2. Grime History
• Grime is a style of British music
that emerged from Bow in
London in the early 2000s,
primarily as a development of UK
garage, drum & bass, hip hop and
dancehall. Pioneers of the style
include English rappers Dizzee
Rascal, Wiley, Roll Deep, Kano,
and Skepta.
• Grime emerged from Bow, East
London with its origins on UK
pirate radio stations, such as
Rinse FM, Deja Vu Fm, Freeze
92.7 & MajorFm.com were
essential to the evolution of the
genre.
• Dizzee Rascal and Wiley were
among the first to bring the genre
to the attention of the mainstream
media in 2003-4, with their albums
Boy in da Corner and Treddin' on
Thin Ice respectively. Dizzee Rascal
garnered broad critical acclaim and
commercial success with Boy in da
Corner winning the 2003 Mercury
Music Prize. Grime has received
exposure from television stations
including Channel U (now known as
Channel AKA), Logan Sama's show
on London station Kiss FM, and the
BBC's youth-oriented digital radio
station BBC Radio 1Xtra.
3. • Stylistically, grime draws on many genres including UK Garage,
Drum and Bass, Hip Hop/Rap and Dancehall. The lyrics and
music combine futuristic electronic elements and dark,
guttural bass lines.
• Frere-Jones also states that Grime has maintained a style
distinct from Hip Hop, with clear African and Caribbean
influences
