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As an American, I'm really sad that garage and grime never got any love on the radio in the U.S... I had to settle for exposing people to it via excessive volume from car stereo.
UK hip hop as a whole has long had trouble breaking thru in the States. Hipsters are more likely to check it out, but the traditional fan base in America do not take it seriously whatsoever. They'll hear a Britishism and bust out laughing.
Dancehall isn’t mentioned enough with how Grime MC’s learned to clash through watching Reggae Sting in Jamaica. Even UK Garage crews such as Heartless Crew were schooled by Dancehall Artiste like Bounty Killer, Ninja Man and Scare Dem Crew for example. Edit: I'm happy that others has agreed with my statement.
@@leonpalmer2429 Exactly. People who has grown around Black people in England (like himself) knows about Dancehall. I grew up in North West London where Jamaican Culture dominates Brent borough. Grime is closer to Dancehall rather than any music made in America.
“Dance Wiv Me” was my first exposure to Dizzee but when I went through his back catalogue and heard “Fix Up, Look Sharp”. It completely blew me away. His cadence, rapping was so just punchy and powerful. It’s perfection.
Thanks for making this video! I'm American but as a teen I dated a north Londoner who introduced me to Grime around 2005, and "Fix Up, Look Sharp" was the first song that got me hooked. I remember listening along with him to Kano, the Mitchell Brothers, Wiley, Skepta, etc and trying to introduce them to my American friends who didn't get it back then. This brought back good memories. And my favorite classic Grime tunes are "Routine Check" by the Mitchelle Brothers and "Where's the G's" by Dizzee and UGK.
I remember following this so closely at the, I was so young too 13-16 through high school. Downloading his stuff through limewire taking a hour for one song on 256mb "broadband". Even had a 40 off minute rip of a radio freestyle battle of dizzee and so solid crew's "Asher d (Ashley walters, the now actor.) Both went on to do great things. Dizzee's a legend still to check out what "E3 AF" has to offer... Hyped.
It’s so bizarre to me that he wasn’t big in the US back then, I think because of like limewire and other mp3 sharing sites, my friends in regional Australia were listening to him at house parties in like 2006
I remember hearing Dizzee on The New Music TV show here in Canada back in 2003. They were doing a spotlight on this new grimey sound coming out of the UK underground. There was nothing else like it and I had to have that album as soon as I heard it. I can't believe that was almost 20 years ago.
as a kid growing up late 90's early 00's in provincial England your love for our culturally unique contributions from all genres intrinsically British really warms the cockles of my heart.... big respect.
Honestly England is a huge melting pot for different genres. Almost every decade in music history has huge british acts pushing different genres forward and its honestly one of our biggest strengths as a nation
Dizzee really doesn't get the respect he deserves. It's sad to me that his pop years have clouded his clout as a grime pioneer. I hope with his new album that he can be regarded in a better light. Great video Trash.
anyone who knows grime knows how important dizzee was in the early days. his new album won't change anything though, and it won't be particularly good either.
@@radthibideaux9978 you’re not wrong but it would be hard to out-do what he has already left as his tome of work. He was shafted by the Industry as much as he walked away, rightly IMO:him walking. I can only wish the dude a good-life...he was needed and he put himself front and centre to show others it could be done...is how I have always thought of him..and I’m an Olde from mixing Rare-Groove+Warehouse Krews from the days of London Posse, SoulIISoul etc. Jus old enough to be his Dad...and I kno a lot of Bow/Poplar from sooooo much. He sounds soooo BOW! And I’m a RudeBwoii...or WAS! 😜🔥🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
Not from the UK, from a small town in michigan and toledo, and i was the first of my friends to get into grime. Fix up look sharp was on a music channel late night and ever since ive been hooked. I will never understand why it isnt a bigger thing here in the states
Favourite grime tune impossible to say, so here's a few: pow (forward riddim), p's & q's, kano - what have you done , garage skank, rhythm & gash, more fire crew - oi, roll deep - bounce, when im ere. So many classics.
As a brummie, I have to stan The Streets OPM. I remember getting old JME demos through infrared on my way to school back in the day and stealing my sister's Westwood CDs.
