A bit out of no-where, we've got a war dub from Jendor for Dot Rotten. At one point they both were in OGz, until Dot Rotten left to persue his own solo career. The track comes pretty much out of no-where. "Your a hater, a snake", "where were you? I never saw you at the funeral" and "I killed Dot Rotten, and sent Dot Rotten to where Young Dot is". As you can see, Jendor goes quiet personal with the bars, Dot has to reply to this. It'll be interesting to see what he says...
Solo 45 Feat. JME - Incredible Hulk [Radio Rip]
With Phantom Edition now two weeks away, expect to hear more music from Solo 45 on the radio in the near future. At first there was a bit of excitment when the mixtape was announced, but since then, Solo has been a bit quiet. We've only seen one video (Serious), and not heard much or any if that, tracks of his on the radio. Here's on featuring JME taken from Logan Sama's show in the early hours of this morning.
Dream Mclean, Random Impulse, Griminal & Lioness - NHNT Freestyle [Video]
It's time for episode three now, and it's not too long till the official show either (September 4th). For the third video, we've got rapidly up-and-coming artist Dream Mclean, Random Impusle who's re-created many tracks from scratch using his electric guitar, Griminal - who we all know, and female artist Lioness. Out of all of them though, it's Dream who stands out for me. Patiently waiting for his new release...
Wiley - Say It Twice Freestyle [Free Download]
Continuing with the trend of constantly giving away free tracks, here's another from Wiley. The constant tracks are great to add to your collection, but I feel Wiley hasn't made a classic for a while now. Maybe he should give up constantly putting out music, and just put all his effort into one track at a time. Nothing amazing has happend since Playtimes Over, let's face it. Download it here.
Doller Da Dustman - No Bally On [Audio]
Hard work always pays off, and Doller has put in a lot of hard work this year, not to mention ZDot too. The duo have already put a EP out together, and their musically partnership is looking like it's going to continue. The latest track being No Bally On. Doller once again shows us why his reputation and fan base is constantly growing...
Deekay - Call It A Day [Free Download]
There's many free downloads floating about at the moment, but this is one I've been waiting for for a while now. Sixteen year old Deekay has built his name up through freestyle videos and sets. Whether that be a Daily Duppy or an appearance on Logan's show. Deekay also featured in the New Wave video I'm A Star alongside Kozzie and Maxsta too.
Call It A Day has no features at all (bar the Logan Sama set), and most of the tracks are also produced by Deekay himself. As well as that, Deekay also mixed down the tracks and mastered the tracks too. Pretty impressive for a sixteen year old. If you want to download the mixtape, click here.
Fire Camp - Shut Up [Track Of The Week]
It's the return of da Bizzle, the return of Fire Camp, the return of some much needed hype in Grime. Fire Camp decided to give Shut Up away after it was played on Logan's show on Tuesday morning. It was a toss up between Jendor's deep track about N.E (When It Rains, It Storms), or a bit of Fire Camp on a track with a bit of wobble. The latter wins this week. Download the track here.
Devlin Feat. Yasmin - Runaway [Radio Rip]
On Friday, Devlin discuessed his new track with the Sun entitled Game Over featuring Tinchy Stryder and produced by Labrinth. So when Runaway was played on MistaJam's show last night, it wasn't what we expected. Devlin is known for his complex lyrics, and more times than not, it's about his area or politics. This time around, it's about gettting up out of his area and leaving. It's not Grimy, it's a deep and up-lifting track by the young Dagenham artist. It's going to get plently of airplay, so hopefully it'll chart high. Download it here.
Merky Ace & Ego - Kids Of The Underground Freestyle [Video]
(Photography by Kids of the Underground)
Both members of the Family Tree recently had a photoshoot with the Kids of the Underground, and both have spat their own individual freestyles. This time around, both Merky Ace and Ego have jumped on the beat to release some more of their lyrics for the camera. Kids of Grime or Kids of the Underground, either way, they're putting the work in at the moment. Watch out for Blue Battlefield coming soon from Merky.
Sway Feat. Akon - Just A Matter Of Time [Video]
A different video from Sway here. It doesn't feature him nor Akon, well, in real life anyway. The cartoon video is for the track Just a Matter of Time taken from Sway's release entitled the Delivery mixtape. Sway's new style is completely different from his former. Long gone are the days of the cheeky lyrics from the young North Londoner. Nowadays it's a more mature Sway hooking up with one of the most well known artists in the world, Akon.
