Top 30 Grime Artists.
A list by TateyBar
Categories: Artist, Artist Names, Composers, 2000s, 2010s, Discographies, Releases, Listener's Diary
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| 30 |  | 30.Double S | ||
| Double S is a Grime MC from North London, and is part of the Grime collective Marvell, which is part of Alwayz Recordings. Double S was regarded as one of the Grime's scene's artists to watch out for in the March 2008 issue of Rwdmag. His current single, 'From Day', which was produced by True Tiger's Misty Dubz, is being heavily promoted by some of the major DJs in the UK including Cameo, Logan Sama, Semtex, and Westwood. Other tunes that are currently being circulated from Double S include 'Hot on The Road', produced by Benga and 'Mic Check' which is a freestyle on a Kano release of the same name.
Busy Wid Barz Moneys The Motive | ||||
| 29 | | 29.Flirta D | ||
| Flirta D is a veteran of the Grime scene, hailing from Wembley North West London. He was a member of (SLK) Solo Key Records before their break up. His trademark is making noises while mc'in which set him apart from others in the Grime scene. His hit songs include 'Warp Speed' and 'Hype Hype'. | ||||
| 28 | | 28.Giggs | ||
| Giggs (Nathan Thompson) is one of the more successful MC's to have come from the streets of the UK. He is signed with XL records and is part of SN1 (Spare No1). He is the proud owner of a BET award and has also been signed with XL records despite Trident trying to hold his career movement back. Giggs was released from prison after being charged for possession of a firearm soon after being released Giggs started work on his musical career.
Walk In Da Park Let Em Ave It | ||||
| 27 | | 27.Akala | ||
| Akala (real name Kingslee Daley) is a British rap and Grime artist. He is the brother of the singer Ms. Dynamite. His recent music has seen airplay on various radio stations and music channels including BBC Radio 1, Channel U TV, Choice FM, Kiss 100 and BBC 1Xtra. Despite the fact he considers himself black or Jamaican, and talks about issues in the black community, he has a Caucasian race|Caucasian Scottish mother who raised him by herself after his father left. His name is a Buddhist term meaning "immovable".
It's Not A Rumour Released: May 1, 2006 Singles: "Roll Wid Us" "Bullshit" "The Edge" "Shakespeare" Freedom Lasso Released: October 1, 2007 Singles: "Bit By Bit" "Electro Livin'" | ||||
| 26 | | 26.Tempa T | ||
| Tempa T born (Jack Lewis), also known as Tempz is a Ghanaian British Grime MC originating from East london and member of legendary underground Grime Crew "Slew Dem Crew". Tempz is particularly known for excitable nature, his angry lyrics, raw energy and the hype that he creates with his tracks. His underground smash single "Next Hype" is one of the biggest grime songs to come out in recent years. He has featured on "Hypest Hype" by Chase & Status, He has made several well known tracks however his anthemic[1] "Next Hype" is currently his only official solo release and is thought to be one of the best Grime releases in history.[2][3] He also has an appearance in the British film Shank, were he is performing his most known song "Next Hype".
EPs Next Hype Remixes Bootlegs The Best of Tempa T Would You Like Chips Ram of Brookwood | ||||
| 25 | | 25.Black the Ripper | ||
| Black The Ripper (aka Samson, real name Dean West) is a highly respected and favoured hip-hop and grime MC from Edmonton N18, North London. Although previously known on the North London circuit he made his name in the infamous Axe FM clashes, where he duppied off numerous opponents consistently. Black The Ripper is one of the best emcees/artists in the scene at this time & will be for years to come; setting high levels with his consistent conscious bars and undeniable straight star quality that he brings to the mic.
Holla Black Black Is Beautiful Motivation Music Summer Madness Afro Samurai Flooding The Industry | ||||
| 24 | | 24.Chip | ||
| Jahmaal Noel Fyffe also known as Chipmunk is a Grime MC from Tottenham, North London. He started to MC at the age of 14, practising at his local youth club after a lot of people in his area spat lyrics, and listened to the likes of Meridian Crew and Roll Deep.
Fresh Out The Oven Whatever The Weather Volume 1 Whatever The Weather Volume 2 League Of My Own Guess Who? For The Fun Of It | ||||
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| 23 | | 23.Lowkey | ||
| Lowkey (born Kareem Dennis, 23 May 1986[1]) is a British musician, poet, playwright and political activist of English and Iraqi descent.[2] He first came to fame through a series of mixtapes he released before he was 18,[3] before taking a hiatus from the music business. He would return in 2008 with wider music coverage, featured on BBC Radio[4][5] and appearing at various festivals and concerts including the Electric Proms,[6] Glastonbury, T In The Park and Oxegen[7] in the build up to his first solo album, as well as collaborating with other famous British musicians to form a supergroup.
