How British MCs found a voice of their own
Has UK rap and grime music finally found the confidence to succeed on its own terms? We talk to the next-gen stars marching to the beat of their own drumSometimes it feels like British rap music has had as many false dawns as So Solid Crew had members. There was the 1990s UK hip-hop generation, the likes of Rodney P, Roots Manuva and Blak Twang, alongside the rave-driven MC cultures of ragga, jungle and UK garage. Then the grime wave of 2003-5, when Dizzee Rascal, Roll Deep, Kano, Wiley, Lethal
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