Maxsta Feat. Big Shizz - On The Low [Video]
Today we've got a more mature Maxsta. Max is known who he little comments on Twitter and his exciting hype on tracks, but this is the softer side of him. The young East London artist talks about how the fame of being a Grime artist has stopped him from doing his normal day-to-day activities. On the Low is filled with meaningful lyrics and overall, simply a very good track with Shizz on the hook. Hopefully we'll see the release of this soon. It's one for those days where you just want to zone out...
Kano Feat. Michelle Breeze - Upside (5:19 Show) [Video]
If you can't get enough of Kano's new sound, then this video is for you. Kano hit the 5:19 Show the other day to perform his new single Upside. It's been a bumpy ride for the East Ham resident, but it looks like he's finally found his feet. Method to the Madness sounds like it's going to be potentially a very good and solid album. Check it out below.
Newham Generals - Bag Of Grease [Release]
It's been in the pipeline for a few months now, but we're finally one step closer to the release. The Newham Generals duo of D Double E and Footsie have as of today given us some info about their forthcoming release, Bag of Grease. There's no official artwork or tracklisting yet, but at least we know the release date, 4th October. Keep it locked to the blog for more info as soon as we get it.
Don Strapzy Feat. Ghetts - Lyrical Murder [Video]
"I like Garage, I like Rap, but I love Grime", and here's one example of Ghetts proving that statement. Ghetts hooked up with one of Lewisham's finest rappers around, Don Strapzy. As usual, Strapzy places football relations into his bars, "I run up on Gary, for the Pallister". The duo are arguably the best two of their respected genres, Grime and Rap. We've heard Ghetts a few times on rap now, but what about Stapzy on Grime?
Devlin - Bizz Sessions [Video]
(Photography by the Sun)
The Sun run a little project called the Bizz Sessions where they can various music artists into their recording booth and play their new tracks. As well as playing Brainwashed and Community Outcast, Devlin also covered the track A Town Called Malice by the Jam. Whilst there, Devlin also revealed information about his forthcoming single entitled Game Over with Tinchy Stryder and Labrinth. Check all three tracks performed live by the boy from Dagenham below by clicking their names below.
Avalanch Feat. Wrekige & Vigilants - Dirt To Dish [Video]
It's probably my favourite track off No Invitation, and Avalanch has gone and shot a little hood video for Dirt to Dish. With the opening lyrics talking about "f*ck Grime". Avalanch isn't leaving Grime, just like many of us, he's had enough of all this awful MCs giving Grime a bad name. on the features for his latest hood video, Avalanch draw in Wrekige and Vigilants to express their opinions on the Grime scene in 2010 too.
Little Dee - Light Work [Video]
Littles once said, "2009, I rap now". Well, this isn't Grime. Also, it's not the best video I've ever seen either. Shot whilst the OGz member was out on holiday, it looks like we've got Little Dee finally moving away from his Grime roots. The track isn't bad, but it does drag on a little if your a great lover of rap music.
Ace & Vis Chat To Roll Deep [Video]
They've gone from being the Grime crew to being the Grime-Pop crew of the moment. Roll Deep at this point in time already had one number one in the bag. The video below is moments before the announcement that Green Light is the second number one by the Grime legends. For those who think that Roll Deep don't make Grime anymore, check their recent free Grime download, Say No More.
Launchpad Management - New Music Label [News]
If your an aspiring artist, this may just interest you. Launchpad Management is a brand new Independent Record Label offering artists professional Digital Distribution of their Music. Launchpad also offers intense promotion for their artists and music. Primarily a one single deal is offered; thereafter the artist can negotiate further deals being which singles or albums. Launchpad welcomes all types of genres of music, not just Grime.
If you are an aspiring artist, please send examples of your work to info.launchpadmusic@gmail.com. Also, Launchpad are on Twitter, @LaunchpadMM.
D Double E - Video Diary [Video]
(Photography by Kids of the Underground)
For all those die-hard Newham Generals fans who have wondered where D Double E has been, he's been all over the place. DEE's been out in Napa raving, solving domestic arguments, plus, there's some footage of him spraying some bars at Just Jam. Overall, this video is just the day-to-day antics of the Grime legend that is D Double E.
