GRIMEZINE
After reading this zine you really know what
When we knew that we where going to Lon-
Grime is about. It’s not important who you
don we started searching for a lot of infor-
are. Are you just interested in a new type
mation about the scene. Some of us where
of music? Wanted to know more about the
already well know with Grime but for the
clothes they’re wearing or just wanted to
other ones it was all new. This was just great
know more about the lyrics these rappers
for us as a team because when people aren’t
use? You can all find it in this Grimezine.
in love with Grime at first sight we really got to put work in it and make sure they get the same feelings for it as the people who where
Always wanted to know what they really say in those rap tracks? In this zine you see a combination of amazing photos with some great Grime lyrics. Every line got a deeper meaning and these pictures make them even stronger than they already are.
already well interested in these topics. When in London we’ve pictured many things that where grimey to us. You can find some of these back in this zine. Our goal is to make people more interested in the Grime scene and we hope that these amazing pictures, lyrics and background story’s will help you to
We, Aukje Meeuwesen, Lisa Bloemenkamp,
get love for the culture.
Jasper Campers, Job Deenen and Robin de Hond, went to London last March 2017.
We’ve also have made an Blog and mobile App. With the App you’re able to find out every single lyric you’re interested in. If that’s not enough you should also check our blog: grimestories. wordpress.com! You’ll find everything you wanted to know about Grime as a culture and even more!
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WAGWAN! Welcome to the new British wave of music
Just a typical type of slang in a typical
Bass and UK Garage. Over the past 15
London ting called “Grime”. Wagwan! is
years the new wave of grimey sounds
from origin a Jamaican term but now-
has been brewing in the basements of
adays you hear it in nearly every Grime
London and here it is.. Grime!
song or when you’re just talking to a group of guys, dressed in black tracksuits, in the streets of London (it’s like: Wassup?)
It all started as some aggressive battle-raps where two MC’s tried to diss each other at a random rooftop, street or basement. Now it turned into an
So wassup with that new wave of mu-
amazing culture that is known as the
sic this Grimezine is all about? The UK
most British form of music since Punk.
is well known for its long history of
Skepta, JME, Dizzee Rascal, Wiley and
musical greatness. This went from rock
Giggs are the pioneers of this genre
music like Heavy Metal, Classic and
and since last year it is really starting
Punk, to purely UK vibes like Drum ‘n
to explode past its London walls.
So what do you mean with exploding past
huge steps back in 2016 and still getting it
its London walls? Well, when rappers like
in 2017. On his sold out worldwide tour he’s
Skepta can do a sold out tour in the USA
taking grime to another level with grime
I guess Grime is doing well outside of the
artist Giggs as his official sidekick during his
UK. That’s just a rapper from the genre itself
shows. Track’s like KMT created a worldwide
but also gigantic names like Drake shared
fuss around itself and took Grime with it
their love for the Grime culture. Drake is
because you could here the characteristic
one of the reasons that the genre made
influence on the songs.
THE WORLD IS GOING TO LOVE GRIME
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In and out of flats for the floos You ain’t with the dogs, you’re a puss Tell ‘em “domme jongens in je stad” My Dutch bruddas bun ‘em like kush, ayy Who can kick the riddim like man? Rich, living lavish, that’s the plan Jakes see me winning, they’re vexed They just want a brudda in the can, nope AJ Tracey - Pasta
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Like whoa, a month ago you didn’t wanna know But now I’m seeing dough, these catties they be calling off my phone All these mandem, they applaud me on the road. Dave - Wanna Know
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It ain’t safe on the block, not even for the cops. Skepta - It Ain’t Safe Ft. A$AP Bari
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We all know you’re a good child So pull up your jeans Get off the street and go do your mum proud Go get a job and don’t come out your house Stormzy - Know Me From
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I got the whole world jocking, chart topping Dirty South hip-hopping with the big bass knocking Fully thugged out, never stopping D-Double E - Bluku! Bluku! Ft. Dizzee Rascal
Yeah, take time if a man wanna try me, no time Usain Bolt when I run up on stage I pick up the mic and it’s reload time Don’t know your songs but they know mine That’s why I got gigs just like Joe Grind After the show I be rolling mine Don’t care bout the no smoking sign They try to steal my vision This ain’t a culture, it’s my religion God knows I don’t wanna go prison But if a man wanna try me, trust me listen Me and my G’s ain’t scared of police We don’t listen to no politician Everybody on the same mission We don’t care about your -ism and -cisms Skepta - Shutdown
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The only day that I don’t put in work is the 30th of February Do not fuck with my money, it can be ten bags or 10p I used to live off my overdraft but now my account is never empty All my supporters rep me and half of them ain’t even met me JME - Work
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Man said he’s better than me, that’s funny They’re not serious, them man are funny They said grime was dead, I couldn’t stop laughing Man, I found that shit so funny Frisco - Funny
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I’ve achieved tings I was dreamin’ of Step on the stage, start reelin’ off Yo, when I’m goin’, better see me off Well, not everybody’s gonna be the boss If you look into my face, gonna see a boss Wiley - Speakerbox
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Get smoked, no ashtray Back at it again, back ache It’s going down, sad face Them gyal are bitter, bad taste With your bad breath Don’t take shots like a cam lens Old school, way back when Killed everything, past tense Lady Leshurr - Juice
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My brother told me go and let them bitches copy Let them try and use your image as a hobby He told me sis you ain’t never to worry Even if you show them how to do it, they can’t do it properly Stefflon Don - Real Ting
If you got a G-A-T, bring it out Most of the real badboys live in south If you wanna do me something, I’m about I’m not a gangster, I’m just about But you see my man over there with the pouch? Dare one of you man try get loud All of my mandem move so foul I might sing but I ain’t sold out Nowadays all of my shows sold out Headline tour, yeah blud, sold out When we roll in, they roll out I’m so London, I’m so south Stormzy - Shut Up!
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Man gets duppied when we touch a button Man catch suckers, then we’re touchin’ somethin’ Man get stuck in, yeah, we’re stuck in somethin’ Man gets rappin’ when we’re suckin’ somethin’ Man gets battered with the crutch or somethin’ Man bat bat it, then we buck or somethin’ If man child play it, then we Chucky somethin’ Drake - No Long Talk Ft. Giggs
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Diss me, that’s a curse Late night on a purge Four man in a Merc Door slam and then burst F*ck what you heard My g’s are the worst Section Boyz - #Worst
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Try tell me I’m way too big to rebel? Nah, man, you’re never too big to rebel I was in the O2 singing my lungs out Rudeboy, you’re never too big for Adele Leave my yard, blow a kiss to my girl Salute to my sister as well Gotta keep trophies down at my mum’s bit Man, I’m getting way too big for my shelf Man, I see bare MCs wanna sideline But I still got a couple bangers in the pipeline Stormzy - Big For Your Boots
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Cause I know that if it was one of us, trust me, Lukey would have gone hard So many wreaths of flowers, I look to the sky man, I need some powers Cause I feel like time’s running out man, I need more hours Just last week were talking ‘bout your mixtape dropping We couldn’t turn up at Oscar’s studio, so we had to work with Colin’s We were getting shit poppin’, now I’m on Google searching coffins Ting’s confusing man, different man Skepta - Lukey World R.I.P. Lukey Maxwell
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