Grime first emerged in the early 2000’s, from the streets and council estates of East London, a new generation creating a new sound, one that provided them with hope, so they could escape the harsh reality of their background.

The music developed from existing UK genres, jungle, garage and bashment, whilst also taking inspiration from hip-hop, ragga and dancehall. The style consists of loud and aggressive lyrics with accelerated breakbeats generally around 140bpm which in certain ways represent the sounds of the estates.

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