Grime and UK rap 2022

It's a bit late this year but let's make a start shall we?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6Nzn8tOiik

#GW21 Groundworks Cypher 2021: Horrid1, Unknown T, Kilo Jugg, KO, AB, Jimmy, Trapx10, ZK, V9 & more - great energy in this one. Of course drill is US music originally but you look at something like this and the vibes are more like UK nuum type music to me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oR7QAw8JVw

Central Cee - Daily Duppy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBXZtSEGJ1s

M24 - Exotic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAuE8bGhnFc

Digga D X StillBrickin - Pump 101 - 00s US rap inspired track, with a Scouse rapper on it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj8T_ElFJNI

Suspect (AGB) - Freestyle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=404amhmDygQ

Nito NB - Plugged In W/Fumez The Engineer - people are saying this'll be Nito's last track, one of the drill GOATs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka-9qAxdn4E

T Scam X E1 X Nito NB X Workrate x Skorebeezy - Plugged In W/Fumez The Engineer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMupQlJA8hA

V9 - Arigato - chill drill

Thanks for starting this

You're welcome!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu-WkA6MjKk

HAZEY - Packs and Potions - when I first heard this I could only listen for about thirty seconds because of the accent but it's really grown on me, possibly because I watched The Responder and it's increased my tolerance for Scouseness. It's hella catchy and contains a lot of football references even for a drill track. Khedira must be fuming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuWUTsIBx5Q

(OOAK) Russ Millions x Buni x YV - Reggae & Calypso - this beat is wild, it's almost like The Bug doing drill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cd249MDLzQ

M Huncho - Warzone ft. Headie One - these two work really well together

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLj9YCI3fuA

Dave - In The Fire (ft. Giggs, Ghetts, Meekz & Fredo) (Live at The BRITs 2022) - Dave plays the piano and then a guitar solo, shoots flames out of said guitar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjgw95kd8Js

Silencer - Grime Ain't Dead Feat. Dizzee Rascal - it just smells funny. Seriously, not many MCs in any genre that have been performing at this level 20 years after they started

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulM64qHGth8

Lady Leshurr - Likkle Darling - it's not grime or rap, it's dancehall. But still

love this, central cee - eurovision ft. lots of people

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlnLvLDP4Zg

Loving everything about “Eurovision”, now all Central Cee (or the BBC) has to do is cut one minute and it’s off to Milan to represent the UK!

If you had to send one drill rapper to Eurovision it would probably be Central Cee, the lad's got mass appeal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVWsP3IadBk

Dave - Starlight - so good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFWwXlxcGxY

Digga D X Moneybagg Yo - G Lock - UK/US link up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaM_M_SqzTw

Nemzzz - 2MS - short and sweet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s6ePrqDy_g

Kwengface & PS Hitsquad - Zoo Rock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK9Tey-I1sY

M1llionz - NGL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtSP7Rl5yNE

Tion Wayne x M24 – Knock Knock Remix (ft Hazey, Sneakbo, Turner, Mist, Jordan & Trillz CB) - lots of accents

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqrDcVt49x4

Digga D - Main Road - Digga's new mixtape isn't his best work but it's still good. Only heard about half of it tbh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewpG7XQKr24

M1llionz X Munna Duke - 10 To Da O - another UK/US link up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G76QRdCu4HI

TION X ARRDEE - 24 Hours in Lagos Vlog/Freestyle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-2oA81F65A

Ghetts - Daily Duppy - still got it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8oQwM5iJWs

Russ Millions x Buni x YV x CH x SwitchOTR x GAZO x Rose Real - Reggae & Calypso RMX - one of the best songs of the year so far gets a remix with a French driller brought along for the fun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_83AOaZ3Iyg

Benzz - Je M'appelle - this is nuts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4Dih99NAj8

Knucks ft. SL - Nice & Good - a bit more laid back than your average drill tune

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E88h_pzT1KA

Bugzy Malone - Daily Duppy - Bugzy Malone's a bit hit or miss for me, definitely one of his stronger efforts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7pj_Gek42M

M Huncho - Daily Duppy - I feel the same way about this one really

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nONX7VqIko

Tion Wayne - IFTK (Feat. La Roux) - La Roux and drill music, together at last. It goes a bit dnb at the end. Got an OTT big budget vid too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ujaa3ar4hCA

Jnr Choi, M24, G Herbo - TO THE MOON (Video) ft Fivio Foreign, Russ Millions, Sam Tompkins - one of my fave recent US rap songs gets a drill remix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH11BCYwD_A

