UK Hip-Hop | British Hip-Hop | UK Rap
- Little Simz - Gorillamusic.youtube.com Little Simz - Gorilla (Official Video) - YouTube Music
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- 25 Essential UK Hip Hop Albumwww.viberating.co.uk 25 Essential UK Hip Hop Albums — vibe rating - Music Platform & Blog
UK Hip Hop is a genre that has failed to hit the mainstream ever since its emergence back in the late 1980s, due to its underground nature and conscious, gritty lyricism. I have always been a huge fan of the genre, despite its lack of mainstream appeal, and over the years I have listened to hundreds
>UK Rap, UK Grime and UK Hip Hop are all completely different sounds and sub-genres under the same art form. While the labelling doesn’t suggest much difference between the three genres at first glance, they all have their own unique rhyme styles, instrumentals, cultures and practices. Generally speaking, UK Hip Hop is heavily influenced by the Golden era/90’s Hip Hop sound, with head-nodding boom-bap, jazz instrumentals and heaving political and conscious lyricism.
>For clarity, there are no rap/grime/drill/garage albums included in this list as they’re separate genres in my eyes. Moreover, I’ve decided to include 25 albums by 25 different 25 artists as I want to recommend as many new artists and good music as possible. So, here are 25 essential UK Hip Hop albums in chronological order:
A good list if you wanna dive into UK Hip Hop
- The Forgotten Era of UK Rapmiccheque.com The Forgotten Era of UK Rap
A look into the underrated legends that laid the foundation for UK rap to reach the commercial peak it is at today.
>During the 90s and early 2000s, hip hop was finding its way to Britain, adopting the boom bap sound that was growing at the same time in the States. What came next was gangsta rap, the subgenre that was to revolutionise UK rap forever. From approximately 2006–12, London street crews gravitated to this music due to relatability to their environments. These six years were the bridge between underground boom bap and the commercially thriving scene we have today.
- Ty and the history of UK rap: A brief history of UK hip hop, rap and MC culture told by a linchpin of the scene, Shortee Blitzmixmag.net Ty and the history of UK rap
A brief history of UK hip hop, rap and MC culture told by a linchpin of the scene, Shortee Blitz
- A Brief But In-Depth Dive Into the 40 Year History of UK Hip-Hop & Rapwww.okayplayer.com A Brief But In-Depth Dive Into the 40 Year History of UK Hip-Hop & Rap
From the sound system scene in the '80s to the rise of UK Drill in the '10s UK Hip-Hop and Rap have had a long journey. Here is a brief, but in-depth guide.
- How Somali Rap Found Its Voice in a Crowded UK Scenewww.vice.com How Somali Rap Found Its Voice in a Crowded UK Scene
Bolstered by a trapwave sound, young British-Somalis like YNM are gaining traction in the UK rap scene. It’s been a long time coming.
