Kano, Ghetts, Dizzee, Chip, Devlin, Skepta, Wretch 32, Akala, JME, P Money! I think them guys are deffo top 10! 💪🏽 great reaction guys! Keep up the good work 👊
It's hard to pick the best or top 5 but for me Wiley was the beginning of it all on his album the last track was a beat he made & when UK rappers at the time heard it, it changed everything & after that grime started to grow, Dizzie rascal was also a massive part. I would say Ghetts-Devlin-Kano-Wiley- Dizzie rascal or chip
Dizzee made the first official grime album with boy in da corner, first UK number one with Dance wiv me, and he was the only person to do chart music that wasn't cringe. managed to evolve for the new age and stay relevant throughout the 2010s. Never got bitter at the younger generation and has only elevated them and showed love.
@@sirteabag8652 Agreed he is a pioneer but Dizzee the only person to not make cringy chart music? 😂 come on now bro he had plenty of those, how you forgetting about Bonkers, Holiday and them kind of tunes. He’s the one that started that pop sounding stuff and then man like Tinie followed.
Best grime artist is a tough one. You have Wiley who started it and had a dream. You had Dizzie rascal who twisted it up and comes with levels you see today but various forms. You have ghetts/ghetto who has unique all over. P money just lights up the race/festival defo one to see live. Then you have the og Kano. You have Chip with his pen. Not everyone’s favourite but everyone knows how lethal he is which puts him always up there. Skepta is more simple but is still so sick. I listen to all of the above. Maybe i vibes to P money more than all of them but each one has a special place on my heart. Especially Dizzie. 11 years old, year 7 2002 was the year he dropped boy in da corner. It changed everything for me. Although jungle at 9 years old on a Walkman pirate radio was the real eye opener.
People will always bring up Wiley, Kano, Dizzee as being the best popular OG artists. JME and Skepta always get a mention, they did a lot for the genre. In terms of an undeniable skillset, regardless of influence or popularity, Ghetts and P Money tend to be the big 2 artists who can't escape the conversation. D Double, Chip, Devlin, and Frisco are also highly revered as top 5 artists for many people, all extremely talented in different ways. I don't think there's universally an agreed upon GOAT but I think Ghetts is the one who basically never gets left out of a top 5 list no matter who you ask.
Kano will always be number one for me, as an overall artist and grime mc nobody better imo. Ghetts would tell you the same, he practiced his flow back to back with Kano.
There are 3 pillars of Grime. Godfathers...KANO, DIZZEE RASCAL and WILEY. They're the most respected (maybe not Wiley as much these days, but you can't take away from him that he basically started this shit). Commercial greatness is SKEPTA and STORMZY. I would say due to staying power and a constantly evolving style GHETTS and P MONEY are becoming the best if the best still active. DEVLIN is up there as a TOP MC with the likes of JME and LETHAL BIZZLE and a handful of others. I would say KANO is most respected, though. Other names to mention are CHIP, FRISCO, DURRTY GOODZ, SCORCHER. Based on all that, my list is- 1. GHETTS 2.KANO 3.P MONEY 4. WILEY 5.JME DIZZEE RASCAL is a bit to commercial for me these days.
I feel like I missed some important names off of notable mentions - ASHER D & TRIM would be my personal 6th and 7th (sometimes higher) other notables are D DOUBLE E, GRIMINAL, J2K, BASHY, WRETCH, AKALA, BLACK THE RIPPER, BIG NARSTIE, CRAZY TITCH, TEMPA T, KLASHNEKOFF, SHYSTIE and NO LAY. Also you need to check out PLAN B before all the singing. If you like EMINEM you will love his album 'Who needs actions when you got words!'.
@stu4768 100% a classic. Showtime was good as well but not as good as boy in the corner...it was downhill after them though apart from the odd good one
Ghetts is easily the best grime artist. He was one of the best when grime was pure grime and he's now taken it to new levels. Ghetts - Fine wine Ghetts - Laps (his latest release thats just dropped) Still very much grime but he's taken it to the next level. Absolutely no contest.
They need to react too The Thunderclaps - Judgement Day Ft Ghetto back when Ghetts was called Ghetto Also they need to react too these listed below Giggs - Run Me Down ft. Ghetts Ghetts - Echos Spirit Ghetts - Mozambique ft. Jaykae & Moonchild Sanelly Ghetts - IC3 Ft. Skepta D Double E - Where Do We Come From? Ft. Ghetts Ghetts - Artillery Frisco - Colours Ft. Ghetts & D Double E Dizzee Rascal - Eastside Ft. Ghetts & Kano Devlin- FU Ft. Ghetts Ghetts - One Take Ghetts - Serious Face Ghetts - Pick Up The Phone Ft. President T Devlin - Dealers Ft. Wretch 32 & Scorcher & Ghetts Ghetts - Buss 1 Ft. Devlin Ghetts - Darkside Freestyle Ghetts - Commandments Ghetts - Shellington Crescent Ft. Chip Ghetts - Slumdog Millionaire Ft. Stefflon Don
Top 5 grime- Devlin ghetts chip wiley sketpa-JME joint 5th it’s a hard on so many D double e frisco Kano 😂 I couldn’t choose 4th and 5th but top 3 is certified ✅ i’ve just realised you’ve not done Devlins daily Duppy 🔥 forgot about Dre instrumental kills it
Devlin has been a genius since he first come along Should listen to Ghetts birthday Bash - fuck radio Got so many people passing through spitting bars over an hour set. Loads of vets of this set and a bag of mc’s you wouldn’t have heard of before You can watch the whole thing in video form or there’s 5 parts cut up but no video with this
Ghetts has become the Goat for me as hes continued to evolve and Conflict of Interest was an underrated masterpiece, although its arguably no longer strictly grime. but it was Kano before that. I will say though that for me personally, Kano fire in the booth is as good as anything Ive ever heard from any MC, any era, any genre. He smoked that verse so hard whilst telling stories and truths like you're watching movies with your village eldars. Its maybe been matched but bettered!?