Finally, this is truth, I was 16 when calling in to ''the box'' to get ''I luv you'' on the tellie in the Netherlands, calling my best friend to share these ''gabber kicks'' beats, we're hooked ever since 2004 and going!
This is my favorite music channel on UA-cam. Loved this sound when I was in college, one of the reasons I picked up a mic was Dizzee Rascal's fix up look sharp. The Streets original pirate material was another huge influence.
This was pure nostalgia..I was their from day one.. Dizzee So solid Oxide and nutrino And a few other brought grime to the masses. This was my teen years..it was pure hype.
Awesome video! As a hip hop fan I could always hear the similarities between the double time hip hop beats pioneered by timabaland and grime. I think what's your fantasy is at exactly 140bpm as well, it's cool to hear him actually state the influence.
Damn Three 6 Mafia's influence is literally evident in all rap and it's derivatives post-1990's, as someone who grew up on grime and loves Memphis rap I really appreciate that you included it
I’ll be 19 this year and Grime was something I got into when I was 11 when I got hooked to Bassline Junkie by Dizzee, bought his Boy In Da Corner album. I also started listening to JME around the same time as I was a massive fan of Channel AKA, first track I remember hearing of JME’s was Integrity. Ever since then, been hooked on Grime, old school and new school as well UK garage, UK hip hop and 2step.
Oh so many years ago I remember seeing Dizzie in a kind of "rap battle" at a festival or something and thinking he was spectacular. It's so great he's done so well ❤
Big up... cool docu... bought boy in da corner in 2003... loved it... there was a media content on it so I watched the video to I luv U and the song switched to vexed... which was only on the american release... became my fav tune...
Man your videos are so well made, respect. I'm a big fan of 80s and 90s west coast hip hop and this has the same originality and energy. I've heard of grime and was like ya whatever, but this shit is good!
If one where to reach back to the roots of this sound I would opine that Rebel MC/Congo Natty and Ragga Twins/Shut Up and Dance would be important benchmarks. That, and Roots Manuva laying the groundwork for a mainstream MC sound embracing their history with reggae as the main element as opposed to all those before who where mostly just trying to emulate the USA in their Hip Hop attempts. I would also think the key moments where Grime went into decline and revival revolve around Skepta: First, in his embrace of Skream's "Midnight Request Line" ushering in the age of classic Dubstep, and then with "That's Not Me", a clear statement of intent the the main players of Grime had left the pursuit of mainstream riches and returned to the true sound. Edit: Fave golden era choon: Ruff Sqwad/XTC - Functions On the Low.
If I had hammer? I would hammer in the morning! Man, the ragga twins. They were amazing, they knew each others lyrics, the vibe they bring was just amazing!
Illuminating, glad you made this video! I would forward to more jungle focused content as well :) It was funny hearing you read some of these quotes with your stable delivery.
I remember when I first heard I LUV U it blew my mind. I was a young white lad growing up in York and I had no idea this kind of sound and scene existed. I still fucking love this song to this day!
On a rainy day thanks for this brought up in the early 2000 's being a big fan of old skool hip hop grime hit home hard like a slap across the face wit So Solid Crew , Pay as you go and Heartless crew . But Dizzee Rascal will always stick out in my mind & "Boy in da Corner" will go down in U.K grime history man stamped his authority on grime way bck in the day to even now a timeless album that's certified !! .. Bless up . ✌📿💯
I'm a couple of years younger than him but grew up in the tower block next to Dizzee's, was in the same year in school as some of the Rudimental guys and had Wiley, Tinchy Stryder, Amy Winehouse and the Libertines also making music in their houses nearby. The strength of music coming out this one square km of East London in the 00s was insane.
Cheers for making it around to Grime. No conversation about the New British Canon can be complete without talking about it, and few people apitamise it more than Dizzee
I know I'm not a patreon, but I would love to see you talk about REM "When college rock became alternative" since I feel they are underrated as an act that brought the alternative to mainstream and setting the groundwork for other bands with jangly guitars, no solos, country influences and irreverent lyricism. I feel there's a real contrast at the point where they were on IRS and then they signed to Warner bros. I think they are one of the bands that did that switch the best. Not compromising anything along the way.
