Woebot
Well-known member
OK I fully understand that this may be a deeply unpopular opinion, possibly even a purist's one (if defending impurity counts as purism!), but I'm a bit concerned about Grime being "encroached upon" by the twin forces of Grimm and UK Hip Hop.
****OK whoah! Everyone calm down!******
Its probably cos I'm not a fan of either of the two that i find it a problem. It just strikes me that the likes of Sway on the one hand and FWD on the other are sidling into Grime, just as Grime artists seem to be becoming less differantiatable from their colleagues in these adjoining fields. It seems that a load of Grime artists (from Duurty Goodz downwards) are quite comfortable with the contraction.
It seems what is a heart of this to me is an abandonment of the Ardkore "Guttah" element of the music. Both UK Hip Hop and the FWD sound are "classy", "professional" and "polished", and to be frank what I've liked about Grime is its ugliness, noisiness and rankly amateur qualities. Terrible to admit!
Despite a few recent tunes , the Statik LP, the PJam "Compass" EP (didnt know he was behind "Anger Management") and the latest Ruff Sqwad tune (though for a first time i preferred the instrumental on this) which i've liked. I wonder if this is the end of Grime as I knew it?
Also it seems like post-Grime, artists like Sov, are what are being tipped as the way forward? Me, I dunno.
****OK whoah! Everyone calm down!******
Its probably cos I'm not a fan of either of the two that i find it a problem. It just strikes me that the likes of Sway on the one hand and FWD on the other are sidling into Grime, just as Grime artists seem to be becoming less differantiatable from their colleagues in these adjoining fields. It seems that a load of Grime artists (from Duurty Goodz downwards) are quite comfortable with the contraction.
It seems what is a heart of this to me is an abandonment of the Ardkore "Guttah" element of the music. Both UK Hip Hop and the FWD sound are "classy", "professional" and "polished", and to be frank what I've liked about Grime is its ugliness, noisiness and rankly amateur qualities. Terrible to admit!
Despite a few recent tunes , the Statik LP, the PJam "Compass" EP (didnt know he was behind "Anger Management") and the latest Ruff Sqwad tune (though for a first time i preferred the instrumental on this) which i've liked. I wonder if this is the end of Grime as I knew it?
Also it seems like post-Grime, artists like Sov, are what are being tipped as the way forward? Me, I dunno.