Pro-Corbyn grime posters spotted around London
Grime MCs Jme, AJ Tracey, Novelist and Akala have previously urged their Twitter followers to vote for the Labour leader
Stefflon Don gets real
Niloufar Haidari talks cake-making, YouTube comments and wining on Ed Sheeran with the ascendant star of UK rap
DJ Skrillz
A high-octane snapshot into the crowd-pleasing wave of DJ Skrillz and J Hus
Eight talking points from Gang Signs & Prayer
Carlos, Crazy Titch, confessions and Mumzy. #GSAP has got the timeline on fire, here are the initial takeaways.
Staying In
Your guide of what to watch, read and listen to this weekend
Devlin – The Devil In
Demons are fought and souls are searched on Devlin’s third album, but it’s the insular moments that resonate
When We Gonna Be Together: The Best Grime Love Songs
A selection of street serenades to soundtrack your Valentines Day, featuring Stormzy, Skepta, Ruff Sqwad and many more throwback classics
London turns out for Wiley‘s landmark Roundhouse show
Walking into The Roundhouse, the space already packed by 8pm, the audience a mixture of…
Stormzy unveils debut album artwork and title
It turns out #GSAP stands for Gang Signs & Prayer
New Gen – New Gen
17 young artists, including Stefflon Don and Ray BLK, from the UK rap and grime scenes step up in this XL-assisted comp. We go in.
JME to appear in Simon Amstell’s new movie about veganism
The grime MC will feature alongside including Martin Freeman, Joanna Lumley and Vanessa Feltz in Amstell’s directorial debut
Did Wiley just reveal that he’s playing Glastonbury 2017?
“Come to Glastonbury festival I need to show you something.”
Wiley – Godfather
For years, Wiley was seen as one of grime’s dominant narratives, but as he acknowledges on his latest album, his role is changing.
Staying In
We are nearly there now friends. We are nearly there now.
Skepta takes on Ally Pally with the gang
Hamda Issa-Salwe joins the 10,000-strong crowd for the Tottenham Top Boy’s victorious homecoming
Albums Of The Year 2016
The 100 best albums of the last 12 months, according to Crack Magazine
Skepta’s going on Top of the Pops
The BBC have announced the lineups for their yearly Christmas Day and New Years Eve editions…
Midnight Movement
Gwyn Thomas De Chroustchoff rounds up the best tracks being played and obeyed on dance floors around the world this month
Skepta wants to spends his Mercury Prize money on community projects
The Tottenham MC told The Evening Standard that he wants to spend his untouched prize…
MJ Cole and AJ Tracey snare London’s energy on The Rumble
Two of the capital’s finest link up to share a love-letter to London with a…
Dapper Laughs is hosting a grime night
Disgraced comedian Dapper Laughs is heading up an otherwise solid lineup of AJ Tracey, Ghetts,…
Skepta teams up with Section Boyz for Worst
“Theresa knows Britain is mine” Section Boyz dropped a new track featuring Skepta last night…
Listen to Elijah & Skilliam’s Grime 2016 compilation now
The latest edition of Elijah & Skilliam’s annual grime compilation is available to buy and…
The rhythm and spite of
Boy In Da Corner rekindled
The year Dizzee Rascal dropped out of college in 2002 he sat down with producer…
Sir Spyro:
Humble Awakening
Tomas Fraser speaks with one of instrumental grime’s unsung heroes.
Dizzee Rascal fans reflect on discovering Boy In Da Corner
We spoke to those in the queue for the Boy In Da Corner’s long-awaited homecoming about the impact of this landmark British release
Elijah & Skilliam announce Butterz Grime 2016 compilation
The Butterz bosses tap Skepta, Kano, Wiley and AJ Tracey for their roundup of the…
Wiley shares latest version of Godfather tracklist
Wiley’s latest album Godfather is due out at the end of October Wiley has shared…
Skepta has won the Mercury Prize
The UK MC’s album Konnichiwa has beaten the frontrunner, David Bowie’s Blackstar, to win this…
Blackpool’s teenybop grime scene is blowing up on YouTube
If the bars are to be believed then Blackpool’s 12 year olds are way more into guns, robbery and violence than we’d ever imagined