Dear Listener (2009) Soundtrack To The Struggle (2010) | ||||
| 22 | | 22.Big H | ||
| Big H aka "Big Hater" is a highly favoured grime MC and UK Hip Hop rapper from Edmonton / Tottenham in North London. Big H is most often associated with the grime collective Meridian Crew from back in the day when he made regular appearances on Deja Vu 92.3FM. The former member of Meridian Crew now makes grime & gangster rap with Paper Pablo, Bossman, 9 Milli Major and President T as part of the Bloodline Fam collective. Big H is known for his rapid-fire delivery of lyrics as well as his hype-inducing content. He is recognised to be one of the most influencial MCs in the grime scene with his unique grime flow influencing many of today's top MCs, most noticably MCs such as Scorcher and Skepta to name a few.
Street Crime UK (2009) | ||||
| 21 | | 21.Maxsta | ||
| Ian 'Maxsta' Koromah is a Grime MC from East Ham, E6 in the Borough of Newham, East London. He is rated not just as one of the best MC’s from his age group but also as one of the best in the scene as a whole. Still only 18, he has already released his debut mixtape, entitled The Maxtape & has worked with some of the biggest names in the scene such as Dot Rotten, Flowdan, Frisco, Ghetts, J2K, Jammer, Wiley & many more. He made his video debut in the song skadoosh alongside Ghetts & Doller Da Dustman in 2010 which has received heavy rotation on Channel AKA and MTV Base.
The Maxtape The Come Up | ||||
| 20 | | 20.J2K | ||
| J2K is a grime MC from East London, he is a member of The Alliance and joined the grime crew Roll Deep in early 2008. J2K has had three mix tapes in the "Heat In The Street" series, the first two being mainly him self, while the third was a two cd compilation of top songs from the UK and America.
Heat in the Street Vol 1 Heat in the Street Vol 2 Heat in the Street Vol 3 Who Am I? Wake Up | ||||
| 19 | | 19.Crazy Titch | ||
| Crazy Titch AKA Carl Dobson born 31 January 1983 in Plaistow East London. Titch as he is commonly known, or Crazy T is currenly in HMP serving a life sentence, for possesing a Mac 11 and muredering Richard Holmes on 4th November 2005.
Crazy Times v 1 + 2 | ||||
| 18 | | 18.Durrty Goodz | ||
| Durrty Goodz, formerly known as Doogz (real name Dwayne Mahorn), is a grime MC from Stratford, East London. He is known for his great versatility, which can be seen in his ability to jump on Grime, Hip-Hop, Bashment, and RnB tracks, although grime is the genre many of his fans favour him spitting over. His witty lines and great flow have won him many new fans over the years, and he is one of the best and talented emcees to grace the scene. He is known for the heavy basslines which he spits over, and the crossover to dubstep (Take Back The Scene was produced by Coki). Doogz was signed to Polydor records, but has since left the label apparently due to a lack of freedom and creative space which probably means he was dropped. His departure from Polydor seems vindicated after the release of the Axiom EP, which is recognised as one of the best grime releases of 2007.
Its Real Vol. 1 Axiom EP Ultrasound Born Blessed | ||||
| 17 | | 17.Tinchy Stryder | ||
| Tinchy Stryder is an MC from Bow E3 in East London. He has been in the grime scene since the early 2000s and has been part of Roll Deep and is still the leader of Ruff Sqwad. He has released many mixtapes and EPs, as well as three albums, and has achieved considerable mainstream success, including two UK number 1s and many more UK Top 40 hits.
Star In The Hood Catch 22 Third Strike | ||||
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| 16 | | 16.Lethal Bizzle | ||
| Lethal Bizzle (also known as Lethal B, born Maxwell Ansah) is a MC from Walthamstow, East London, born to Ghanaian parents. He is the cousin of the rapper Sway.
In December 2004 he released the single "Pow (Forward)", also known as "Forward Riddim", which was banned from airplay by some mainstream stations; it entered the UK Singles Chart at number 11 in the first chart of 2005 and number one on the UK Dance Chart. He was a part of the group More Fire Crew. In 2002 their track "Oi!" reached the top ten of the singles chart. Against All Oddz (2005) Back To Bizznizz (2007) Go Hard (2009) | ||||
| 15 | | 15.Bashy | ||
| Ashley "Bashy" Thomas is one of the uk's biggest rising stars. At the early age of 16 he was allready in one of the top grime crews (East Connection) after getting to know Major Ace (P.A.Y.G) they became friendly and major asked ashley to join the crew, creating lots of controversey as bashy was from north west london, thus creating the infamous bashy vs purple beef.
