Inform The American 3: Influential/Early Grime releases

I'm finally going to make a post about Grime on my blog and I refuse to do the same 'ol same bullshit "Just the facts with no feeling" type that I read in magazines.

As far as the early influential UKG records from about 2000 leading into 2002 when Grime was at it's Alpha so to speak I feel that I'm missing some important releases and instrumentals that further pushed the creation of Grime from the 2 Step and UKG scene. What important/influential tracks did I miss? So far I remember (going back to the old Artful Dodger/So Solid Crew/Pay As U Go Cartel days):

Dilemma-So Solid Crew (2000)
Casualty (Bound 4 Da Reload)-Oxide & Nuetrino (2000)
Know We-Pay As U Go Cartel (2000)
Ride Wid Us/21 Seconds/Envy (f/Ms. Dynamite)- So Solid Crew (2001)
I Will Not Lose-Wiley (PAUG) (2001)
Eskimo-Wiley (2001)
Booo!-Sticky f/Ms. Dynamite (2001)
Has It Come To This-The Streets (2001/2)
Oi!-More Fire Crew (2001/2)
Creeper-Danny Weed (2002)
Pulse X-Musical Mob (Youngstar) (2002)
Heartless Theme (Superglue Riddim)-Heartless Crew (2002)
Champagne Dance-Pay As U Go Cartel (2002)
Don't Mug Yourself/Let's Push Things Forward/Weak Become Heroes-The Streets (2002)
I Luv U-Dizzee Rascal (2002/3)
Back Then-More Fire Crew (2002/3)
We're Ready-East Connection (2003)
Boys Love Girls-Kano (2003)
Fix Up, Look Sharp/Jus A Rascal-Dizzee Rascal (2003)
Ice Rink/Ground Zero/Igloo/Blizzard/Shangai-Wiley (2003)

I know I missed quite a few important/influential 12's, instrumentals and tracks in this list (even going into 2004/5). Also I know some of you think some of these songs should be omitted as well. Help me out here to ensure that my blog won't suck like those written by assholes who don't know what the fuck they're talking about.

Thanks in advance, fellow Dissensians.

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slackk said:

bigshot- stomp
anna/havana/ghetto kyote/tingz in boots/100s of others- ruff sqwad
strings hoe/go/streetfighter- dizzee (i wouldn't count fix up look sharp or jus a rascal in this)
private caller- skepta
bongo eyes- bossman
warriors/gladiator- alias (there are loads of alias beats you could mention i guess)

i'm just going off the top of my head here, i'll have a proper think on it later.

you could always give www.grimetapes.com a shout as well

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The earliest Ruff Sqwad I know of (Anna/Down/Tings In Boots) was all in 2004 isn't it?

When was Skepta's "Private Caller" made...2005, right? I haven't gotten there yet with the list...I wanna shore up what happened between 2000-2003 first.

As far as Dizzee goes I have to include those songs because those were his singles and videos...unless you're willing to upload all of his early vinyl to YouTube so people who read my blog could hear his early 12's as well. Ho, Go & Streetfighter are nowhere to be found and only Hoe even appears on Discogs...see what I mean?

Thanks.

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Okay then...

aMinadaB said:

A very informative post by Plasticman on the early period of ukg/grime (circa 1999 and beyond) from the early days of Dissensus is here, hope it helps:

http://www.dissensus.com/showthread.php?p=9327#post9327

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Thanks, this is what I'm talking about! I didn't know that Skepta's "D.T.I./Pirate Station Anthem" was from 2003 and I forgot all about Donae'o and I never even mentioned Sticky's other productions.

The big problem for me came because between 2000-2002 I remembered all of these joints but I was foggy on 2003. 2004-2006 I have a damn good memory of, though. I didn't know that there was actually a slowdown in Grime releases in 2003. I just thought I was crazy.

Good lookin' out!

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mistersloane said:

Hey PD,

Presume you got this already but check here

http://www.vip2.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=1112

for some insane amount of early stuff.

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I slept on Alias and Jon E Cash...Was Jon E Cash Black Ops or am I just confused?

Thanks, fam!

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I remember that!

elgato said:

nice one for the article, very funny. the committee thing is so so jokes

there was also the thing about Anthill Mob taking Heartless to court arguing that their lyrics over Burnin constituted "derogatory treatment" of the copyright wasnt there?! that is a mad one

sorry PD if this is derailing, but it might be of interest to you too? if not i can take it elsewhere...

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"Bushkin, Bushkin, Bushkin, Bushkin!"

I knew a girl that used to looooove Heartless Crew and she played those goddamn "Crisp Biscuit" CD's to death. She loved "Burnin". I remember when they goes sued for using it as well. I never really liked their music, their radio shows....yeah.

"Crisp Biscuit!"

LOL.

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Hmmm

I'd be either Creeper, Morgue or the Spaceship Riddim.

I love 'em all.

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