Grime, a derivative of Hip-Hop, has come to rule the British urban scene with its display of characters and wordsmiths like no other movement. With regular sold-out shows (not just in the UK but ...

A post shared by SKEPTA FAN PAGE (@skeptagram) on Dec 23, 2016 at 11:30am PST Grime is vivid and varied, just like the people who make it and listen to it. The sound hit east London’s high rise ...

Grime has always been about the beats as much as the bars. You can tell a 140BPM grime production from a mile away: it’s sometimes angular, sometimes sparse, and always mosh pit-inducing. There are ...

In the early 2000s, something new and exciting was happening in the UK music scene. The sound of UK garage was taking over the charts as well as the clubs, and no matter how hard you tried, you couldn ...

It's hard to believe that instrumental grime night Boxed is already celebrating its third birthday. What started as a tiny event at Peckham Palais dedicated to hearing instrumentals on a good system ...

It turns out DJ and producer Sir Pixalot, besides producing simultaneously guttural and cerebral grime bangers, is also something of an internet sleuth. Up until a couple of days ago it was widely ...

The early days of grime are a hazy memory these days. The sound of the UK streets has been around for 15-plus years now, with lots of twists, turns, and bumps along the way. If you need a quick ...

It was written eight years before ‘Pulse X’. If you thought Youngstar’s ‘Pulse X’ was the first grime beat, think again: SBTV has uncovered the story behind an accidental ‘grime’ instrumental created ...

Simply the best new dance tracks of the week. By Katie Bain This week in dance music: Kah-Lo wrote about the sometimes rocky path that led to the release of her debut album, Calvin Harris got hitched, ...

In 2009 track Reflecting, grime pioneer Skepta raps "I think I'm the best / And I call it competitive confidence, not vanity". It's a line that encapsulates the combat-driven spirit that has shaped ...