grime- is a type of music which reflects on how bad life can be living on council estates in london. From gun crime, to knife crime, jackings (getting robbed), earners to get by.
grime is up and coming and youths generally mc in the grime scene talking about life on road and about the crack and smack culture in london and surrounding cities.
they generally smoke green (cannabis) as there is some really good shit going about and it helps combat the hard life on road.
they find it hard to live in the city as it is really expensive and they dont have jobs, they want to earn money in the game by doing hot moves,robberies and selling drugs but this normally results in having the police knocking at the door all the time.
they want to get out of this life and be someone, but generally not that many people manage to make a big name for themselves in the grime scene.
this life is a struggle and you probably dont realise how hard it can be as you have never been in these type of situations.

A Sub genere of UK Garage music. Grime is also known as sublo and 8 Bar.

Grime is usually constructed around an alternative bassline that switches every 8 bar.

Grime has similarities to early electro and techno music.

Grime is often rapped over by garage Mc's

Grime is not garage
Grime is not jungle
Grime is not hip-hop and Grime is not ragga.
Grime is a mix between all of these with strong, hard hitting lyrics. It's the inner city music scene of London.
And is also alot to do with representing the place you live or have grown up in.

Genre of music derived from Uk Garage and Hip-Hop but with influence from jungle, rock, techno, dance and many other styles.

Sometimes referred to as a sub genre of UKG and Hip-Hop

Originated in London, England

Grime is a style of music, even a lifestyle to some.

Similar to hip hop, grime borrows from a wide range of music styles.

Grime is heavily influenced by hip hop and speed garage, essentially being a cross between the two. Other strong influences in grime include drum 'n' bass, dub, dubstep, reggea, and soul.

Grime mc's spit slower than rave mc's (ie happy hardcore mc's), yet faster than most hip hop mc's. In terms of tempo, grime ranges between 120bpm and 140bpm usually following a 2/4 or 4/4 time signature.

Grime has a very close, dry sound. Effects such as big reverbs, long echos, phazers

London ghetto music, the british equivalent of ragga and hip-hop. created for the youth by the youth. raw beats, raw rhymes, not polished or commerciallised still Grimey!!

dirty UK garage based music

Gnarly shit.