Man your videos consistently amaze me. I adore music and learning about stylistic shifts over the years and origins of new movements. You seem to just have a never ending supply if knowledge. I love this channel. Only know a couple of dizzee tracks (stop dat is my fav) but this video makes me want to do a deep dive
I knew Dizzee had been influential in bringing grime to the mainstream but never realised just how much he played a role. Always thought it was Wiley who'd been the most responsible. Really interesting documentary
Just stumbled upon your channel recently and really enjoying it, would love to see you make a new video about the rise of neo synthwave and the outrun aesthetic!
It seems the whole UK Hardcore Continuum is almost unknown in the U.S. From people I've spoke to over there -- they generally don't know what Drum & Bass is; or what tempo it is. Something I can't imagine as it was almost mainstream here. (The Continuum being Acid House to Rave to Jungle Techno to Jungle/D&B to 2-Step to Grime to Dubstep to Niche/Bassline to Nu-School Breaks to UK Funky......)
@@nicholasromig5506 Aphex and Squarepusher aren't Drum & Bass -- they're Drill 'N' Bass / Breakcore / Trip Hop. But Goldie certainly is. The last time I went to a D & B night at Fabric I saw Goldie (it was a Metalheadz night). Drum N Bass = Roni Size; DJ Hype; Andy C; Grooverider; Nicky Blackmarket; Twisted Individual; Loxy & Ink; Noisia; etc.
Neil Sun Hardcore, Happy Hardcore, Hardstyle/Gabber, Bounce/Donk, Hard house, Hard trance, Big House and some of the genres you mentioned have recently gaine popularity in the U.S but they are all just called EDM
I remember being told about i luv u at college in Chicago, and had never heard anything like it. Must've listened to Boy in Da Corner hundreds of times.
Please do a video on Madchester! Happy Mondays, Stone Roses, Charalatans!! You could also cover "Baggy" bands like Flowered Up, The Farm, Northside Alternative dance like Paris Angles, 808 State,. Grebo like Jesus Jones, Ned's Atomic Dustbin The small resurgence in the late 90s with Black Grape and Campag Velocet.
I used to love Baggy. But it's already been quite heavily documented in '24 Hour Party People' (2002); 'A Factory Outing - A Night Out At The Hacienda' (1983) and 'Made of Stone' (2013).
Stuck in my head forever will be the memory of hanging out of the window of a Vauxhall Corsa with Dizzee Rascal’s Bonkers blasting out, off my head happy because I just learned I’d graduated university
I bought Boy in Da Corner in 2003 and it blew my fucking mind. Coming from New Orleans with Cash Money and No Limit all around me, Dizzee was just on a whole other planet. Thanks for the history lesson once again
I myself found grime through Tinie Tempah's Pass Out. Although that track is more mainstream/dubstep influenced, it's still a killer track a decade later!
@@laurisaarinen1126 man life was so much simpler back then. You took me back with that one. Early 2010s UK rap wasn't as bad as everyone makes it out to be. Wretch 32, giggs, example and tinchy.
This was great. Man you nailed this one!!! One of your best videos... For fav tracks I go with the one that I prob remember hearing first: "Shutdown"-Skepta, but the track I go back to again and again is "Man of the hour" by NEW GEN, I love that Nina Simone is still relevant today! Keep these videos coming Mr Trash! LUV EM
I was about 13 when dizzee debut dropped. I remember hearing Fix Up in the movie rize. I was on BearShare immediate after d/l anything I could find that was remotely close.
The only thing i dislike is the heartless crew not being mentioned. Soon as pulse x was released it opened up a gateway of grime intrumentals. Even tho garage had dark tracks.
when i was in my 20's i was in this forum and this kid who was like...super ghetto one day talks about how he beat some dude up for calling him the N word. then it came out that he lives in ireland but grew up in england. it turned into a discussion about black people in the UK and one brit said if i want to know how they act and talk just listen to dizzee rascal. he was from the Caribbean and so am i but our cultures were so vastly different.
Living in the US is tough as a grime fan. Still have yet to met anybody who knows what it is and thats sad. Although, id rather it stay in the shadows and stay pure as opposed to everyone discovering it and destroying it like they did with trap music.
