‘Monumental for Black British culture’: the exhibition celebrating two decades of grime
A new show at the Museum of London tells the history of a scene that shaped British music, streetwear and slang – and launched the careers of Ghetts, Skepta and JME
October 2020
Skepta, JME, Julie ... are the Adenugas Britain's most creative family?
They boast two MCs, a broadcaster and a graphic designer – and now their mum Ify’s memoir explains their secret
December 2019
Giggs review – UK kingpin still at the top of rap's food chain
An unexpected appearance by JME punctuates a stripped-back but rambunctious hour that thrums with the energy of a basement club
August 2017
BBK Takeover review – grandmasters of grime revel in a rapturous homecoming
The chef who’s getting young Londoners to love vegan food
July 2017
Afropunk review – afrofuturism gets anthemic at festival of booming black creativity
The ten best things to do this week
The 10 best things to do this week: Afropunk, Coming Out and Yerma
June 2017
Glastonbury 2017: Sunday evening, with Ed Sheeran and Boy Better Know – as it happened
Boy Better Know: ‘We should have been playing big festivals six years ago’
How Jeremy Corbyn turned a youth surge into general election votes
'Stay involved': grime stars hail young voters turning out for Labour
May 2017
#grime4Corbyn – why British MCs are uniting behind the Labour leader
Can the support of stars such as JME, Stormzy and Novelist help Jeremy Corbyn beat the election odds?
April 2017
Boy Better Know announce takeover of London's O2 Arena
Grime collective, recently booked to headline Glastonbury’s Other stage, will curate day of activities and performances at the venue on 27 August
August 2016
Gateways
How Nigerian artists made their mark on British music
The achievements of a new generation of artists have not just helped shape British pop, but given a sense of pride to the diaspora
July 2016
Boy Better Know at Wireless review – grime breaks through the festival headline barrier
Grime’s most successful crew turn their pirate-scene experience into a heaving mass congregation as Pharrell and Skepta help demonstrate the genre’s commercial potential
September 2015
Mobo awards 2015: Krept and Konan and JME lead nominations
The 20th anniversary of the awards celebrates the recent renaissance of UK grime with 27 nominations shared between Stormzy, Wiley and Lethal Bizzle
May 2015
The Great Escape festival review – unexpected new sounds thrill Brighton
A mesmerising Kate Tempest and Skepta and JME’s pulverising grime are highlights at the new-music festival
December 2012
A history of grime, by the people who created it
In 2002, two schoolboys in east London helped change the face of electronic music using computers they were given for their homework. Ruff Sqwad's Rapid and Dirty Danger look back
May 2012
New music
New music: Elro feat JME & Manga – Scrabble
Michael Cragg: Fancy a game of Scrabble? This Welshman, and former standup comedian, certainly has a way with words …
July 2010
Jammer: who needs a record deal?
Lloyd Bradley meets Jammer, the man instrumental in creating the grime scene
