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UK Hip Hop: The Story, the Database

Playlist for Brithop by Justin Williams

A Brief But In-Depth Dive Into the 40 Year History of UK Hip-Hop & Rap

Early

• Malcolm McLaren – Buffalo Gals (1982)

• Dizzy Heights, “Christmas Rappin’,” 1982

• Newtrament – London Bridge Is Falling Down 7″ edit

• Derek B – Bad Young Brother (1984)

• Monie Love – It’s A Shame (My Sister) (1990)

London Posse

• “My Beatbox Reggae Style” (1987)
• “How’s Life in London” (1993), Ragga remix (1995)
• “Style” (1996)

Marxman – All About Eve 

Rapper’s Delight (remix), UK All Stars (2004), lyrics

TY

• Ty, interview

British Asian

• Fun-Da-Mental, “Country Man” (1993)
• Hustlers HC, “Big Trouble in Little Asia” (1993)
• Hustlers HC documentary
• Asian Dub Foundation, “Rebel Warrior”
• Riz MC – “ENGLISTAN” (Official Music Video) (2016)
• ‘British Asian Sound Systems’ Documentary (Nov. 27th, 2014)
• Buy More Incense – A documentary About British Asian Musicians

Trip-Hop

• Massive Attack, “Unfinished Sympathy” (1991)
• Portishead, “Dummy” (1994)
• Tricky, “Aftermath” (1995)
  • Tricky – The British Masters – Chapter 7

2000s

• Roots Manuva
  • Roots Manuva – ‘Witness (1 Hope)’ Official Video
  • Roots Manuva – The British Masters Season 2 – Chapter 4
• Ms. Dynamite, “Booo!” (2001), “Dy-Na-Mi-Tee” (2002)
• The Streets – Don’t Mug Yourself (Official Video) (2002)
• The Streets, “Fit But You Know It“, MC remix (2004)
•  M.I.A.
  • Discography at allmusic.com
  • “The Pop Diaspora of M.I.A.,” Ayesha A. Siddiqi

Jungle

• Lennie De Ice – We Are I.E. [Original Mix] (1991)
• Special K, “Danger” (1996)
• “Two Degrees” TNT (DJ Trend and DJ Target; 1997)
• Shy FX, “Bambaataa” (1998)

Garage

• “Nicole’s Groove,” Phaze One (Wiley and Danny S) (2000)
• “‘Oh No’ That’s the Word,” So Solid Crew (2000)
• “21 Seconds,” So Solid Crew (2001)
• “Reloaded,” DJ Target (2001)
• The 10 best garage tracks, according to Wookie (2016)

Grime

• “‘Oh No’ That’s the Word,” So Solid Crew (2000)
• “Know We,” Pay as U Go (2000)
• Dizzee Rascal
  • DJ Slimzee and Dizzee Rascal Sidewinder bonus CD (2002)
  • Dizzee Rascal – The British Masters – Chapter 10
  • Dizzee Rascal and Rosenberg discuss the history of grime, Skepta, and the whole UK scene

• Wiley “Wot U Call It?” 

•   Skepta

  • Skepta UK’s biggest ever freestyle – Westwood (2008)
  • Skepta: Top Boy (The Documentary)
•  Stormzy
  • STORMZY – SHUT UP (2015)
  • Stormzy talks school, Dizzee Rascal, depression and more.
  • Visualising Stormzy
  • Stormzy Scholarship for Black UK Students
• Articles
  • “How British MCs Found a Voice of Their Own” (Hancox, 2015)
  • “A History of Grime in Ten Tracks” (Dan Hancox, mixmag, 2018)
  • “Stormzy: Grime Heavyweight” (pitchfork, 2016)
  • “Hip-hop or Dancehall: Breaking Down the Grime Scene’s Roots” (complex UK, 2016)
  • Deeper Than Rap: Grime is Not a Subgenre of Hip-Hop (complex UK, 2015)
•  Documentaries
  • Conflict, Part 1 (documentary, 2003)
  • Wot Do U Call It Grime Documentary (200?)
  • Music Nation, episode 1, Grime: Open Mic (2014)
  • Grime: London’s Latest Music Export (vox, 2017)
  • The Business of Grime (British GQ, 2016)
  • Grime: The Documentary (2018)
  • From Pirate Radio to Mainstream: Grime Story (BBC Channel 4)

Electronic Dance Music

• “Genres, Subgenres, Sub-Subgenres and More: Musical and Social Differentiation Within Electronic/Dance Music Communities” (Kembrew McLeod)
• Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music 
• Documentaries
  • House
    • Pump Up the Volume: Time to Jack
    • Frankie Knuckles at Power House club 1986
    • “Love Can’t Turn Around” (1986)
  • Detroit: Blueprint for Techno
  • High Tech Soul: The Creation of Techno Music
  • Nate Harrison on the “Amen” break
• How to Dance to . . .

Film

• Bad Meaning Good (1987), BBC documentary
• Bombin’ (1987)
• Low Down (1989)
• The Pioneers
• The Great Hip Hop Hoax (2013), on Kanopy via Wesleyan

Tinie Tempah (youtube channel)