Grime

A selection of the latest rap, trap, drill, grime, and garage coming from the UK, October 2021 to April 2022.

The rappers who produce their own tracks (or vice versa) often have the greatest creative strength. Here’s a first edition of those rare polymaths of the 2000s.

After twenty years under the sign of the hybrid groove, the London label has found its second wind. It never forgot where it came from and continues to shine a light on the best developments in the alternative music scene.
 

Far from its iconic harbour and sun-soaked beaches, Sydney's outer suburbs are home to the beating heart of Australia's burgeoning rap and hip-hop scene.

A major independent label focussing on the most notable new musical genre of the 21st century – dubstep – Hyperdub have built a fascinating back catalogue with Burial and the label’s boss Kode9 as figureheads.