The Chupa Chups Mixtape Ur Mum Vol.1 Bashy.com Catch Me If You Can | ||||
| 14 | | 14.Wretch 32 | ||
| Wretch 32 (real name Jermaine Sinclair) is a grime MC and rapper from Tottenham, North London. He was a member of the grime collective "Combination Chain Gang", before forming The Movement with Scorcher, Ghetto, Devlin and Lightning. Despite his claims to be a grime MC, Wretch has faced frequent criticism from dedicated grime fans, who accuse him of making "bait" hip-hop which he attempts to pass off as grime music.
Wretchrospective, 2008 Black & White - 2011 | ||||
| 13 | | 13.Griminal | ||
| Griminal is an MC from Plaistow in East London, the younger brother of DJs Marcus Nasty and Mak 10 as well as fellow MC Little Nasty, he was born into a very musical family and indeed into the legacy of one of the most famous crews in Grime history - Nasty Crew. Despite never releasing a proper mixtape or album and appearing in very few videos, Griminal is one of the most well known and popular Grime MCs and around 2008 he was widely touted as the most promising younger in the scene and a future star to look out for P90x Workout Schedule.
Not Just Barz Grimsom 1,2,3,4 | ||||
| 12 | | 12.Dot Rotten | ||
| Dot Rotten is a well established and hailed mc and producer from South London. He is known for his emotionally driven beats and insightful lyrics.
He originally gained exposure from his most popular instrumental to date, Bazooka Riddim. 2008: R.I.P Young Dot 2009: Extra Attention | ||||
| 11 | | 11.Devlin | ||
| Devlin is a grime lyricist hailing from Dagenham, Essex. He was initially spotted by another artist Dogzilla from the O.T Crew, and in 2006 he released his debut mixtape Tales From The Crypt, which received wide acclaim.
Tales From The Crypt Art Of Rollin Bud Sweat And Beers | ||||
| 10 | | 10.D Double E | ||
| D Double E is one of the best known MCs in the grime scene, due to the fact he is regarded as a veteran in the scene, as well as for having a distinctive flow and style.
D Double E used to be a member of the 187 Crew, with Jammer and Armour. The group were invited to join Nasty Crew, and they accepted apart from Jammer, who did join later after N.A.S.T.Y were in contact with a record company and he was approached to work on the production On Tha Double Bluku Bluku ! | ||||
| 9 | 9.Scorcher | |||
| Scorcher (real name Tayo Jarrett) is a grime MC and producer from North London. He began his career in Cold Blooded where he became known for his 'shank' bars, and would regularly attend pirate radio and work his way up through the North London grime circuit. Scorcher had to serve a prison sentence for a short period of time in 2006, and while in jail his mixtape Simply The Best dropped and was greeted with good reviews from the grime scene. Many believe 2005 to mid 2006 was when Scorcher was at the peak of his ability as a grime MC, his bars from that time can be heard on Rinse Sessions.
2006: Simply The Best 2007: Leader of the New School 2007: Thunder Power 2008: Simply The Best Volume 2 | ||||
| 8 | | 8.Skepta | ||
| Joseph Junior Adenuga, better known as Skepta, is an English MC from Tottenham, London. Originally from and born to Nigerian parents he moved from Lagos to London aged three.[1] He is a producer and DJ commonly associated with the North London Grime scene, including Roll Deep and Boy Better Know. The name "Skepta" originated from the word Sceptre, which is what a magician uses. He did not like the way it was spelt and felt that he wanted a unique stage name so 'that he could type "Skepta" in YouTube and only he would come up.' So, he changed it.
Greatest Hits Microphone Champion Been There Done That Doin It Again | ||||
| 7 | | 7.Kano | ||
| Kano is a grime MC from East Ham, Newham, East London. Kano first became known on the UK grime scene for his work with his original group N.A.S.T.Y Crew and for a period was one of the few grime artists to gain some amount of mainstream attention.
2005: Home Sweet Home 2007: London Town 2008: 140 Grime Street 2010:Method to the Maadness | ||||
| 6 | | 6.P Money | ||
| P Money is a Grime MC from South London. He is known for his style MCing which is centered around Reload bars and his presence in the Dubstep scene. He has had beef with Ghetts and supposidely "won".
Coins 2 Notes A Little Back Then With Now P Money Is Power Money Over Everyone | ||||
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