Sorry rap game but I'm having a very public love affair with Grime music. *Google it. In short Grime music is the UK's equivalent to rap music with a dreadlock twist. Think dubstep meets the English rapper and the occasional Jamaican dancehall artist. I fucks with that...here's a video of Hip-Hop/Grime artist Professor Green's "Before I Die." Note, this is not a Grime beat, I'll be posting a more relevant video when I'm finished studying. Signed to Virgin Records, Green came up on the freestyle circuit before gaining notoriety and he's done recent work with The Streets, Lily Allen, and popular Grime artists Tinchy Stryder, Chipmunk, and Devlin (I'm a big fan of Chippy and Dev). Oh, and he also put on with Compton rapper The Game during his bit on a London tour. *Not so fun fact, his father hung himself in late 2008 and before the music scene his life choices resulted in dropping out of school and close calls with the coppers. Perhaps the notion that music has changed his life for the better is being playfully juxtaposed in this video, as he is seen being hung from a belt with piano keys as well as a light-hearted reference to his father's passing. This is of course, apart from its relevance to the lyrics...too much too much, just enjoy..
Here's the Remix with Plan B, Ghetto, Narstie, and others if you dig it...
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