Grime and UK rap 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLlskM33v18

Ocean Wisdom has got to be the fastest MC in the UK

I'm obssessed with this song at the moment. I don't know how he raps that fast.

There's been rumours that the Krept track is a send for Wiley. No idea if that's true or not

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0EKS2YfLc0

D DOUBLE E IS IN THE IKEA CHRISTMAS ADVERT

I'm thinking that his wee adlibs like 'Badabupbup' or 'Oowa oowa' could almost be the names of Ikea products. Or maybe not.

Big up @jeremycorbyn

— Born In January (@WileyUpdates) November 15, 2019

Thank you Wiley.

— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) November 15, 2019

No problem my brother 💥

— Born In January (@WileyUpdates) November 16, 2019

Grime 4 Corbyn doesn't seem to be much of a thing this year but he does have some Cambridge drillers on side though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4UVjfS1hKQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAGWZMOs6-M

Scrufizzer on an absolute kerlassic grime riddim from back in the day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xChXtyJ1xlA

Not really grime or rap. Probably the closest we'll ever get to Wiley and Riko doing a tune with Tracy Chapman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bab212vVOn8

Dave does drill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py2Ff3pHjUw

Ramz with a conscious track about mental health. He had some serious issues earlier this year but I think he's OK now. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the UK drill lads have serious mental health issues from being around violence from a young age and always having to be on the lookout for opps. I work in mental health and I've seen quite a few guys who have had issues with anxiety and PTSD as adults as a result of growing up in that kind of environment and not being able to show any kind of vulnerability. It's sad to see.

That Riko and Wiley Words thing is bonkers and not a great look for Wiley in particular.

There's a new Yizzy & Dizzee song out there that's a kind of brostep/grindie mashup apparently designed entirely for snowboarding festivals and it would be absolutely terrible if it wasn't for the fact that both MCs are absolutely nailing it.

I'm thinking that his wee adlibs like 'Badabupbup' or 'Oowa oowa' could almost be the names of Ikea products. Or maybe not.

Pretty sure I've got a Mui Mui bedside table.

New JME album bangs.

Been wanting to hear that! is it streaming anywhere yet?

Its only on cd/vinyl I think.

You will no doubt be overjoyed to find out there's an entire track in which he extrapolates upon the themes inherent in the old line "I had to have bare meetings with pricks". Complete with a fake ecclesiastical choir of JMEs singing "so many pricks" over a sombre organ sound.

RIP Bis, doesn't say in the article what happened, but seems he was stabbed :(

http://grmdaily.com/bis-harlem-spartans-passes-away

Bad day for drill yesterday. SJ from OFB got life for murder and LD and ASAP from 67 got four years each for drugs. What a waste.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkFojwKDp9k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHTCpCthFns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXxNMrnZO0w

Dot Rotten's back and he gives Jay 1 what for with this one. Didn't get paid for a beat apparently. It's a shame Dot isn't bigger than he is, he's always been one of the best MCs/producers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YALVJjDUk3I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E900rttqA_Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnO7pu2jZdI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb-Nwt65VZk

Have some drill. And an article about UK rappers from outside London and how some of them are doing rather well for themselves - https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/nov/15/a-funny-accent-draws-bare-attention-how-regional-rappers-stormed-the-charts

Aitch is a good rapper but there's something about him that gets on my nerves. He just seems like a wee dick.

The flow on that Dot Rotten Original Real Talk is gripping. I like the production better on Land of the Brave but I'd like to hear him riding some truly strong grime.

New JME album bangs.

It sure does! Grime's not dead! And he's gone top 40 with a physical only release >>>>

Getting those big grins off Grime MC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PBxeTmI5I4

Yxng Bane's had a quiet year but his verse on this is decent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV-WUkru6nA

DiDgat coming with all the punchlines

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAo8BCzdZCY

I think we need more Jamaican accents in drill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GCiTjB-g68

I also think that we need more drill songs about reality TV shows

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTsiRohBczY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_f7Gkm_W7Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKrSt1y-5oM

Zone 2 have been putting in the work lately. 'No Censor' has gone a bit viral because it's the rudest drill track in some time. I'm thinking they must have known it would be taken down by the police right away and that that would get them some more attention. It keeps getting taken down and re-uploaded so there's no point linking it here but this reaction video in which ProdByWalkz looks progressively more horrified throughout the track has somehow stayed up. It's actually a decent tune and probably the least Christmassy thing you'll hear this year.

There's not been many drill songs taken down recently because MCs aren't naming names any more or they're getting edited out (saying that you mash work on opps etc is apparently fine, naming said opps and where they live will get your video removed). I don't know if this has had any effect on the levels of violence whatsoever.

two tracks into the JME album I am going to nominate him for Labour leader and Mayor and Pope

magnificent album and an even better person

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cDBREutW8g

Dot Rotten sends for JME

magnificent album and an even better person

― imago

as soon as i heard the album it got right into my top 10 of the year. really amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIlMtVGI5Pg

Drake's made a UK drill tune and it's quite good. I think he's the first drill rapper to appear in the video wearing a balaclava or ski mask while actually taking part in winter sports

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlyF1AXyECY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C2SVR_Dy0w

Skengdo and AM back on form