8 Bar: The Evolution of Grime
A Storyville documentary looking at the history of grime as a product of social unrest, urban culture and disenfranchised youth in the UK during the early 2000s.
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.
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- Tue 22 Aug 2023 22:00
- Thu 24 Aug 2023 21:30
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