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Grime
Grime is a genre of urban music which first emerged in East London, England in the early 2000s, primarily a development of UK garage, dancehall, and hip hop.
Grime is typified by complex 2-step breakbeats, generally around 140 beats per minute and constructed from "different" sounds. Stylistically,...
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Original Pirate Material
Original Pirate Material is the debut album by the English rapper and record producer Mike Skinner, better known as The Streets.
The album is a unique take on UK garage and lyrics dealing with everyday circumstances and occurrences. The album...
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- Mar 25, 2002
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- 2,947.76 s (49.1293 min )
Arular
Arular is the 2005 debut album by British musician M.I.A. Originally set for a September 2004 release, the album was delayed due to problems obtaining permission to use samples. Arular was finally released in the US on 22 March 2005 and a month...
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- Mar 22, 2005
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- 2,339.693 s (38.99488 min )
Beats & Bars
Beats & Bars is the 2005 Mixtape from London rapper Kano. This was not an official release to the charts, and was only available on his UK tours, but is now currently available on some online stores such as Ebay.
All 28 of these tracks can be...
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- 2005
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Vertically Challenged
Vertically Challenged is the debut EP from UK hip hop artist Lady Sovereign, only released in the U.S. and Australia although it can be found in Virgin record in Crawley in England.
The EP features the UK hit single "Random" and a remix of her...
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- Nov 15, 2005
Public Warning
Public Warning is the title of the debut album from UK hip hop artist Lady Sovereign released on 31 October 2006. The album, a mix of grime and hip hop, was originally due for release in November 2005 but was pushed back after Lady Sovereign was...
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Da 2nd Phaze
Da 2nd Phaze is the second album by Eski artist Wiley. Released on Boy Better Know after he left XL Recordings. It has sold around 10,000 copies.
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- Apr 27, 2006
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Playtime Is Over
Playtime Is Over is the second solo album by Wiley. It was released on Big Dada Recordings and was recorded in Bow, East London. The album was released on the June 4, 2007, the same day as former protégée Dizzee Rascal's Maths + English, and reached...
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Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home is the 2005 debut album from London rapper Kano. It includes the singles "P's and Q's", "Typical Me", "Remember Me", "Nite Nite", "Brown Eyes" and "Signs in Life". "Don’t Know Why" samples the song "War Pigs" by metal band Black...
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- Jun 27, 2005
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- 3,710.067 s (61.83445 min )
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Showtime
Showtime is the second studio album by grime artist Dizzee Rascal. As of May 2007, the album has sold over 16,000 units in the United States—a decline on his debut album, Boy in da Corner, which sold 58,000.
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- Sep 6, 2004
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- 3,088.04 s (51.4673 min )
Boy in da Corner
Boy in da Corner is the debut album of British rapper Dizzee Rascal, released on 21 July 2003 by XL Recordings in the United Kingdom and Matador Records in the United States.
Boy in da Corner won Dizzee Rascal the 2003 Mercury Prize, becoming the...
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- Jul 21, 2003
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- 3,443.133 s (57.38555 min )
Treddin' on Thin Ice
Treddin' on Thin Ice is a 2004 debut album by Wiley released on XL Recordings. The album is seen as a critical success in electronic music. However, commercially the album did not do as well with one single ("Wot Do U Call It", a song addressing the...
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- Apr 26, 2004
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- 2,825.76 s (47.096 min )
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In at the Deep End
In at the Deep End is the debut album of London-based grime collective Roll Deep. It went silver in the United Kingdom, selling more than 85,000 copies. The album won Best Album at the 2005 Urban Music Awards.
Roachee, Wiley, Scratchy, Trim, Manga,...
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- 2005
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Alright, Still
Alright, Still is the debut album by English pop singer-songwriter Lily Allen, released on 14 July 2006 by EMI (see 2006 in music). Recording the album began with sessions between Allen and production duo Future Cut, and Allen's work garnered...
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- Jul 17, 2006
This Is My Rave
This Is My Rave is a mixtape by British rapper Sway DaSafo. To coincide with the release of his debut album, Sway released a collaboration mixtape with LoveDough to promote LoveDough's nightclub in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. This compilation mixtape,...
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- Feb 6, 2006
Run the Road
Run the Road is a series of compilations released on 679 Recordings and Vice. It is intended to showcase a wide variety of grime artists from the genre such as Dizzee Rascal, Wiley and Kano.
Run the Road served as an advertisement to the United...
Panic Prevention
Panic Prevention is the Mercury Prize nominated debut album by Wimbledon-born singer-songwriter Jamie T, released in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2007. The album is so-called because of the panic attacks Jamie suffered as an adolescent. Most of...
