The Grime thread

[Cuthbert]

Originally Posted by Qwertyy

do you know what the tweets were? cant find them. social media is mad, seems like something along these lines is popping up every other week. can't say anything without making someone mad.

Yeah, years old tweets that were clearly tongue in cheek jokes - https://twitter.com/industry_racism/...91915249512448

Crybullies reporting him and cost him his job. Also great news for young black Grime MCs who now have one less platform to help them achieve success thanks to all this.

If you know who Merky Ace is check out his Twitter page he's making some good points about that.

[Cuthbert]

Skeamz (producer, really nice guy) talking sense on Twitter:

Whichever lowlife reported @djlogansama 's old tweets to the BBC is an idiot . Let's be honest . When you get sum1 sacked that's not jus a reputation knock but uve also fucked with sum1s livelihood . I hope he gets back into work as soon as .

Why is Logan Sama apologising to these online black activists ? These people don't do shit for their own communities let alone other people of the same race . Logan has put on more people of colour than anyone else tbh

I'm seeing some "black Twitter" people saying they want apologies n shit ..... but these are the same lot who make "white people" stereotypes on a regs . Fuck this I'm team @djlogansama

Funny how at the time no one got offended ... two two's he gets a job at BBC then all of a sudden everyone's offended ... piss off mate .

?? Have u ever cussed a white girl for any reason ? But used the fact she's white as the reason behind it ? I see this shit all the time on the timeline . Yet when a white guy does it , he's wrong ?

It's not like man randomly tweeted some **** about dead black tings ... he's tweeting his mates having convos with his mates like mates do . I don't care tbh

All these people attacking me on Twitter are probably the same ones who tweet about white girls not being able to cook .... but I guess that's different sumhow ?

[Cuthbert]

Novelist album out on Friday.

Godfather 2 out 25th May. Wish Wiley wouldn't announce them so early, end up waiting for ages.

[Cuthbert]

https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...ial-conscience

Novelist: Novelist Guy review – young grime star shows his social conscience

The true test of whether a scene has a lifespan is to look at the new crop of talent following the greats. Grime might have had a mainstream moment, but what’s next? The answer for many fans comes in the form of 21-year-old Novelist, the south London MC who fondly bought us Lewisham McDeez as part of grime crew the Square, a jubilant homage to a local landmark. This introspective offering takes us through his frustrations with industry obstacles, black masculinity and our current political moment. At its best, with punchy tracks such as Afro Pick, he reminds us that he’s not divorced from the young people you might be reading about in the news: “Afro pick in my hair / Look but I don’t recommend you stare … I do what I do for the young youth from back in the day when I ran for the mayor,” touches on his brief stint as former deputy young mayor of Lewisham. His politically confrontational moments are the best – on Stop Killing the Mandem he furiously repeats the title, taken from a sign that went viral when he held it up at a 2016 Black Lives Matter protest in London, 16 times before we even hear him rap.

Sounds like it's shit.

Will get anyway.

[Akai]

Just another pseudo-intellectual MC who thinks he knows whats best for everyone and anything.

[Cuthbert]

Originally Posted by Akai

Just another pseudo-intellectual MC who thinks he knows whats best for everyone and anything.

Beat selection sounds OK.

His spitting lets him down a bit. Imagine what Dizzee would sound like over some of these instrumentals.

[Akai]

Originally Posted by Man like Monkey

Imagine what Dizzee would sound like over some of these instrumentals.

Hard as usual.

[Ol’ Qwerty Bastard]

some of my favourite hip hop artists regularly discuss topics that i disagree with

not sure why that should affect quality

[Cuthbert]

Originally Posted by Ol’ Qwerty Bastard

some of my favourite hip hop artists regularly discuss topics that i disagree with

not sure why that should affect quality

Content affects quality. I can't listen to Eminem rapping about guy's balls or whatever it is.

And he won't be saying anything we haven't heard a million times before from much better rappers than him.

Just comes across as forced.

[Frownland]

Originally Posted by Ol’ Qwerty Bastard

some of my favourite hip hop artists regularly discuss topics that i disagree with

not sure why that should affect quality

Some folk are easily triggered. Music is supposed to be a fun and safe thing to enjoy.