People think Grime is crumbling because Shake A Leg didn't do as well as hoped in the charts.
The reality is that there is now more events going on than ever before and MCs and DJs will hopefully stop waiting around for the record contract now and get out in the clubs where they should be. I read that the DnB artist Pendulum has sold 40K of his album. This is compared to something like 55K for Roll Deep's and 60K for Kano's which would suggest DnB crumbling more yet there are so many DnB nights going on round the country and worldwide I can't see that happening at all.
Personally I think a return to the rave ethic of grime circa 2002-3 is the way forward with people like Plasticman, Slimzee, and the Dubsteppers showing the way. Grime has tried to be the UKs answer to Hip Hop and it hasn't worked because (record companies take note) it isn't Hip Hop its Grime and its nothing like that bloated and dead form of music.
The reality is that there is now more events going on than ever before and MCs and DJs will hopefully stop waiting around for the record contract now and get out in the clubs where they should be. I read that the DnB artist Pendulum has sold 40K of his album. This is compared to something like 55K for Roll Deep's and 60K for Kano's which would suggest DnB crumbling more yet there are so many DnB nights going on round the country and worldwide I can't see that happening at all.
Personally I think a return to the rave ethic of grime circa 2002-3 is the way forward with people like Plasticman, Slimzee, and the Dubsteppers showing the way. Grime has tried to be the UKs answer to Hip Hop and it hasn't worked because (record companies take note) it isn't Hip Hop its Grime and its nothing like that bloated and dead form of music.