CrowleyHead
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This article appears on the front p...ich is what Skepta's always been eager to do.
This article appears on the front p...ich is what Skepta's always been eager to do.
That article is annoying, God. What about Gucci? If you want rap with an undercurrent of depression.
I often feel the same thing about Trim's music. Hmm. Rap in The Guardian is always doomed to lose.
if skepta becomes famous as the international face of grime (like if play a grime record, will people go "oh like skepta?" or rush up and request skepta), i think i'll kill myself
if skepta becomes famous as the international face of grime (like if play a grime record, will people go "oh like skepta?" or rush up and request skepta), i think i'll kill myself
That's a bit extreme innit?!
C'mon he produced nuff classics and he was easily one of the best MCs around 05-07.
7-8 years ago.
I do not mind Stormzy, I definitely think he's vastly overrated, but he's recognized as a people's champ, so its one of those things where charisma overtakes the talent.
I mean, musically Big Narstie's done FUCK ALL these past few years, I'm not gonna deny he's famous now for a reason. Might be the wrong reasons, but people like what they like, and they base (pun not intended) who they're interested in off different criteria.
I love Mez out of the newest younger grime MCs, a lot more than I do anyone in The Square, but that's because I like what he does flow and bar wise a lot more than those guys.
You're also talking about a time period when the grime MC market was oversaturated though. Do not get me wrong, I remember when I saw Fangol on that Logan Set with the "I'm not giving no girl my rolex so you best pray that William's here" bars. Great. But the problem was that in that 3rd generation MC wave there was already far too many MCs getting hyped all simultaneously that the filtration process was difficult.
Now that Grime has another 'hot moment' and you know, younger MCs wouldn't bail on it for road rap (*cough* TEFLON, KREPT & KONAN *cough*), there's been a lot more effort made to pick up newer, younger talent and really drive them up. There was also 4 years ago, but I honestly don't rate nearly any of those guys. To this day I hear Merky Ace and think "What the fuck are you guys doing to yourselves? This is like the UK Ace Hood."
A lot of it probably has to do with the genre's re-adaptation to technology. All these channels like soundcloud, youtube, the various internet radio stations, Rinse, Deja picking grime back up, raves coming back to small degrees and MCs no longer needing to promote themselves via shitty tours to 6 spots are now becoming a bit more regular and plausible.