Don't know if there is anyone who was in the nascent Grime scene who was pleased to see Dizzee Rascal rise up. Can recall so many grime artists hating on him and not suggesting he had much credibility within the genre.
What's your favourite classic Grime track? Comment down below!
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Wiley/Maniac - Grime Kid
Kano- P's and Q's
Wiley - Grim (ft. JME; Ears)
Skepta FT Jammer-I Spy
Crazy Titch - Singalong
Man this channel is criminally underrated you should be up there with Polyphonic and Middle 8
I am subscribed to all three, but Trash Theory is the best one hands down.
Def better
big pp energy for sure
Couldn't agree more.
Truth!
As an American, I'm really sad that garage and grime never got any love on the radio in the U.S... I had to settle for exposing people to it via excessive volume from car stereo.
I'm still exposing the yoot too it from my car stereo now, playing old school garage.
Ha! I had so many good cruises where I snuck that album on people and fucked em up! Memories 🥰
It doesn’t get love here cuz it’s corny.
@@arthurrimbaud7287 YOU'RE corny.
UK hip hop as a whole has long had trouble breaking thru in the States. Hipsters are more likely to check it out, but the traditional fan base in America do not take it seriously whatsoever. They'll hear a Britishism and bust out laughing.
"I luv you" was made in 2003 and sounds like it could have been made yesterday
Actually it was made in late 2001. I heard the Instrumental with Dizzee, Wiley and Tinchy Stryder going back to back on it.
Even in grime boy in da corner is one of a kind sonically. It doesn’t sound like any other record in grime.
Well Drake did take Grime elements mainstream with More Life and Scorpion!
@@JcastroCFH Nah, I feel it fits in more with the the more expiremntal UK Dubstep areas and Industrial
@@Bradley_Lute culture vulture Drake. Drake just bites sound and then leaches off another artists popularity in a genre and then steals lyrics
Dancehall isn’t mentioned enough with how Grime MC’s learned to clash through watching Reggae Sting in Jamaica. Even UK Garage crews such as Heartless Crew were schooled by Dancehall Artiste like Bounty Killer, Ninja Man and Scare Dem Crew for example.
Edit: I'm happy that others has agreed with my statement.
How soon we forget.
100%
Yep dancehall is the primary source of grime.
Deffinatly if you see the way super cat and them man attack the mic and ride the beat its parallel with grime
@@leonpalmer2429 Exactly. People who has grown around Black people in England (like himself) knows about Dancehall. I grew up in North West London where Jamaican Culture dominates Brent borough. Grime is closer to Dancehall rather than any music made in America.
“Dance Wiv Me” was my first exposure to Dizzee but when I went through his back catalogue and heard “Fix Up, Look Sharp”. It completely blew me away. His cadence, rapping was so just punchy and powerful. It’s perfection.
And thats literaly his low tier stuf
Thanks for making this video! I'm American but as a teen I dated a north Londoner who introduced me to Grime around 2005, and "Fix Up, Look Sharp" was the first song that got me hooked. I remember listening along with him to Kano, the Mitchell Brothers, Wiley, Skepta, etc and trying to introduce them to my American friends who didn't get it back then. This brought back good memories. And my favorite classic Grime tunes are "Routine Check" by the Mitchelle Brothers and "Where's the G's" by Dizzee and UGK.
...I didn’t take this route to be checked..
@@curlyfm sounds like you routinely check any youths in jeans and creps
@@ItsBobbieDrake yes bro. Glad you enjoy grime even from afar. Where in the us are u?
@@curlyfm from the best coast, the west coast!
@@ItsBobbieDrake haha it’s funny as my niche music that no one really listen to much any more especially in England is G-Funk
Wasn’t expecting a Vine reference lol
I remember following this so closely at the, I was so young too 13-16 through high school. Downloading his stuff through limewire taking a hour for one song on 256mb "broadband".
Even had a 40 off minute rip of a radio freestyle battle of dizzee and so solid crew's "Asher d (Ashley walters, the now actor.)
Both went on to do great things.
Dizzee's a legend still to check out what "E3 AF" has to offer... Hyped.
