Is it a fair assessment to say that insecurity is the life-blood of the grime scene? I've listened to Chip, Skepta, Stormzy, JME, Kano and some others I can't remember. All they rap about is their ostensible greatness, their superiority of lyricism (the irony), their more credible street status, their more legitimate claims to their indifference to material wealth.
For those of you who know about grime - who's making music about bigger ideas?? So far my my findings are that the grime scene is a little embarrassing and cringeworthy.
so the same tropes as hip hop, the same things it was founded on? shocking
Brayden Martinez
Stormzy is bad for it, but I absolutely hate references to hashtags and Instagram in songs.
It may show you are street status now but it means the song will age like milk.
I just don't get it.
Wyatt Cruz
go and listen to boy in da corner
Josiah Robinson
this. grime is nothing more than brits attempting to rip off american hip-hop with laughable results.
Ryan Smith
i really really like this meme
Lucas Johnson
>meme what the fuck are you talking about
Easton Taylor
he liked your meme
Jonathan Jenkins
This. I only listen to music with deep themes and messasages.
I reccomend you listen to some patrician music like Kendrick Lamar and Led Zepelin.
Most rappers only rap about money and drugs and to be honest it leaves me wondering where the real music went.
Joseph Bennett
this. I wish rap was more about the struggle and things that are really in the real world, the sort of stuff eminem raps about. OP me and you are similar, it's a shame we have too good taste.