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- Jan 29, 2007
Kala
Kala is the second studio album by British musician M.I.A., released in August 2007. The album features musical styles ranging from dance music and alternative hip hop to urumee melam, a style native to the state of Tamil Nadu, South India. It was...
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- Aug 21, 2007
London Town
London Town is the second studio album by Kano, released September 10, 2007. The first single, featuring Craig David, "This Is the Girl" was released on August 27, 2007, the second being "Feel Free", featuring Damon Albarn. Guests include, other...
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- Sep 10, 2007
Maths + English
Maths + English is the third studio album by English rapper and grime artist Dizzee Rascal.
In terms of chart performance, Maths + English is Dizzee Rascal's most successful album to date, entering the UK Albums Chart at number seven, one position...
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- Jun 4, 2007
Not Here to Please You
Not Here to Please You is an EP by British band Hadouken! released in USB form and Digital Download only.
The band announced on October 1, 2007 that they would be doing something "slightly different" for their second mixtape. With the debut mixtape...
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- Nov 12, 2007
Ghetto Gospel
Ghetto Gospel is the second mixtape by English rapper Ghetto. It was released in 2007, and is the follow-up to his 2005 mixtape, 2000 & Life. Ghetto has described it as a "pre-album" rather than a mixtape.
The mixtape begins with a heavier, grime...
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- 2007
Goldie's Oldies
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Goldie's Oldies is an EP released by English rapper GoldieLocks. GoldieLocks released the EP as one collection of her old recordings as free downloads as a Christmas gift to her fans directly from her MySpace page. The EP features fellow Sick...
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- Dec 19, 2007
Rules and Regulations
Rules and Regulations is the second studio album by British grime group Roll Deep and it was released on Roll Deep Recordings, which is usually only used to release mixtapes. The album features other grime acts that are not directly associated with...
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- 2007
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Diamond in the Dirt
Diamond in the Dirt is the 2004 debut album by MC Shystie. It includes the singles "One Wish" and "Make It Easy".
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- Jul 12, 2004
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They Don't Know
They Don't Know is the debut album by UK garage and grime outfit So Solid Crew. It was released on November 11, 2001. The album features the singles "Oh No (Sentimental Things)", "They Don't Know", "Haters" and the UK singles chart topping "21...
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- Nov 11, 2001
2nd Verse
2nd Verse is the second album by UK garage and urban music collective So Solid Crew, and the follow up to They Don't Know. It was released on September 29, 2003. It peaked at #70 in the UK Albums Chart, and contains the singles "Broken Silence" and ...
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- Sep 29, 2003
Execute
Execute is the debut album of So Solid Crew members, Oxide & Neutrino. It includes the Casualty sampling number 1 single "Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty)" and the Prodigy cover "No Good 4 Me". "Devil's Nightmare" was also featured on the Lara Croft:...
2 Stepz Ahead
2 Stepz Ahead is the second album by Oxide & Neutrino.
The Solid Sound Of The Underground
Oxide & Neutrino Present: The Solid Sound of the Underground is an album containing songs from the So Solid Crew.
Star In the Hood
Star In the Hood is the debut studio album by British rapper Tinchy Stryder. The singles from the album are "Breakaway", "Something About Your Smile" and "Mainstream Money".
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- Aug 13, 2007
Grime Wave
Grime Wave is the fourth album by British grime artist Wiley. The album was released on May 26, 2008.
It is debated whether Grime Wave is an album or a mixtape. It is in fact his fourth album since Playtime Is Over which was released in 2007.
Grime...
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- May 26, 2008
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Da 2nd Phaze
Da 2nd Phaze is the second album by British grime artist Wiley. The album was released in May 2006, on the Boy Better Know record label.
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- May 2006
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Fuck It
Fuck It: The Official So Solid Crew Mix Compilation is a mixtape by UK garage and urban music collective So Solid Crew, released following the success of their debut album They Don't Know. It was released on January 14, 2002 in the UK. It comprises...
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Focus Mode
Focus Mode is a mixtape compilation by UK hip-hop rapper Klashnekoff and DJ Skully. It was released on October 10, 2005
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- Oct 10, 2005
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Everything Is Borrowed
Everything Is Borrowed is the fourth album from The Streets. Released in the United Kingdom on 15 September 2008, and in the United States on 7 October 2008, Skinner describes the album as a "peaceful coming to terms album" and as containing ...
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The Dotted Lines Mixtape
The Dotted Lines Mixtape is a mixtape by British rapper Sway DaSafo. The Dotted Lines Mixtape was released in early 2008 and announced the recording of his second album The Signature LP and date of release of 5 May 2008, which was later pushed back...
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- Jan 2008
Evangeline
Evangeline is a compilation album of electronic music (largely dubstep and grime) released in 2008 on the Planet Mu label. The album was compiled by Mary Anne Hobbs and features tracks, many exclusive . 4th]]
The album is available in two formats:...