Babe, wake up, there's a new New British Canon video
It’s so bizarre to me that he wasn’t big in the US back then, I think because of like limewire and other mp3 sharing sites, my friends in regional Australia were listening to him at house parties in like 2006
Yeah the music video program Rage that aired on ABC on the weekend would play music from Wiley and Dizzee in Australia
GanjaFarmer yeah you’re right! Wonder if they got any play of triple j back then too?
@@grammerincorrect I can't remember, but I do remember them playing Witness by Roots Manuva a lot
GanjaFarmer hahaha aw what a throwback. Going to listen to it now
His music even made it to south Africa, I was a huge fan of dizzie as a kid
I remember hearing Dizzee on The New Music TV show here in Canada back in 2003. They were doing a spotlight on this new grimey sound coming out of the UK underground. There was nothing else like it and I had to have that album as soon as I heard it. I can't believe that was almost 20 years ago.
as a kid growing up late 90's early 00's in provincial England your love for our culturally unique contributions from all genres intrinsically British really warms the cockles of my heart.... big respect.
Honestly England is a huge melting pot for different genres. Almost every decade in music history has huge british acts pushing different genres forward and its honestly one of our biggest strengths as a nation
Dizzee really doesn't get the respect he deserves. It's sad to me that his pop years have clouded his clout as a grime pioneer. I hope with his new album that he can be regarded in a better light. Great video Trash.
love his new stuff
anyone who knows grime knows how important dizzee was in the early days. his new album won't change anything though, and it won't be particularly good either.
Boy in Da Corna will forever be “The bible of grime.”
@@radthibideaux9978 you’re not wrong but it would be hard to out-do what he has already left as his tome of work. He was shafted by the Industry as much as he walked away, rightly IMO:him walking. I can only wish the dude a good-life...he was needed and he put himself front and centre to show others it could be done...is how I have always thought of him..and I’m an Olde from mixing Rare-Groove+Warehouse Krews from the days of London Posse, SoulIISoul etc. Jus old enough to be his Dad...and I kno a lot of Bow/Poplar from sooooo much. He sounds soooo BOW! And I’m a RudeBwoii...or WAS! 😜🔥🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
Same happened to chip until he started shellin' at the shell petrol station
Not from the UK, from a small town in michigan and toledo, and i was the first of my friends to get into grime. Fix up look sharp was on a music channel late night and ever since ive been hooked. I will never understand why it isnt a bigger thing here in the states
Favourite grime tune impossible to say, so here's a few: pow (forward riddim), p's & q's, kano - what have you done , garage skank, rhythm & gash, more fire crew - oi, roll deep - bounce, when im ere. So many classics.
Yup, Dizzee Rascal, Wiley, and The Streets was my introduction into UK grimes scenes in the early 2000s
Original pirate material is fucking timeless man! Honestly one of the best albums ever made in my opinion.
I personally wouldn't have said The Streets was grime, more 2-step and straightforward Brit hip-hop.
I still have boy in da corner in my car and listen regularly.
Such an original sound that has aged very well.
As a brummie, I have to stan The Streets OPM. I remember getting old JME demos through infrared on my way to school back in the day and stealing my sister's Westwood CDs.
OPM is a great album
OPM is a work of genius. Anyone wanting to know what life was like for many young people around the turn of the century should.listen to OPM.
Finally, this is truth, I was 16 when calling in to ''the box'' to get ''I luv you'' on the tellie in the Netherlands, calling my best friend to share these ''gabber kicks'' beats, we're hooked ever since 2004 and going!
Your videos fascinate me! I love the production and editing as well as the content. Thank you! Much love from Texas 🙏
This is my favorite music channel on UA-cam. Loved this sound when I was in college, one of the reasons I picked up a mic was Dizzee Rascal's fix up look sharp. The Streets original pirate material was another huge influence.
This was pure nostalgia..I was their from day one..
Dizzee
So solid
Oxide and nutrino
And a few other brought grime to the masses.
This was my teen years..it was pure hype.
Man he made a record with UGK before social media bringing the hard sounds from the UK and US together, in production and song. Massive guy
Awesome video! As a hip hop fan I could always hear the similarities between the double time hip hop beats pioneered by timabaland and grime. I think what's your fantasy is at exactly 140bpm as well, it's cool to hear him actually state the influence.
