Posted on: November 14th, 2007 tape #5: Chaos In The Council Estates

Chaos In The Council Estates

The UK Grime scene is like a mirror-world version of 90s NYC hiphop – every rap is a battle rap, every beat is bigger and harder than the next, and every kid dreams of being an MC. As familiar as this sounds, the sonics of Grime couldn’t be further from the hiphop we’ve known and loved.

While US hip hop has grown fat and lazy at the top of the pop charts, Grime has gotten hungrier since Dizzee won the Mercury Prize in 2003. The scene has virtually no major-label artists, and is instead a network of raves, myspace pages, CDRs, pirate radio and mixtapes.

It’s hard to follow grime outside of London, but buck up. This mix will whet your appetite.

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TRACKLIST
01. Wonder – Take Two (Dump Valve, 2006)
02. Durrty Goodz – Keep Up (Awkward, 2007)
03. Wiley – Bow E3 (Big Dada, 2007)
04. Emalkay – Gut Feeling (Boka, 2006)
05. The Bug ft. Flowdan – Jah War, Loefah Remix (Ninja Tune, 2007)
06. Trim – Talaban (??, 2007)
07. Lethal B – Lava (Shadetek, 2006)
08. F1 & Kromestar – Chat Bout Jah (Bad Influence, 2007)
09. Benga – Music Box (Planet Mu, 2006)
10. Durrty Goodz – Switching Songs Pt. 2, the good ol days (Awkward, 2007)
11. Skepta – Stageshow Rhythm (Adamantium, 2007)
12. Wonder – God’s Gift Intro 2002 (Dump Valve, 2006)
13. Milanese – Mr Good News (Planet Mu, 200?)
14. Trim – Get With It (??, 2007)
15. Frisco ft. Cookie and Layz – Teamwork (Boy Better Know, 2007)
16. Ruff Sqwad – War (Ruff Sqwad, 2006)
17. Frisco – What a Cheek (Boy Better Know, 2007)
18. Wonder – Chi Flute (Dump Valve, 2006)
19. Badness Ft. Gappy Ranks, Maxwell D – 10 Out of 10 (Aftershock, 2007)
20. Wiley – E3 Link Up (Boy Better Know, 2006)
21. Tempa T – Shittard (Slew Dem / Jah Mek The World, 2006)
22. Frisco – Buck Buck (Boy Better Know, 2007)
23. Ruff Sqwad – Cheque (Ruff Sqwad, 2006)
24. Dynasty Crew – Bare Face Dynasty (679, 2005)
25. Bearman ft Drastick – Sickening (Mastermind, 2006)
26. Ghetto – Drivers Anthem (J Clarke Enterprise, 2007)

Digitally mixed by Aaron Shinn during October, 2007
Cover artwork by Aaron Shinn

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5 Responses to “tape #5: Chaos In The Council Estates”

  1. lion-gv Says:
    November 14th, 2007 at 4:54 pm

    I like the MCing a lot. Nice variety of trax in this mix.

  2. tomo Says:
    November 15th, 2007 at 8:54 pm

    Very analogous to drum’n'bass in that respect… the raves, pirate radio, dubplates, though it was pre-myspace, and then Roni Size won the Mercury. What will black kids in London come up with next?

  3. yan Says:
    November 16th, 2007 at 6:13 am

    from the front to the back of my council flat.
    wicked selecta hold tight.

  4. Poythress Says:
    March 14th, 2010 at 2:44 pm

    cool picsxx

  5. VaultFM Says:
    June 16th, 2010 at 8:55 pm

    does anyone else think these tunes is too heavy i know the style but damn

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