GENRE · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE
Grime
- Genre family
- Hip-Hop
- Starting recordings
- 65
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Grime
Grime is a branch of the Hip-Hop family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Grime is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Wiley, Jme and Lethal Bizzle.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreHip-Hop
Current genreGrime
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01No!2005 · Grime · grimeOpen in new tab 02Let Me Fix Em Freestyle2008 · Grime · grimeOpen in new tab 03Awoh2008 · Grime · grimeOpen in new tab 04Ice2013 · Grime · grimeOpen in new tab 05Leave It Yeah2012 · Grime · grimeOpen in new tab 06Ice Rink2009 · Grime · grimeOpen in new tab 07The Cycle (Dev79 remix)2015 · Grime · grimeOpen in new tab 08CD Is Dead2010 · Grime · grimeOpen in new tab 09Strictly 4 ThaGrime · grimeOpen in new tab 10Cheer Up, It's Christmas2012 · Grime · grimeOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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LOCAL GRAPH
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