8 Bar – The Evolution of Grime

The story

They called it young black kids’ punk rock - a genre that radio stations wouldn’t play and records that labels refused to sell. But grime would not be stopped. With machine-gun lyrics that shred the eardrums and syncopated electronics that pound the chest like a sledgehammer, grime was a product of social unrest, urban culture and disenfranchised youth colliding in early 2000s UK. It didn’t just rouse a grassroots audience, however. Today, grime is surging in popularity all over the globe and widely influencing the music charts. This is the story of the genre’s roots.

Cast

J Julie AdenugaSelf L Lethal BizzleSelf J Jamie AdenugaSelf/JME S SkeptaSelf D DJ TargetSelf W WileySelf A Ashley WaltersSelf J JammerSelf J Jon E CashSelf T Tinchy StryderSelf K Kane RobinsonSelf/Kano D Dizzee RascalSelf

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C ChipSelf G GhettsSelf J Jarvis CockerSelf (archive footage) S StormzySelf D D Double ESelf