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GRIME
THE GUESTLIST NETWORK | MARCH 2010
Tinie Tempah
The UK Grime scene is expanding and has now begun to overflow into
the mainstream. Now you can go to a club, download a mix, buy a CD
and even watch a music video; something that many of the guys in the
industry never thought would happen. It’s never been more lucrative to
be a born and bred young British rap artist, especially if you’ve got a face
like Tinies.
P Money
Q&A
South London Grime MC
Tinies 2010
Mandy Floss
Top Tip
P Money south London grime So how did you grow up listen-
Well there’s this girl called Ma-
mc ing to?
What do you think about the Erm I grew up listening to, obviously
ria Miller. I saw her video today.
current state of grime? Is it get- Dizzee Rascal, Wiley and that, but
She’s got a song called ‘All
ting too commercial? I didn’t see them as inspiration or
This Time’, check it out. She’s a
Yeah I think it is, I think it is, right now nothing like that, it’s just the only
there’s a lot of hype around grime people I had to listen to, like Essen-
lovely little girl her song is about
and a lot of people that I wouldn’t tials obviously ,they were from my
her singing in retrospect: about
even expect to listen to grime are areas, so just them lot really.
how she used to get bullied at
saying their listening to grime right
now, so you know, I recon it is get- Ok, what projects are you up to
school but all along she had the ting there (mainstream) slowly but at the moment?
potential to be a really huge pop
surely, I just think people need to Right now, I’ve got a single called
star. It’s just lovely. I’m looking
stop getting confused and chang- ‘Slang Like This’, I haven’t got a
ing their genre of music. date yet but it’s a dubstep single
forward to hearing more stuff with Sukh Knight , looking to record
from her.
What do you mean by getting an album as well probably come out
confused? later this year, like September , but
They’re getting confused init, they yeah man mainly working on (mak-
think they need to change their ing) the right singles at the moment
genre of music to get somewhere and videos.
He’s just been snapped up by Well, obviously not LOADS of fun been his biggest audience to date the cash, E4 music channel.
like they think, to be / get commer-
Nike to be part of the campaign because as of yet no frilly panties but this March he’s going to find
cial (mainstream) ‘I need to do funky So the Ghetts situation is that
for their new Destroyer jacket have been flung on stage “Ha- himself on stage at the O2 on a If you’ve heard his new single
or I gotta do pop’, but when Dizzee gonna end? how did it start
and when I asked him how he felt haha. No. Someone’s drawn a bill along side Fifty Cent and is he you might think Tempah was just
Rascal first went commercial (main- even?
about having his face up in Sel- picture of me though, does that scared? “No not really” he says in another UK Grime artist who fan-
stream) he went commercial with ‘I Boy, you have to research, I don’t
fridges he was oblivious. “Oh is it! count?” No I don’t think so Tinie the most non-challant and chirpy cies himself as a bit of bad boy. On
Luv U’ that is not pop or funky is it? really wanna say noting on the
That’s incredible” (aw bless him) “It was a really nice picture” err way possible. having a little chat with him (or the
So I think people need to like just Ghetts thing, cause I just don’t talk
“I’ve been so busy I’ve not had a still a no “a lovely girl called Abby. next best thing, reading this inter-
stick with their roots man. Commer- really, I just don’t talk , I just don’t
chance to go down” cause quite Wicked, I’m gonna put it up on my The release of his new single view) you realise that he’s sweet,
cial music isn’t a genre, commercial talk (about the current clash with
obviously he’s a little working man, wall. She was in Bristol.” and the follow up album are high well spoken and a bit of a joker,
music is music that sells, if people east London MC Ghetts) but it’s all
and whilst a lot of his friends are on his list of priorities for 2010 the sort of boy you’d bring home
buy grime music it will go commer- on the net.
away at Uni and he’s doing his Not really the bad boy his ‘never and hopes that both get a ‘warm to meet your mother.
cial. that’s all.
Grimestar thing there is no idyllic walk a girl home’ lyrics perceive response’. He’s also going to be
scene of Tinie and his crew of bez- him to be in his new single Pass touring to a load of UK festivals
zies all dressed impeccably rolling Out. of which he’s looking forward to
around laughing at his imminent The harsher and more aggressive Glasto the most.
success sipping Crystal. lyrics seem to come from a Tinie “I’m properly excited for that, I’ve
alter ego that I am yet to meet. got my Wellies all ready!” (Try a
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“To be quite honest with you I don’t Probably dedication to the scene rubber dingy mate). So the horizon
really see many of them any more. as although this is his debut sin- looks bright for this young nebulae
Not through any fault of my own, gle, Tinie has already got a huge and the rest of the Grime scene.
1. Roll Deep Ft Jodie Conner – Good Times
just everyone’s really busy. A lot of fan base and years of experience
2. Tinie Tempah – Pass Out
my mates are at uni outside of Lon- under his belt. It does lead me to wonder howev- 3. Champion – Lighter
don. One of my really close mates “2005 I had to network and meet er, is the craze going to last or will
4. A-List – Make My Own
is in the navy and I never see him! new people, and obviously pirate it be a case of been there, seen
5.Lil Blu – Say Yes
But I just get on with whatever and radio stations are the best way that, bought the Boy Betta Know
hopefully when we’re all in a more to do that. 2005 was the time of T-Shirt?
comfortable position we can have radio stations. Bare trying to fight
a giggle about it then.” for the mic” he giggles. “I’ve been Well, it’s debatable but I doubt it, if
Very wise for a 21 year old male on doing it independently until about Pass Out is anything to go by with
the brink of stardom. 2006 and got signed in 2008. I the production value on the video
supported a few people like The I bet little Grimey pop stars are
He’s currently touring with Chip- Cool Kids and I done the Wire- going be a regular at clubs, gigs,
munk and ‘having loads of fun’. less Festival.” Which has currently festivals and more importantly for
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