Russ Millions x YV x Buni - 6AM In Dubai

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8Wgwp3Nhgo

Headie One - Came In The Scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG2hCzK9jrc

Chinx (OS) - Plugged In W/ Fumez The Engineer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG0xynhEnuc

Giggs x Tion Wayne - Suffer - Tion's been a busy bee this year

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_Ax2Zp92p0

Lethal Bizzle x Giggs x #A92 DBO - Dapper Dan - never thought I'd see Lethal and Giggs on a track with an Irish rapper, but here we are

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUfM9fLSiSY

BackRoad Gee - Under Attack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzVy6XJkAD8

Unknown T - Who said drill’s dead? (Freestyle)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXjDEehmn6Q

Clavish - Greece - he sez 'step in the dance, go to the restroom, just know we ain't tryna go wee wee'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3-DIeKRKys

C1 X LD (67) - Hillside Demons - the original got taken down by the fuzz. Been a while since I've seen that happen

Really appreciate these updates paolo.

doing the lord's work

Thank you!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STFhnY7Gk00

CB x Kwengface - Machines - CB is about two years into a life sentence, there is speculation in the comments as to how he's able to continue releasing music and doing videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpDrrasELK0

Suspect - Caught Inda Rain (RMX) ft Lil Dotz, Broadday, Malty 2BZ, Rondo Montana, Workrate, Strika

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOk0j57_ZlM

M24 - Coulda Been

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO24VRJAwVU

DigDat - Life Support

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5KttFazxcg

NEMZZZ - DL4V

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEasConTI0I

JAE5 - Propeller ft. Dave & BNXN - Jae5 couldn't make a bad beat if he tried

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHLesr_8Y0Q

NSG x MHD - In Da Car (Clip officiel)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2iXAraeRHQ

NSG - Daily Duppy - this and the ones above could probably go in the Afro thread tbh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSS41ejx3XU

M24 - Daily Duppy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUkLJ7EfQb0

Headie One x Abra Cadabra x Bandokay - Can't Be Us

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdEsHIM8SWw

(MaliStrip) Rondo Montana - Gang In Me

always appreciate these updates, i’ll check em

that nsg x mhd song is sounding fantastic

xp glad to hear it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qazv7h2usBc

GRUMPYSHOSHO Ft. DeepGreen x R.A X Ramz - Ronan Keating Remix - this is just bizarre. I'm into it though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsOXRRVgGbQ

RV - Water Resistant - got fresh corn when I spray it's organic, got tools in the ride but I ain't a mechanic, get round there in a four door truck, man don't care about saving the planet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNegUYGUaLs

C1 - Ain't Rapping Enough

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErQ48cTan1c

Headie One - Illegal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbx8SNSX5so

K-Trap - Spoilt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEJ067Jixog

Double Lz - Daily Duppy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj-Me3l6pgY&

BackRoad Gee - Blessed - a sort of Afro drill thing. More Afrobeat than drill really

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDB3cxVMrtE

SL - Berlin - sad boi drill with no drums

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMILg6KbEcA

Knucks ft Kwengface - Lucious

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1paAv754cPE

Bandokay - Memories

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW5uGucXhDI

K Trap x Headie One - Extra Sleeve

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGTvxh2qCSE

DoRoad x (67) PR SAD - BAFTA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IKOjUjVIFo

DigDat - Bentayga

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_csLde9E2E

Digga D - Chief Rhys Freestyle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd5VUHspvpI

(67) PR SAD - F.M.W

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCizE4mbghc

K-Trap Ft Skepta - Warm Remix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czj2bEXN_JY

Double Lz - Feel Bigger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvBExQAuhlU

Stay Flee Get Lizzy Ft Knucks & Nemzzz - No Refunds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1bOjrDdV5s

Meekz - Daily Duppy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuX91S67hb4

Loski - Daily Duppy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYZREskfWPg

Jordan, Tion Wayne, Morrisson & Turner - Badman

cool beat on the Double Lz. thanks!

very nice, thanks

enjoy No Refunds a lot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13VbPLUhcgU

Headie One - 50's - a late contender for drill tune of the year

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9KeHFbT_5s

Dizzee Rascal - Daily Duppy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4N9sIF_KFU

Nito NB - Daily Duppy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3lTclbxAyw

SD - Up N’ Stuck (Spartan Supreme)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeuRk9d3pA4

C1NNA (C1 #7th) - Frozen

is there a 2023 thread for the latest discussion on grime/uk rap etc? i've been only intermittently on ilx this year and have lost track.

nope, didn't start one because i've kinda lost interest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSY3i5XHHXo

dunno how I missed this perfect tune

one hundred eaters, they won’t fit in one suv