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(Polydor)Wretch has always been one of our most thoughtful, emotional MCs, but his fourth major label album is too comfortable in its introspection. Where Stormzy’s Gang Signs & Prayer carefully balanced bangers and ballads, this is sluggish and solemn. Whitney-sampling Tell Me is clever, subtle, infuriatingly dull. Lyrically, … Read entire story.
Source: Music | The Guardian
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Rapper and founding member of the influential UK garage group Pay As U Go Cartel had suffered from a brain tumour for three yearsGrime pioneer Major Ace has died, his family reports. The rapper, whose real name was Luke Monero, had been suffering from a brain tumour for almost three … Read entire story.
Source: Music | The Guardian
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O2 Academy, NewcastleThe MC’s spat with a fellow grime star is forgotten on a night when he displays his lightning-fast verbal skillsFor a man who threatened to kill someone the other day, Dizzee Rascal makes for a convincing peacekeeper. Half a dozen songs into his set in Newcastle, … Read entire story.
Source: Music | The Guardian
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London mayor Sadiq Khan orders review of the 696 form, long used to target a disproportionate number of music events by black and Asian artists The Metropolitan police are to review their 696 form, which critics have said is used to unfairly target grime, garage and basement venues.The London mayor, Sadiq … Read entire story.
Source: Music | The Guardian
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(Dirtee Stank)While Dizzee Rascal was busy infiltrating the mainstream with chart-friendly fusions, grime came back. Raskit – his sixth album – is the veteran MC’s back-to-basics response, some of it predictable but much of it riveting. “I was on the mic when you were in … Read entire story.
Source: Music | The Guardian