One day I'll get round to doing a post about my fave Brit hip-hop / grime tunes. The UK stuff has always appealed to me way more than US rap. Anyways, I was having a nostalgia youtube trip; and thought I'd share this really sweet and cute video from Lethal Bizzle. He's amazing live by the way - no one rocks a festie crowd like the Bizzle Bizzle!
His flow is a bit rubbish, but there's something so endearing about him...
Anyways, big up Wiley, Dizzee, Kano, Bizzle, Streets, Roll Deep, More Fire Crew and all the rest.
Bonus grime/punk video with LOTS of violence. Here's Bizzle gamely taking on The Ruts "Babylon's Burning", God bless 'im:
Nice one, Blimpy. A grime hitlist is a brilliant idea. I'm a fan of Kano, his "This Is My Life" has me fighting back tears every time. I worked with a young writers' group in Liverpool last year and the start of this - in fact, here's something about them: http://www.writingonthewall.org.uk/index.php?id=143 - and several of them were hugely into grime which in turn made me far more aware of the scene than I had been previously.
A week before they performed alongside Sway and Skinnyman, we'd taken them to see Wiley at the Bluecoat (great live/visual art and jazz/folk/literature venue but decidedly not a site for hip-hop nights) and he didn't show up (I get the impression having a hit record has made him something of an arse). Chipmunk was one of the rather embarrassed support acts and he got two of our lads on stage - they'd been meekly attending workshops and struggling to sort their act out in rehearsals for months, and then they got up on stage and absolutely stormed the place.
In light of what's been discussed on the mothership about issues like Gangsta Rap and lives of violence in general, I have to say I've found plenty of positivity associated with the Grime scene, even though it's clear that positivity and non-violence is a tough gig to pull off.
@steen, we should have a rap "battle" - with the other spillers voting on which songs they like best. we can "throw down" jams one by one until you inevitably lose ?
Well, as you know, I'm not really au fait with this hip hop malarkey. Is it true what they say, that American rap is all violence and swearing, bitches and hos and the bling that they're wearing? And British rap's just the same with a Deptford accent and a cultural cringe that takes you lower than a dachshund? Sounds ghastly.
I say, Abahachi, please don't make me kiss my virtual teeth at yo bad self, you jolly old playa-hater, you. The late 90s have just been on the phone (Nokia) asking if you can give back their copy of "Easy Nuh, Selecta - A Wicked Compendium Of Hip-Hop Argot As Practised By Denizens of the Commonwealth and HM Former Colonies"
You lot make me larf. Top points to the hip hop atrtist who first uses the expression "hand-bags" to describe the less-than-convincing "warfare" between rappers. Or indeed rappers and Haggis munching indie bands. When I were a lad it were all punks v teds blah blah.
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Great to see Bizzle at the Spill - more please.
Nice one, Blimpy. A grime hitlist is a brilliant idea. I'm a fan of Kano, his "This Is My Life" has me fighting back tears every time. I worked with a young writers' group in Liverpool last year and the start of this - in fact, here's something about them: http://www.writingonthewall.org.uk/index.php?id=143 - and several of them were hugely into grime which in turn made me far more aware of the scene than I had been previously.
A week before they performed alongside Sway and Skinnyman, we'd taken them to see Wiley at the Bluecoat (great live/visual art and jazz/folk/literature venue but decidedly not a site for hip-hop nights) and he didn't show up (I get the impression having a hit record has made him something of an arse). Chipmunk was one of the rather embarrassed support acts and he got two of our lads on stage - they'd been meekly attending workshops and struggling to sort their act out in rehearsals for months, and then they got up on stage and absolutely stormed the place.
In light of what's been discussed on the mothership about issues like Gangsta Rap and lives of violence in general, I have to say I've found plenty of positivity associated with the Grime scene, even though it's clear that positivity and non-violence is a tough gig to pull off.
That's it, McFLah, Outside!! It's fisticuffs time. What are you saying about US hip hop? USAUSAUSAUSA.
Actuallly, Saneshane has sent me a bit of British hip hop and I liked it a lot and am eager to learn more...
@steen, we should have a rap "battle" - with the other spillers voting on which songs they like best. we can "throw down" jams one by one until you inevitably lose ?
@may - i need to go check that kano track out. have you heard his tune where he samples black sabbath?
Oh, Blimpy, I would hate to have to humble you like that.
Yo' mouth writin cheques yo' ass can't handle
I'm a 'spill some disses, snuff you like a candle
I'll mop up what you 'spill cause I've got a hip hop dream team, and you've got jams like stale scones and slow flows like clotted cream.
Deep down you know US Hip Hop is weak, it's just like Hair Metal.
Pointlessly lost in the woods, like Hansel and Gretel
Well, as you know, I'm not really au fait with this hip hop malarkey. Is it true what they say, that American rap is all violence and swearing, bitches and hos and the bling that they're wearing? And British rap's just the same with a Deptford accent and a cultural cringe that takes you lower than a dachshund? Sounds ghastly.
It's a Hip Hop off!
I say, Abahachi, please don't make me kiss my virtual teeth at yo bad self, you jolly old playa-hater, you. The late 90s have just been on the phone (Nokia) asking if you can give back their copy of "Easy Nuh, Selecta - A Wicked Compendium Of Hip-Hop Argot As Practised By Denizens of the Commonwealth and HM Former Colonies"
But who gets Slick Rick?
You lot make me larf. Top points to the hip hop atrtist who first uses the expression "hand-bags" to describe the less-than-convincing "warfare" between rappers. Or indeed rappers and Haggis munching indie bands.
When I were a lad it were all punks v teds blah blah.
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