Damn Three 6 Mafia's influence is literally evident in all rap and it's derivatives post-1990's, as someone who grew up on grime and loves Memphis rap I really appreciate that you included it
I’ll be 19 this year and Grime was something I got into when I was 11 when I got hooked to Bassline Junkie by Dizzee, bought his Boy In Da Corner album. I also started listening to JME around the same time as I was a massive fan of Channel AKA, first track I remember hearing of JME’s was Integrity. Ever since then, been hooked on Grime, old school and new school as well UK garage, UK hip hop and 2step.
thank you so much for going in depth with Dizzee. I loved his singles but never really listened to his discography
Boy in da corner was an awesome album. It really deserved to win the Mercury Music Prize.
I watched a doc on grime and was fascinated by the creativity of the English scene.
I love grime for how it’s a good style for battles. Hype, adrenaline and aggression.
Look up flirta d 👀
Oh so many years ago I remember seeing Dizzie in a kind of "rap battle" at a festival or something and thinking he was spectacular. It's so great he's done so well ❤
Big up... cool docu... bought boy in da corner in 2003... loved it... there was a media content on it so I watched the video to I luv U and the song switched to vexed... which was only on the american release... became my fav tune...
Man your videos are so well made, respect. I'm a big fan of 80s and 90s west coast hip hop and this has the same originality and energy. I've heard of grime and was like ya whatever, but this shit is good!
If one where to reach back to the roots of this sound I would opine that Rebel MC/Congo Natty and Ragga Twins/Shut Up and Dance would be important benchmarks. That, and Roots Manuva laying the groundwork for a mainstream MC sound embracing their history with reggae as the main element as opposed to all those before who where mostly just trying to emulate the USA in their Hip Hop attempts.
I would also think the key moments where Grime went into decline and revival revolve around Skepta: First, in his embrace of Skream's "Midnight Request Line" ushering in the age of classic Dubstep, and then with "That's Not Me", a clear statement of intent the the main players of Grime had left the pursuit of mainstream riches and returned to the true sound.
Edit: Fave golden era choon: Ruff Sqwad/XTC - Functions On the Low.
Content maker doesn't know who they are. No idea why you'd make a "definitive" video like this with barely entry level knowledge
Saxon Studio ffs
If I had hammer? I would hammer in the morning! Man, the ragga twins. They were amazing, they knew each others lyrics, the vibe they bring was just amazing!
Illuminating, glad you made this video! I would forward to more jungle focused content as well :)
It was funny hearing you read some of these quotes with your stable delivery.
I particularly enjoyed "bougie", "riddims" and "bare girls" 😂
I remember when I first heard I LUV U it blew my mind. I was a young white lad growing up in York and I had no idea this kind of sound and scene existed. I still fucking love this song to this day!
Tim Smith is awesome, glad he saw his potential and just let him do his thing
I can't believe it's been that long I luv U still sounds fresh
On a rainy day thanks for this brought up in the early 2000 's being a big fan of old skool hip hop grime hit home hard like a slap across the face wit So Solid Crew , Pay as you go and Heartless crew . But Dizzee Rascal will always stick out in my mind & "Boy in da Corner" will go down in U.K grime history man stamped his authority on grime way bck in the day to even now a timeless album that's certified !! .. Bless up . ✌📿💯
I'm a couple of years younger than him but grew up in the tower block next to Dizzee's, was in the same year in school as some of the Rudimental guys and had Wiley, Tinchy Stryder, Amy Winehouse and the Libertines also making music in their houses nearby. The strength of music coming out this one square km of East London in the 00s was insane.
Cheers for making it around to Grime. No conversation about the New British Canon can be complete without talking about it, and few people apitamise it more than Dizzee
Legendary 🏆👑🤝🏽🆙✅💯💯🔥🔥🙌🏽👊🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I know I'm not a patreon, but I would love to see you talk about REM "When college rock became alternative" since I feel they are underrated as an act that brought the alternative to mainstream and setting the groundwork for other bands with jangly guitars, no solos, country influences and irreverent lyricism. I feel there's a real contrast at the point where they were on IRS and then they signed to Warner bros. I think they are one of the bands that did that switch the best. Not compromising anything along the way.
