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Lady Sovereign vs Lady Fury vs Shystie vs Gemma Fox vs KT

No star here laces

05:39 / 29.07.04

So who's your favourite 'grimette' then? And do you prefer the ones what rap or the ones what sing?

illmatic

08:36 / 29.07.04

Laces - where do you hear all this stuff? Even with frequent choonings around the pirates I still find it hard to get to hear any MC based grime tings. I ain't got broadband either. Any ideas?

Kit-Cat Club

08:37 / 29.07.04

Lady Sovereign's got a single out, hasn't she?

No star here laces

09:19 / 29.07.04

Try sticking the names into google. Or downloading tracks off my blog!

No star here laces

09:20 / 29.07.04

And yeah, she does have a single out. And verily 'tis mint. And can be heard on her website along with a nifty little video.

She is super-tiny an wears lots of adidas. I *heart* her.

illmatic

09:35 / 29.07.04

I am broadband deprived. More reason to get it, I suppose.

illmatic

09:35 / 29.07.04

I am broadband deprived. More reason to get it, I suppose.

lord nuneaton savage

10:32 / 29.07.04

Lady Sov's the one, that bit on "little bit of 'ush" where she's all like "Oh no pianos!" is fucking skill.

Kinda cute too...in a weird kinda way

Regrettable Juvenilia

11:27 / 29.07.04

Surely M.I.A. ('Galang', 'Sunshowers') counts as grime, right? I only just learnt that M.I.A. is a solo artist (Maya Arul) rather than a group... She's my current favourite. "Like PLO, I don't surrend-o!"

And what about Lady Stush? It's the little squeaks that make her style...

Regrettable Juvenilia

11:29 / 29.07.04

"'That Stush think she heavy' - oh please!
You say I'm not a bitch? Well buy my CDs..."

Regrettable Juvenilia

15:06 / 02.08.04

'A Little Bit Of Ssshh!' is indeed also wicked. It's packed with these great little moments as has been observed, and I think my favourite is near the end: "You can start making a little bit of noise now, y'know?... I'm not gonna go completely off the rail..."

No star here laces

00:19 / 03.08.04

The genre police would have one believe that MIA is not grime. Fuck knows, really. I'd say she's more dancehall than anything else...

I like stush but she's been laying a bit low recently no?

Anybody got any love for the sing-y stuff like KT and Kano's "Love is here to stay"?

It reminds me of the first wave of vocal UK garage around '98 or so. But that's probably mostly because of the awful singing.

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