Young Adz Feat. Benjamin A.D - Victorious [Video]
If you've followed the blog since the early days, you'd know that we've been supporting these brothers since the early days. Over the past eight to ten months, Young Adz has dramatically improved. His lyrics are better, his flow is sharp, plus his delivery has improved too. Adz is a kid to keep an eye out for in the future. Benjamin A.D on the other-hand has slyly moved away from Grime and has moved towards rap with his recent tracks. Here's another example of that. I'm not complaining though...
Kozzie - Kids Of The Underground Freestyle [Video]
(Photography by Kids of the Underground)
Whether you call them the Kids of Grime or Kids of the Underground, there's no doubting that this blog is taking over the scene at the moment. Verena Stefanie started out by just snapping away at Grime raves, but now she's move onto filming freestyles from these gigs she attends. The latest being by former 'Ardest Barrers member Kozzie.
Frisco - Fully Grown [Artwork]
Apprently it wasn't a little build up to his album, but putting out the Have That EP has generated a bit of hype around his name. Via the every popular social networking site called Twitter, today we've got the artwork for Frisco's forthcoming album, Fully Grown. It's been a long time in the making, but at least we're one step closer to hearing it. There's no tracklisting or release date as of yet, but when there is, you know where to check for it.
P Money + DJ JJ - Rinse FM Set [Free Download]
(Photography by Kids of the Underground)
On the regular P Money reaches the Rinse FM studios to spit a few bars. With OGz DJ on the decks (DJ JJ), P spat over a large majority of Dubstep beats yesterday. You've got a few oldies in the mix including Rusko's Jahova beat. Below is a clip from the set, and you can download the full set here, and the full show here.
Blacks - Bluetapes Freestyle [Video]
(Photography by Kids of the Underground)
The Bluetapes is a free download consisting of Lewisham's finest MCs. Of course, you had to have the likes of P Money, Little Dee, and not forgetting Blacks too. The genre of the mixtape being rap, something we don't hear Blacks nor any of the OGz spit over on the regular. Of course you'll hear them on Grime, the other dominent genre being Dubstep. Blacks recently hooked up with Lockdown Records to shoot a hood video for his freestyle from the mixtape. Click here to be re-directed to the download link and the tracklisting of the Bluetapes.
Tinie Tempah's Performance @ V Festival [Video]
Tinie Tempah recently tore down the tent at V Festival. As well as performing his chart topping hits Pass Out and Frisky, Tinie also performed a new track from his forthcoming album Disc-Overy entitled Invincible. Whilst there, he also performed a cover of Lady Gaga's Bad Romance.
Slaughter, Rival & RD - Kids Of The Underground Freestyle [Video]
(Photography by Kids of the Underground)
There was plenty of hype from inside the Old Blue during Rude Kid's launch party, and it looks like some of that overflowed onto the streets outside. Lucky enough, as usual, Kids of the Underground were at the event and caught the action on their photo camera as well as their video camera.
Slaughter, Rival & RD - Kids Of The Underground Freestyle
RD - Kids Of The Underground Freestyle
Jendor - When It Rains It Storms [Radio Rip]
Last year OGz crew member Nu Era passed away. P Money spat some bars about his friend on a Logan Sama set, but Jendor has gone one step further and made a track dedicated to the fallen soldier. As you can guess, it's a deep and personal track from Jendor. The instrumental itself is dark, a brillant production and great choice by Jendor.
Bruza - I Love East Freestyle [Video]
Originally the video was put up a week or so ago, but was taken down for some reason. So for those who missed it whilst it was up for only a couple of hours, here's Bruza's brand new freestyle for Grime Daily wearing the I Love East t-shirt. Don't forget, Tales of the Underdog is still avaliable for free download here.
Doller Da Dustman Feat. Mercston - Money Man Remix [Audio]
Once again, we've got a Doller Da Dustman and ZDot link up. ZDot is the definition of a Grime producer in 2010. The young producer seems to be everywhere at the moment, and it seems he's producing nearly every beat Doller jumps on. Tonight we've got a remix of the track featuring former Movement member Mercston. Keep an eye out for the Act Loose video coming very soon to a YouTube screen near you.
OGz - Grime Originators [Radio Rip]
(Photography by Kids of the Underground)
Nowadays, it seems that P Money, Blacks and Little Dee are the only active members from within the OGz camp. Such artists as Jendor and Desperado are still making tracks, but not as much apart of OGz as they use to. The trio of P, Blacks and Dee hit the studio recently to make this brand new track span on Logan's show entitled Grime Originators. During 2009, they were the crew of the year. Into 2010, they're more focused on their solo projects that a collective one. Hopefully we'll hear more info about OG Season Volume 2 soon though...