Absolutely amazing documentary- needs way more views!
Man your videos consistently amaze me.
I adore music and learning about stylistic shifts over the years and origins of new movements. You seem to just have a never ending supply if knowledge.
I love this channel.
Only know a couple of dizzee tracks (stop dat is my fav) but this video makes me want to do a deep dive
I knew Dizzee had been influential in bringing grime to the mainstream but never realised just how much he played a role. Always thought it was Wiley who'd been the most responsible. Really interesting documentary
Yo @trash theory I just said this in a comment, scrolled two seconds and here we are. Can you be careful about misinformation in future?
Brilliant work, this.
He's just a rascal
How was this not mentioned 🤦🤷
was not expecting a Vine reference in a video essay about Dizzee but it was a delightful surprise
Just stumbled upon your channel recently and really enjoying it, would love to see you make a new video about the rise of neo synthwave and the outrun aesthetic!
Please do a video on Mike Skinner and The Streets 👊🏻
Can u do a video on drum and bass next? I’d be so intrigued to see that
*Jungle
I never heard much Grime here in the States, so this is all kinda new for me.
It seems the whole UK Hardcore Continuum is almost unknown in the U.S. From people I've spoke to over there -- they generally don't know what Drum & Bass is; or what tempo it is. Something I can't imagine as it was almost mainstream here. (The Continuum being Acid House to Rave to Jungle Techno to Jungle/D&B to 2-Step to Grime to Dubstep to Niche/Bassline to Nu-School Breaks to UK Funky......)
@@neilsun2521 I listen to some D&B stuff, although mostly pretty mainstream stuff like Aphex and Goldie and Squarepusher
@@nicholasromig5506 Aphex and Squarepusher aren't Drum & Bass -- they're Drill 'N' Bass / Breakcore / Trip Hop. But Goldie certainly is. The last time I went to a D & B night at Fabric I saw Goldie (it was a Metalheadz night). Drum N Bass = Roni Size; DJ Hype; Andy C; Grooverider; Nicky Blackmarket; Twisted Individual; Loxy & Ink; Noisia; etc.
(...although I stopped listening to DnB around 2004, so some of those ^ artists / DJs may have changed to different genres in recent years.)
Neil Sun Hardcore, Happy Hardcore, Hardstyle/Gabber, Bounce/Donk, Hard house, Hard trance, Big House and some of the genres you mentioned have recently gaine popularity in the U.S but they are all just called EDM
I remember being told about i luv u at college in Chicago, and had never heard anything like it. Must've listened to Boy in Da Corner hundreds of times.
still the best beat i've ever heard in my life.
Banging video mate. Listening to Grime since early 2000's
Listening to the OG's.
We are all still hating on sell out Chipmunk right? 😂
...I sort of want one on "Fill Me In."
Please do a video on Madchester! Happy Mondays, Stone Roses, Charalatans!!
You could also cover "Baggy" bands like Flowered Up, The Farm, Northside
Alternative dance like Paris Angles, 808 State,.
Grebo like Jesus Jones, Ned's Atomic Dustbin
The small resurgence in the late 90s with Black Grape and Campag Velocet.
yeah I would love that as well
I used to love Baggy. But it's already been quite heavily documented in '24 Hour Party People' (2002); 'A Factory Outing - A Night Out At The Hacienda' (1983) and 'Made of Stone' (2013).
You forgot James
Thank you for making this vid!
This is a comfort video for me
Stuck in my head forever will be the memory of hanging out of the window of a Vauxhall Corsa with Dizzee Rascal’s Bonkers blasting out, off my head happy because I just learned I’d graduated university
The QUALITY in all these videos is mindblowing
Yes! Been waiting for an episode on grime and this did not disappoint! 🔥
I bought Boy in Da Corner in 2003 and it blew my fucking mind. Coming from New Orleans with Cash Money and No Limit all around me, Dizzee was just on a whole other planet. Thanks for the history lesson once again
I myself found grime through Tinie Tempah's Pass Out. Although that track is more mainstream/dubstep influenced, it's still a killer track a decade later!
It's more drum and bass influenced if you're referring to, like, the last third of the song.
