8 Bar – The Evolution of Grime

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.

• David UpshalDirector
• Aleksandra BilicDirector
• Ewen SpencerDirector

• Julie AdenugaSelf
• Lethal BizzleSelf
• Jamie AdenugaSelf/JME
• SkeptaSelf
• DJ TargetSelf
• WileySelf
• Ashley WaltersSelf
• JammerSelf
• Jon E CashSelf
• Tinchy StryderSelf
• Kane RobinsonSelf/Kano
• Dizzee RascalSelf