Fire Camp - Shut Up [Free Download]
I've been waiting for someone to rip Shut Up from Logan's show on Tuesday morning, but this is one step further. Fire Camp have decided to give away the full quality of the Benga production. Lethal Bizzle was apart of More Fire Crew before the member disbanded and Bizzle decided to carry on the legacy with his new crew, Fire Camp. After a few years away, hopefully this is the return of them. Download the track here.
Kano Feat. Ghetts - Lady Killer [Radio Rip]
The dynamic duo have been linking up for years making hits. Typical Me being one example of that. After all, Kano was the one who brought Ghetts, then called Ghetto. Their latest collaboration which is taken from Method to the Madness being entitled Lady Killer. From the track that have been leaked from the album, it looks like it could potentially be a very solid album. Afterall, 140 Grime Street was pretty weak for someone of Kano's standards.
Crazy Titch - Don't Phone Me Freestyle + Mini-Mix [Audio]
Early this morning we witnessed one of Logan's best shows in a while. With the release of Crazy Times Volume 2 just around the corner, Logan dropped another new track by Crazy T, a freestyle over the Don't Phone Me instrumental. But, that wasn't the best part of the show though. For those new Grime fans, the one who didn't listen when Crazy clashed Dizzee on the roof of Deja, or when Crazy hit Tim Westwood's show to drop Jus' A Arshole, Logan did a little Crazy Titch mini-mix. It was amazing. Everything from his Ice Rink freestyle to his most infamous track, Singalong. Download the freestyle here, and check the mini-mix below.
Crazy Titch - Don't Phone Me Freestyle
Crazy Titch Mini-Mix
Wiley - Tell Ya For Free [Free Download]
Since his infamous Zip Files release, Wiley has been constantly putting out new music. Last week we heard two new tracks played on DJ JJ's Rinse FM show, and now this week, we've got another. To celebrate Roll Deep getting their second number one, Wiley decided to give away the track Tell Ya For Free. Download it here and listen below.
JayKast & Ego - Kids Of The Underground Freestyles [Video]
Kids of the Underground, or Kids of Grime as they're also known are quickly establishing theirselves as a force within the media side of Grime. Kids of Grime are constantly hitting the Grime raves to bring us photo's of the nights we've missed, or even to remember the night if we've had one too many drinks. They're now expanded from just photography and into getting the Grime MCs who have had a photoshoot with them to drop a freestyle. The latest two artists being JayKast and Ego. Check the freestyles below.
JayKast - Kids Of The Underground Freestyle
Ego - Kids Of The Underground Freestyle
S-X & Jamie Dred Interview With Word On Road [Video]
Word On Road are responsible for pushing many Midlands based artists with their interviews and hood videos. For this interview though, it's a more professional look rather than standing around on the streets and talking into a camera. Word On Road sat down and had a chat with the man behind the Woooo Riddim, S-X, as well as Jamie Dred who's also apart of Stay Fresh. S-X has also been working closely with King Beezy who's currently over here in the UK, so Beezy also got in on the action. As well as the interviews, Word On Road has provided footage of Sox, Haze The Truth & Hypes with their brand new freestyles.
Swedish House Mafia Vs Tinie Tempah - Miami 2 Ibiza [Radio Rip]
As we get closer to the release date of Disc-Overy, we're hearing more and more tracks from the album. We all know about the hits Pass Out and Frisky already, plus Tinie's track with Kelly Rowland was played on the radio too the other day. There's been a video shot for Tinie Tempah's new single Written in the Stars too. Mr Tempah has also hooked up with Swedish House Mafia for the track Miami 2 Ibiza. Zane Lowe has labelled it his 'Hottest Record in the World'. Therefore, it has to be good, no?
Marger - Range [Free Download]
(Photography by Kids of the Underground)
Marger works closely alongside Rival, and both artists are gaining a reputation at a fast pace. The latest track by Marger with Nytz on production showcases his lyrical talent over the dark beat. The production has that dark vibe with a hard kick involved. The beat on it's own is a very good production, but with Marger flowing over the top, it's a lot better. Downlaod Range here.