@@RegalRev Yes, that too and that's part of why i like it!
@@laurisaarinen1126 man life was so much simpler back then. You took me back with that one. Early 2010s UK rap wasn't as bad as everyone makes it out to be. Wretch 32, giggs, example and tinchy.
thats not grime lol.. its pop...corny song.. didnt age well..
lmao tinie tempah made like one grime song, wifey riddim pass out is straight pop edm
Not my kind of music, but I love learning about genres I dont know or care little about. Love the style of documentary you make.
This was great. Man you nailed this one!!! One of your best videos...
For fav tracks I go with the one that I prob remember hearing first: "Shutdown"-Skepta, but the track I go back to again and again is "Man of the hour" by NEW GEN, I love that Nina Simone is still relevant today! Keep these videos coming Mr Trash! LUV EM
I luv u yess bro loved it from start
Have you made a video about Mike Skinner that I might have missed?
Yes, please do one on the Streets!
His auto biography is a great read. Mike Skinners whole process is amazing
Dizzee is a UK legend. I remember the first time I heard fix up look sharp. Still an influential record
Man, you're videos are awesome. Maybe you can do something about The Streets at some point. Cheers and keep up the good stuff.
another excellent essay, top stuff!
US based grime fan here. Also, im not ashamed to say i'll rep Kurupt FM too haha! mc grindah, dj beats, chabuds!
Back when I was into US rap I remember saying I didn't like Dizzee whena friend tried to put a CD on. Now the UK stuff is all I listen to.
I was about 13 when dizzee debut dropped. I remember hearing Fix Up in the movie rize. I was on BearShare immediate after d/l anything I could find that was remotely close.
Always loved “Sitting’ here” from Dizzy’s first record
Sitting here, brand new day, do it,
@@Chilimane all my fav songs on that album
Really great episode once again.
Finally a good grime documentary
Nice work
The only thing i dislike is the heartless crew not being mentioned. Soon as pulse x was released it opened up a gateway of grime intrumentals. Even tho garage had dark tracks.
Wiley somewhere punchin the air rn
Here cuz David Byrne plays "Toe Jam" (a collaboration with Fatboy Slim featuring a Dizzee verse) in AMERICAN UTOPIA
Dizzee Rascal always says he was inspired by Three 6 Mafia. Which is very evident in his early music
D Double E - Wolly! Enjoyed the vid mate!
I only ever knew lucky star, the song I had in mind forever but couldn't find for the life of me. Feck I love that song
That was a good watch, cheers
This song was in my head all day today, I thought about it and fix up, look sharp last week.
Weird coincidence that this came out 2 days ago 😳
please, do one about The Streets and Mike Skinner!
when i was in my 20's i was in this forum and this kid who was like...super ghetto one day talks about how he beat some dude up for calling him the N word. then it came out that he lives in ireland but grew up in england. it turned into a discussion about black people in the UK and one brit said if i want to know how they act and talk just listen to dizzee rascal.
he was from the Caribbean and so am i but our cultures were so vastly different.
Been a fan from the beginning . big up to the Legends
Another great video
Yes I fucking love Dizee he got me into like 3 genres
I hope I can watch a video like this about The Streets :)
Living in the US is tough as a grime fan. Still have yet to met anybody who knows what it is and thats sad. Although, id rather it stay in the shadows and stay pure as opposed to everyone discovering it and destroying it like they did with trap music.
It’s rare to be a true grime fan in the uk these days.
@@curlyfm sucks man. Few things get me as excited! I Dont care for much new shit nowadays surprisingly.
intensive snare with plastician on the buttons
Don't know if there is anyone who was in the nascent Grime scene who was pleased to see Dizzee Rascal rise up. Can recall so many grime artists hating on him and not suggesting he had much credibility within the genre.
This is amazing id love to see one of these on Chip/Chipmunk his journey from a 16 year old to now has been mad
Dizzee saw Garage go mainstream and didn't like it, so he became mainstream
Oh man, Miss Dynamite was so gorgeous. Probably still is, but idk, she kinda disappeared.
"Fix up, look sharp" some how got on a 2004 episode of the show "smallville." I was gobsmacked
In the years to come Dizzee will only become more important