Aint Hidin Nuttin: Insights drawn from a life of grime and crime in Bow
How two East London locals are showing the world what it was like to grow up in the Mecca of
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How two East London locals are showing the world what it was like to grow up in the Mecca of
Simon Wheatley is an acclaimed photographer who spent twelve years documenting grime culture. His book Don’t Call Me Urban! spans the years between 1998-2010 and a selection of the photos were displayed recently in Cafe East.
Grime music, the genre which took the British charts by storm in the early noughties, is deeply connected to Roman Road and the surrounding area.
Dizzee Rascal’s E3 AF (homage to his roots) is the follow up to Raskit, the hard hitting, banger filled album where Dizzee shows those who thought otherwise that he can still bar with the elite.
‘Grime gets people away from a bad place. It gives them a living, something to focus on,’
‘The youth clubs were the element that brought everyone together as part of that MCing culture. So after they started shutting down, everyone sort of drifted,’ laments Gipson.
The pages of Wiley’s autobiography, Eskiboy, crackles with an energy that is unique to the man dubbed ‘The godfather of
Mercston is preparing to drop a debut album 15 years in the making. He has been at the heart of
Meet Tanya Cracknell, AKA The Grime Violinist, the classically-trained musician best known for her violin covers of grime tracks. Cracknell
Roman Road LDN will be partnering up with Eastside Youth Centre to deliver the Mad About Grime programme, a six-week
Margie Keefe, 80, likes a bit of hustle and bustle, which is just as well given she’s the undisputed nan
The rise of grime music is a story best told from the inside. That’s the ethos that underpins Grime Kids,