Grime HistoryBenjamin Smith

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.

• 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