13-09-2017 16:03 via theguardian.com

Who should win the Mercury prize 2017 – Stormzy, Kate Tempest ... or Dinosaur?

It’s a strong field for rappers in this year’s Mercury prize, but could the grunge-pop of the Big Moon or the jazz fusion of Dinosaur cause an upset? Our writers make their casesLast year, Loyle Carner took issue on Twitter with a Guardian writer who had described him as the “sentimental face of grime”, and you can see his point. Ten years ago, Carner would have been a worthy cult figure, but in 2017 his debut album Yesterday’s Gone made the Top 20. He has clearly b
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