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- Jun 16, 2008
The Signature LP
The Signature LP is Sway DaSafo's second album, released on October 6, 2008. Most of the album was produced by Sway with his Dcypha Productions team; other producers included Louis Gibzen, Guy Kutsav and Akon.
Plans for Sway's second album were made...
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- Oct 6, 2008
Walk In Da Park
Walk In Da Park is the 2008 debut album by UK rapper Giggs released on 4th August 2008.
Giggs followed up his hype which was built from the freestyle "Talking The Hardest" by releasing this album, which he claims to have completed in two weeks.
The...
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- Aug 4, 2008
140 Grime Street
140 Grime Street is the third studio album by British rapper Kano, released on 29 September 2008. The first single to be released from this album was the song Hustler, which the album's creator described as "the perfect single (as it explains so...
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- Sep 29, 2008
See Clear Now
See Clear Now is an album by United Kingdom grime artist Wiley. It was originally set to be released as I See Clear on October 13, 2008. The album features collaborations with electropop group Hot Chip, and DJ/producer Mark Ronson in "Cash in My...
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Saint Dymphna
Saint Dymphna is an album released by Brooklyn's Gang Gang Dance in 2008.
Media response to Saint Dymphna was generally positive; aggregating website Metacritic reported a normalised rating of 78% in October 2008 based on 27 critical reviews....
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- Oct 20, 2008
Tongue \"N\" Cheek
Tongue N' Cheek is the fourth studio album by British rapper Dizzee Rascal. The album was released on 21 September 2009 and includes the number one singles, "Dance Wiv Me", "Bonkers" and "Holiday".
Its release was announced on Friday Night with...
Catch Me If You Can
Catch Me If You Can is the name of UK rapper Bashy's debut album. The highly anticipated debut album was released by Bashy on June 1st 2009. Hiphop.com rated the album 'good' saying 'Catch Me If You Can is a debut album that perfectly encapsulates...
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- Jun 1, 2009
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A.D.H.D.
A.D.H.D is the debut album by English Hip-hop artist, Master Shortie. The album was released on July 27, 2009 and has so far failed to chart..
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- Jul 27, 2009
Catch 22
Catch 22 is Tinchy Stryder's second full-length album and his major label debut, since signing with Island Records. After three successful singles leading up to the album, the album, was released on August 17, 2009. The album is produced and co...
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- Aug 17, 2009
Kwesachu Vol.1
Kwesachu Vol.1 is the first collaborative mixtape album by Micachu and Micachu's friend, London producer & songwriter Kwes.
Kwesachu Vol.1 features reworks of musicians including Hot Chip, Cibelle, Metronomy, Golden Silvers, The Invisible, Man Like...
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- Jun 5, 2009
Kwesachu Mixtape Vol.1
Kwesachu Mixtape Vol.1 is the first collaborative mixtape album by Micachu and Micachu's friend, London producer & songwriter Kwes.
Together, the producers are known as Kwesachu.
Kwesachu Vol.1 features reworks of musicians including Hot Chip,...
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- Jun 5, 2009
City Meals
City Meals is the debut studio album by British rapper Jay Fullstop V. The singles from the album are "Game Over", "Made For Today" and "Supervision".
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- Jun 1, 2009
FabricLive.47
FabricLive.47 is a 2009 album by Toddla T (Tom Bell). The album was released as part of the FabricLive Mix Series. Bell described the album as sounding as "Sheffield sonic stylee – as if a sweaty Sheffield basement was deported to Farringdon for the...
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- Aug 2009
No Mor a Promo
No Mor’ a Promo was released in October 2008 and Jay Fullstop V’s Debut mixtape which showcased his creative flow, lyrical dexterity and the pounding beats that characterize this unique up and coming urban artist. On No Mor a Promo J.V offers us a...
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- Oct 11, 2008
Race Against Time
Race Against Time is the fifth studio album released by Wiley on Eskibeat Recordings, it is in contrast to his previous album released (See Clear Now) in that it returns to the more grime roots of his eariler work. It includes the single Too Many...
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- 2009
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I Am Chipmunk
I Am Chipmunk is the debut album by British rapper Chipmunk, released on 12th October 2009. This album was scheduled for release in October 2008, but was pushed back a year, due to him signing for a record label, therefore having to make different...
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- Oct 12, 2009
League Of My Own
League of my Own is a Mixtape by British rapper Chipmunk, released on 24th September 2007.
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- Sep 24, 2007
FabricLive.49
FabricLive.49 is a 2009 album by Buraka Som Sistema. The album was released as part of the FabricLive Mix Series.
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- Dec 2009
