 'Party & Rave'.
It's no secret that Newham Generals are my favourite act on the planet. Newham Gens fans have been waiting for this since 2005 and four years later, im just glad to own a CD from them. It is not the best album ever, but the stand out songs are nothing short of classic. 'Bell Dem Slags', described by the Guardian as a 'group sex hymn' is what the Grime scene lacks sometimes, a bit of tongue in cheek humour. It helps having all the lyrics in the inlay for those that haven't been listening to Newham Generals 7-9 every Sunday on Rinse for the past 4 years. My criticism of this CD is it doesn't have a few tunes we know and love, like "Move to the beat" and 'Merked Again' featuring Badness. Minor details of D Double E's debut album have come from the Dirty Stank camp have emerged, but dont hold your breath. If you want a compilation of D Double E's best check: D Double E Volume One.Frisco has a pretty consistent work rate, a CD a year, popular tunes, and catchy lyrics. Logan battered Ignorant, Ignorant Remix and Big Man Ting in 2008 so you knew what to expect from the CD. The other stand out tunes 'Darkside' and 'Say My Name' are catchy and well produced but just talk about MCs which gets a bit tedious after a while. Being a Grime MC is quite competitive, but I think it would be better to make normal songs, then say you are the best off the record, instead of saying your the best on them. Hopefully the album 'Fully Grown' will have some good concepts and BBK production, if so, it will be one to remember. I am a fan of Friscos delivery, production and live presence but B2DL2 is better.
Skepta & Wileys releases have by far been the most anticipated. They have been on one of the scenes biggest tunes of the year "Too Many Man" (which is on both albums) and been involved in one of the most high profile lyrical exchanges this year. Skepta's - In The Country and Wileys - Barnet Dub both seem pretty odd war dubs, but had the internet going nuts for about 20 minutes. First lets talk about...
Skepta:One of my issues with Grime acts is they don't know what their best songs are. My two favourite Skepta songs over the past year are NOT on this CD. Nokia Charger Wire & King of Grime should be on this CD. They are better tracks then Skepta, Look Out, Sticks & Stones, Lush, Emotions, Gingerbread Man; you get the idea right? They could of at least been B Sides to Too Many Man or Sunglasses At Night. Just seems like a waste. What is actually on there is alright, but again full up of too much "I am the best", "You MCs are this, you MCs are that" bullshit. The standout tune for me is Disguise as you wouldn't expect that sort of humour from an album dominated by bravado. Hopefully they make a proper video for it, it is a shame that people who consume music on television still will only see Skeptas recent output as Rolex Sweep and Sunglasess At Night because he still does have awesome delivery, original production and good lyrics. For the next release, just needs a couple of better hooks, and less lyrics about Skepta. More music about trannies please!
Wiley:It isn't his 'Boy In The Corner' as he promised. It is good though, in places. I was like you, Average Worker, Wheres My Brother and Out Of The Game are some of Wileys best vocal work so far. The production is the best so far this year. Maniac, Bless Beats, Danny Weed and Skeamz have the stand out productions. Amazingly Wiley only has two beats on here. It even has production from Dubstep heavyweight Skream, but it is one of the corniest tunes Wiley has ever done, and thats saying something. If you didn't know, Skream also remixed Wheres My Brother into a Funky jam. Madness! Overall the album is Wiley still at his best, he doesn't show any signs of weakness on the CD at all. The next release I believe is 'Living It Up' so it defintely won't be the last we are hearing of Eskiboy this year.
Spyro's Rinse CD mixes up all that is Grime, Dubstep, Garage & Funky. Not many can do it well, but Spyro falls into the few DJs that can mix it up well. This CD is pretty much what a Spyro club set is, quick mixing, chopping, old and new and as always exclusive Terror Danjah & DOK productions.
Instrumental CDs
This is the first year of instrumental CDs being prominent in the Grime Scene, producers make next to nothing producing for MC's so it is good they can sell their work now without vinyl coming out. It is good to get influxes of 15 or so instrumentals at a time, as when you are listening to radio, DJs can pick from such a wide array of recent tunes, whether they choose to is another thing, but at least the option is there.Nocturnal lead the way this year. After producting Ghetts smash hit "Dont Phone Me" and a decent chunk of Durrty Goodz Ultrasound, it was a straight purchase to hear what else he has been making. My personal favourites are 'Vet' and 'Stop'.
Following closely behind with big production that has dominated sets for the past year or two now is Rinse FM DJ Silencer. Stand out tunes are "Dirtbag" and "Goblin". You can also check some of his vocal work with Jammer, Skepta and Ghetts.
Swindle's production you won't hear on the average Grime set when MC's are going at it. But it is still wicked. His CD features the instrumentals to some of his vocal work that has included names like No Lay, Double S, Ghetts, Roll Deep and more. Stand out tunes are 'Swaggeristic' and 'Generations'. Look out for his vocal project later in the year called 'Funk N Grime' which is sounding big so far.Is Maniac the best Grime producer? I don't think this answers it, as I don't feel it has all his best work, but this is a solid compilation of new and old instrumentals. Although it will be a long time before we get new Maniac again, this will keep us quiet for a long time to come. Stand out tunes for me are 'G.R.I.M.E.' & 'Ugly'.
Vinyl
Never going to be much in this category, but Logans Earth 616 Label, Silencer, Keysound and Jokers Kapsize Label have delivered strong releases. I won't go into too much details on each one, but if you buy vinyl, pick them up!
Radio
I'm not going to pretend like there is classic radio every week, but this year it hasn't been that bad. The most consistent appearances on radio has to go to P Money & Blacks. Most weeks they end up one of the flagship Grime shows on Rinse or Westwood, Logan or one of the lesser known internet stations. One to check is them on Logan back in May
Boy Better Know have still been popping up on Rinse occasionally. 15th June saw an epic set featuring Skepta JME Tempa T Blacks Frisco Flowdan and more, reminicent of how Roll Deep 9-11 on Sundays used to be not to long ago.
I have a radio show on Rinse FM as well, a couple of my favourite sets are the one featuring Spyro & JJ and featuring Swindle Silencer & JJ both a bit chaotic, but MC free, jammed pack full of great Grime music. We also got to do a DJ special with Westwood earlier in the year which you can check here.
You can check all our old sets here.
And finally, to end this epic post.
I'm looking forward to Tempz release, hopefully will be in the same vain as this. No hip hop, funky or weird emotional music.
Don't expect any credible releases until September, everyone is on holiday now, and in the final quarter expect releases from Lethal B, Terror Danjah, Ghetts, Chipmunk, Goodz, Tempa T, P Money, Griminal, Double S, JME, Swindle, Joker, J2K, Rapid, Tinchy, Dot Rotton, Jammer, Ice Kid and many more...
Maybe.
Maybe not
Have a good holiday everyone, bring me back something nice.
