Yesterday, Stormzy's debut album became the first EVER grime album to reach #1 in the charts.
It sold 60k copies, which is double the amount Skepta managed with his last effort which reached #2.
The album also got 7 tracks into the Top 40 (1 behind the record which belongs to Bieber) and it also gained the most first week streams for a Number 1 ever.
What does this mean for grime music?
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not even a grime album lmao
Musically a lot of it isn't but it is in every other way desu.
The album is grime in essence desu. It wouldn't exist without grime. It's influenced by grime.
From the slang to the references to the features, it's grime.
References to Lord of the Mics, the Ghetts "Where's Carlos" sample, the Crazy Titch interlude, the features, etc.
It ain't easy to make a full on grime album, most MCs don't. Kano's Made In The Manor was 100% NOT entirely a grime album (shit, neither was Home Sweet Home) and it's considered to be very good.
so its uk hip hop then
Does it have grime style music and MC'ing?
Wouldn't say it's that either.
UK hip-hop tends to be completely separate from grime. For example, the High Focus lot (aside from Ocean Wisdom) are not grime in the slightest. No grime influence, no grime tracks, etc. Stormzy's influences are clearly mostly grime.
Yeah, musically, only 4-5 tracks are grime. The rest are hip-hop/gospel/r&b.
But the album comes from grime. Not hip-hop.
mm guess you are right then.
whats your thoughts on 67?
Don't really like this silly new "road rap"/"UK drill" thing.
Don't get the appeal.
The instrumentals are generic the lyrics are generic and the rappers all have the same flow and none of them have particularly interesting voices.
doesn't matter. stormzy still inauthentic grime for white people
agreed. tho i hope the uk takes influence from dean blunts album
i want hip hop/grime to connect with noise already