8 Bar – The Evolution of Grime
Directed by Aleksandra Bilic, David Upshal, Ewen Spencer
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They called it young black kids’ punk rock - a genre that radio stations wouldn’t play and records that labels refused to sell. But grime would not be stopped. With machine-gun lyrics that shred the eardrums and syncopated electronics that pound the chest like a sledgehammer, grime was a product of social unrest, urban culture and disenfranchised youth colliding in early 2000s UK. It didn’t just rouse a grassroots audience, however. Today, grime is surging in popularity all over the globe and widely influencing the music charts. This is the story of the genre’s roots.Read moreLess
They called it young black kids’ punk rock - a genre that radio stations wouldn’t play and records that labels refused to sell. But grime would not be stopped. With machine-gun lyrics that shred the eardrums and syncopated electronics that pound the chest like a sledgehammer, grime was a product of social unrest, urban culture and disenfranchised youth colliding in early 2000s UK. It didn’t just rouse a grassroots audience, however. Today, grime is surging in popularity all over the globe and widely influencing the music charts. This is the story of the genre’s roots.
The story
They called it young black kids’ punk rock - a genre that radio stations wouldn’t play and records that labels refused to sell. But grime would not be stopped. With machine-gun lyrics that shred the eardrums and syncopated electronics that pound the chest like a sledgehammer, grime was a product of social unrest, urban culture and disenfranchised youth colliding in early 2000s UK. It didn’t just rouse a grassroots audience, however. Today, grime is surging in popularity all over the globe and widely influencing the music charts. This is the story of the genre’s roots.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Julie AdenugaSelf
Lethal BizzleSelf
Jamie AdenugaSelf/JME
SkeptaSelf
DJ TargetSelf
Ashley WaltersSelf
JammerSelf
Tinchy StryderSelf
Kane RobinsonSelf/Kano
Dizzee RascalSelfExplore the crew
- Director
- Aleksandra Bilic
- Director
- David Upshal
- Director
- Ewen Spencer
- Editor
- Otto Burnham
- Editor
- Julian Fletcher
- Editor
- Alice Powell