after thinking about this subject and listening to various grime mixtapes, i have to say that i still dont think there are many MCs who carry over that well to making actual records, actual songs. but theyre all great on pirate radio sessions. i dont care much for say, prangman, but when i hear d double ripping it on rinse as i did on sunday, its the best thing ever. i dont think MCs have mastered the art of making songs yet (but it might come with time) and apart from that, to be honest, i find a lot of MCs pretty unlistenable!
people used to say rapping simply didnt come off that well to british MCs, and well, apart from various exceptions over the years both in grime and uk hip hop, i kinda have to say, im not sure my position has changed much on that. thats probably kinda harsh, but for me at least, while i do love dizzee, wiley, d double, kano, the best thing about grime is really still the beats. terror danjah's beats for example, sound great with or without an mc, and one good thing about hearing them alone is you get to hear all these little brilliant details you might not have done when someone is shouting on top of it. i can only imagine how good wonder's remix of hype hype must be without the mcs on top of it!
