electronic bass beats please.
ok, this is basically a little history in grime and track recommendations all in one, its a pretty tough genre to get into and like, just keep listening and you will start to like it
so, grime basically started (well, was brought to peoples attention) with this song
Wiley - Wot Do You Call It? Now "garage" music had been massive in the UK for a long long time and people had always MC'ed over the garage tracks, HOWEVER, a new style of MC was starting emerge (grime MC's) and this track was Wiley basically saying the music he made WAS NOT garage, it was what he called "Eskigarage". Wiley was a huge MC on the underground and he is still considered the "godfather" of grime.
After Wiley released that track, one of the MC's he'd brought to pirate radio stations and "raised" released another absolutely massive grime tune that really hit home that this emerging genre was going to stay. It was
Dizzee Rascal - I Luv U. Most people have heard of Dizzee, but never seem to have heard this tune which is one of my fav's.
Another MC that was causing a storm (for being absolutely batshit insane) was Crazy Titch. He released a tune called
"I Can See U" which still remains one of my favourite grime tunes ever. He released a second (and final) video for his track
"Sing Along" which has a nice beat with tons of orchestral samples.
After Crazy Titch emerged, so did a lot of other MC's. Around this time there was a lot of "Beef" with various MC's "sending" for eachother. Sending is basically diss tracks or quick mentions of their name on pirate radio. Instead of rappers who write a diss track then never meet up, grime MCs would meet up in "clashes" where they would try and out MC eachother.
Here's the most famous, where Crazy Titch sends for Dizzee in front of his face during a regular pirate radio gig, pisses him off and everything spirals out of control.
FUN FACT: Crazy Titch is now in jail for 35 years for stabbing someone
Kano was another great MC that released a track called
"P's & Q's" which was an underground smash and even managed some airtime on regular radio (this was and still is a big issue for grime, many radios refuse to play it, its not commercial friendly music) He released a tune the year after called
"Typical Me" which was a diss aimed bouncers and clubs etc.
On "Typical Me" there was a cameo by an MC called Ghetto. Fast forward a few years from that tune to modern day grime, and Ghetto is one of the most highly rated grime MC's leading a crew called "The Movement". Wiley isn't as big in grime anymore, but still heads a group of MC's (and a record label) called "Boy Better Know". These two groups are pretty much at war, lots of diss tracks, lots of clashes etc.
One of the most controversial attacks at Wiley was included in a free mixtape called "Logan Samas War Report", whereby nearly every member of the movement went after Wiley.
Ghetto's diss to WileyDevlin whos a little white taco babby who's lyrics sound like nursery rhymes diss to WileyScorcher dissing Wileythere was also a couple other dubs that diss'ed Wiley. But then
Wiley came out with a 6 minute tune that absolutely DESTROYED the Movement, showing how the Godfather of grime was still on top.
So yeah, thats pretty much grime in a nutshell, theres a few I've missed out, but here comes a nice list of grime tunes full of bassy electro beats:
Lethal B - Pow! (Forward Riddim) hahah this song got banned from radios and clubs because when it came out people went beserk, absolute banger
Skepta - Reign hoooooly shit, Skepta is one of the biggest MCs on the Boy Better Know side. Stonker of a beat, even has chiptune samples
Durrty Goodz - Keep Up "Roll up, roll up, come and get ya X!" weeey, what a tune, awesome beat.
FUN FACT: this guy is Crazy Titch's older brother
Wiley - Sinner Wiley's diss to Scorcher, its got an amazing beat
Wiley vs Lethal B compilation all sorts of disses in there "ya mums got atheletes foot, flast chest black face blacker than soot!" is still a MASSIVE line
Nu Brand Flexx - Anthem abit mindless, but got a nice beat
Devilman on Radio 1 the MF Doom of the grime world, hard to get into but once you do he's awesome. The beat is awesome but its never been found
Devilman on a Bassline / 4x4 / Garage beat where he disses Skepta and busts out some old lyrics. I'll fully understand if you just laugh when you watch this, he seems like a bit of a clown but he IS heavy
Devilman dissing some unknown MC's HEAVY beat, he lyrically KILLS them, honestly i laugh everytime i hear this because Devilman destroys them
Dizzee Rascal - Stand up Tall this tune was a surprise, because it used a proper garage beat by Yungstarr, funky tune
Skepta vs Ghetto part 1 (part 2's on youtube as well) clashing on radio, quality is ok for pirate radio actually "ill flip my flip knife shank him six times!" these two are the biggest in grime at the minute
P Money - What did he say? I thought grime was gonna die this year, but this guy has reassured me its still alive, good old grime here
Devilman - Swing dem Devilman dissing Skepta, they've been at war for ages but to be fair he gets him here. Production is really good as well
Roll Deep - When I'm Ere big at the time, nice grimey tune
Wiley - Pies if u dont like this song u r a big taco!!!!!!!!!! no but really its a proper grimey, electro grimey tune
Skepta - DUPPY IM IM DOIN IT AGAIN, THEY TRIED TO STOP ME BUT IM DOIN IT AGAIN! TUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNE
JME, Skepta - Spaceship Fucking epic, absolutely amazing beat and even calls out Devilman
Wong - Not a Hater chinaman makes grime, hell yes. its actually a pretty good song, remixes some orchestra tune. IGNORE THE BLACK AND WHITE BIT AT THE START, ITS AN INTRO. PROPER TUNE STARTS LATER ON
and here's the tune that was Wiley's way of saying "grimes dead, fuck you lot theres no money" -->
Wearing my Rolex and if you dont like it you hate being happy you miserable bastard
there we go
ask if you want anymore or hit me on PM's for mp3s cos this shit is rare and not on vinyl or cd so it should be ok to post
