female allstars is worth a mention too for those who haven't seen it:
I always wondered who Queenie was on that and why I've never heard of her again. Little skinny girl with glasses and an alright flow but never mind.
(Presuming this is "Grab Dat Mic")
gunshot riddim aka pulse eskimo?
http://www.zshare.net/audio/8513716caa32e1/
slakk that is in no way the same riddim as the one crazy spits over
at least, not the one you've put up
there is another version with armour (or is it hyper>?)- which kicks off with the bars "you're not from my way.."
massive
slakk that is in no way the same riddim as the one crazy spits over
at least, not the one you've put up
there is another version with armour (or is it hyper>?)- which kicks off with the bars "you're not from my way.."
massive
Originally Posted by Diggedy Derek
I've thought about my top 1 a lot, and although "All Day Long" is a good shout, for me, the GOAT grime-wise is "Destruction (VIP)", with Wiley, D-Double E, Kano and Durrty Goodz.
Truly one of the 'wtf?' moments (in a complimentary sense of course) in 2000s popular culture.
completely agree...was pitching this idea to a grime-fan film-maker the other day saying that a great grime documentary, would be one based on this tune - the career ups and downs of its five protagonists - Wiley, D Double, Kano, Goodz & Jammer - since it was released
EXACTLY - that's one of my favourite bits in any piece of music everQuote:
Originally Posted by viktorvaughn
I love the bit on Destruction VIP where Doogz comes in and shouts 'Over all...Over all - who be the best outta all?' It sounds like some strange war-cry
That's an amazing, amazing idea. It sends shivers up my spine to think of that.
What I think is astonishing about the track, really, is that none of the MCs bears a major debt to hiphop, they all have totally off the wall flows. That one track condenses everything that was fresh in grime into a track that's almost less than three minutes long (and that condensing, that kind of succinctness, was itself a key thing with grime)
Although it's not my favourite bit, at that stage you're thinking, cor, the fourth MC is going to have to do something pretty fresh to stand out after the first three... and then it's like some utterly possessed nutter has walked in the studio. It's so off the wall.
i think the 6minute version is more epic though
pulse eskimo IS gunshot.
I'll look at youtube tomorrow anyway.
Back to lists, my top 10 pirate sets because why not. This is just right now, off the top of my head;
1/2; Young Man Standing 1 & 2.
The encapulation of the concept; bags of MCs and hype, beats that still get me aggy now, EVERYONE on their one-line flows and biggest bars. Perfect.
3; 25/12/05, Roll Deep B2B Slew Dem B2B Ruff Sqwad.
Just look at the line-up. Xmas day sets always hold a soft spot in my heart- they're all drunkish, upbeat, just barring. First time I ever Tempz.
4; Roadside Gs, 1Xtra Halloween.
Cameo basically just plays all the beats from Lesson 2, few others obviously, bare slewing. RSGs are kind of a myth to me, I only have 2 of their sets, they're both amazing. Shame.
(not on the site yet, slipping)
5; Bionics ft Kano, Ghetto, Demon and Big Seac.
It's painful to even think about Kano I think. To think how sick he actually was and what he is, wow. This is his peak, for me. Big Seac is badly underappreciated, Ghetto less frenetic than normal and it just clicks.
6; 08/03/04, SLK and Ruff Sqwad
I've never understood why the internet ignores SLK (bar VIP2), such a heated crew. Ruff Sqwad you already know. Also has a beat I wheel myself on the mp3 that I've only heard there. 50 minutes of those on early 04 beats? Boy.
7; 27 minutes of Musical Mobb.
J-Wing, Dizzman and Rugrat in a mountain of distorted hype, all three of those are just madly underrated if not forgotten by most. I used to listen to this smoke weed with my cousin to this in my old Nova driving round Lewisham so much we knew every bar.
8; Durrty Vs Wiley, with Dizzee, God's Gift, a bit of waste.
If it wasn't for Dogzilla etc turning up, top 3. As it is, the biggest 1st half of a set going. Doogz, Wiley and Dizzee ciphering, turns into a clash, Wiley gets HYPE, it's sick.
9; Chronik and Tempz (slew dem) slewing Ghetto and Demon.
Needs to be heard to be heard, simple as. Angriest, funniest set ever.
I'll finish there, there are dozens I want to write about tbh and I'm going the pub in a minute.
they're in the site in the signature mate, i'm upping the RSGs Halloween to it later.