Mercston - Money Man [Video]
Mercston is going from strength to strength. Instead of simply putting out tracks via a radio station and never doing anything with them, Mercs is constantly putting out videos. Watching music videos is much more interesting than sitting listening to a radio rip covered in Westwood bombs or Logan talking over the top. Mercston has his head switched on and has noticed this, so here's another video from Mercs with ZDot once again on the production.
Voltage - Right Above It Freestyle (UK Remix)
Voltage as of recent has jumped on several American Hip-Hop beats and released them all at once. Over the past week we've already seen Voltz drop two new tracks, and here's another one. This time around Voltage jumps on the same beat as Lil Wayne and Canada's Drake. Voltage sounds comfortable on the genre, so I wouldn't mind hearing more from him on this style of music...
Dot Rotten, Calibar, Black the Ripper & Mz Bratt - NHNT Freestyle [Video]
The first Cypher freestyle featuring Mega and Mayhem of SAS, Mystro and Wretch 32 built quite a buzz. The foursome spat over Kanye West's Power instrumental, and this time around we've got Grime on the agenda. Alongside Calibar you'll catch former OGz member Dot Rotten, Edmonton representor Black the Ripper as well as Mz Bratt.
Kano + D Double E (Ras Kwame MC Session) [Video]
His return to music this time around is much more impressive than his previous attempt. When Kano returned with 140 Grime Street, it didn't go as he quite would of wanted. This time around with a brand new sound and album in set to be released, it looks like Kano has found a style that suits him well. Kano performs his new single Upside and the Chase and Status production Spaceship exclusivly for Ras Kwame.
Kano Feat. Michelle Breeze - Upside (Ras Kwame MC Session)
Kano - Spaceship (Ras Kwame Exclusive MC Session)
The other week Ras Kwame uploaded D Double E's live performance of Street Fighter to his YouTube account. Today DirteeStankTV uploaded some behind the scenes footage including DEE's Woooo Riddim performance.
D Double E - Behind the Scenes @ Ras Kwame MC Session
Rude Kid - Hypnotize EP Launch Party [News]
It all went down at the Old Blue the other night. Rude Kid had a launch party for his Hypnotize EP and there was plenty of Grime involved. The night had clashes between Kozzie and Delusion, Rival and Hammer got a bit headed, then the likes of the OGz torn down the set as usual. Wicked TV caught all the action, and Kids of the Underground got the snaps of the night. Below I've got a few videos from the night, and a couple of photos to go along with the videos.
Once Upon A Grime Meets Macca + Free Reborn Mixtape [Interview / Free Download]
Today we see the release of Wolves based Macca's mixtape entitled Reborn. Macca is apart of the Stay Fresh team which also consists of young producer of the moment S-X, Despa who shoots many of their videos, and the fastly becoming infamous Jamie Dred.
A couple of days back, Once Upon A Grime became the first blog to leak the tracklisting for the mixtape Reborn. Frisco makes a feature, S-X has produced many of the beats, and of course, the Stay Fresh team are constanlty being heard throughout. I caught up with Macca to chat about Reborn, Midlands Grime and future plans for him and his crew Stay Fresh. Hit the jump to read it, and also to get the link to download the mixtape too.
Marco Del Horno Feat. P Money - Ho! Riddim (DJ Swerve Remix) [Track Of The Week]
P Money can't stop making hit after hit. This time around with the thanks to DJ Swerve on the remix, the Ho! Riddim gets a fresh twist to it. A little bit of wobble is involved with this, so is it Grime or Dubstep? Either way, it's my track of the week. P is on fire at the moment, and here's another example of that.
Marger - Kids Of The Underground Freestyle [Video]
(Photography by Kids of the Underground)
Kids of the Underground are quickly establishing as a force in the Grime scene. Verena Stefanie started out by just taking a few snaps of Grime artists, but now she's picked up the camera too. We've recently had snaps of various Just Jam's, Nico Lindsay in the studio, plus a quick photo shoot before this freestyle from Marger. Marger brings some contrivertial lyrics with him;
"Turned around and gave him a Kano, dropped. Coming back like M.I.(K), flopped".
Riko Feat. Scratchy - Revolution [Radio Rip]
Radio Cardiff is quite a random station to hear a brand new Riko track. The former Roll Deep member has linked up again with current Roll Deep member Scratchy for the track Revolution. The track sounds like it has a Ska twist to it to me. It's a nice up-beat and feel good track from Riko. Scratchy skips over the beat well too to be honest. Overall a very solid track.
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