my personal top 5 D double E - the goat full stop P money - just a solid all rounder Tempa T - pure vibes President T - most unique flow Wiley - best flow in the game
One that needs to be done it’s ghetts Kano skepta radio set part 1-3 or a old school track ghetts devlin Wiley shifty 123 banger if you know you know that’s 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Check out the track YOUNG GUNS , IT features Devlin and ed Sheeran again it's a classic and very clever , I watched it 3 times B4 I realised they were talking about the elements earth wind fire and water , clever , interested what u think of the track
Wiley is probably the best at grime as he was the one that made so many people aware of it, back in the day when grime was grime, no one was touching Wiley👌🏼
“Who is considered the best grime artist?” It’s so hard to make this list because it depends on what criteria you are using to define “best”. Technical rapping ability? Versatility? Live performances? Radio sets? Making good songs? Making good albums? Clashing/rap beefs? Impact and influence on the genre? This isn’t my finalised list, or even in any order. It’s just some names that spring to mind. Kano, Ghetts, Wiley, Skepta, jme, p money, manga st hilare, chip, dizzee rascal, D double E, dot rotten, durty goodz, flowdan, devlin, bugzy malone, frisco, I’m sure there’s some I’m missing, but these are all greats
@@jamesa.h6965 yeah I hear you. I think he did quite a lot in the “impact on the genre” category because he was a big part of opening the door for MCs outside of London to be more successful. ability wise, he is good but maybe not good enough for this list that’s fair
Durty Goodz no.1 if you know you know. Listen to 2 fast 2 ferocious, him and skibadee mixtape. It's on RUclips. They go track for track with a few other British artists in as well. Durty is a real OG in grime. J2k heat in the streets mixtape Vol1 and 2. Those are on RUclips. Bashy your mum Vol1 and chuppa chubs mixtape. Also a huge OG one of best grime artists Flirta D grime runs in his blood. Find any of his tracks and you will see.
All these folks top 5s show they don't know about grime. Some are shocking. Grime started in the raves. Sidewinder. Nasty crew, east connection, ruff squad, virus syndicate, pay as you go, more fire camp, macabre unit, mucky wolfpack, boys in the hood, heartless crew, NAA, special delivery loads more. To see these top 5 comments I feel offended. Listen to Kano beats and bars mixtape. Or early Ghetts 2000 and life mixtape. Yes kano Ghetts should be in people's top 5s. Also dizzee but there's many more that could easily take those spots. Those are the obvious ones.
This why I can't be bothered to list a top 5 you are the only comment to mention Goodz he should be in every top 5 with the other obvious subjects just like Dizzee
Don't know about order but Kano Devlin Ghetts Wiley Skepta Dizzee should be on the list too but I slightly prefer the others, shout out to JME, P Money and Frisco too
Me personally it's devlin.. And reason I say that it because alot of people are not understanding devs lyrics. Because he gives you something pure or you could say give you something to think about... we have herd all about getting money and cars...yes cool but if you want to learn by listing to bars and take you on different places then yes the main man devlin so underrated... But obviously now days people don't like a wake music such a shame.. But us brit have got it on lock say different... Even Americans are trying and does us we are taking over full stop.... .......
durrty goodz is the king of grime. If you disagree you dont know listen to switching songs - durrty goodz its the best grime record or listen to marijuana - durrty goodz its a beatiful record
Back in the day the king of grime title was a back and forth between wiley and skepta. Both real ogs in the grime community. I'm 30 so I'm going back from about 15 years maybe. I grew up on og grime. But for "some" top grime artists. I'm no order and just off top of my head Kano Wiley Skepta P money Jme Ghetts Pretty much anybody from boy betta know (BBK) Bashy.
Best in grime? hard to say 1 name, I think of it like this (and I am sure some others may disagree, some will agree) *Best MC in terms of skill? sheer ability to spit and play with flow , rhythm and where rhymes appear in creative ways? has to be Ghetts (check ANY Ghetts Daily Duppy, FITB, etc and you will see and hear his mastery) *Best pen in terms of the poetry, but also the flow of the language itself? IMO its Wretch 32 (check "Antwi" for an underrated but great Wretch track that shows his pen well) *Best style on the mic (coupled with great technical MC ability and a very gifted pen) ...its Kano (check "Garageskank" for a great "summer tune", good bbq tunes) *And you have to give Wiley props for being the OG/Godfather, and on certain tracks killing it as much as any name I have mentioned. (check out Wiley freestyle on Westwood , which is a dope freestyle session, and Wiley feat Devlin "Holygrime", has to be one of my favourite tunes all time, both of them absolutely DESTROY the beat and the beat is hard, PRIME Devlin verse MUCH better than the bars on the Skepta tune, and PRIME Wiley...being Wiley and spitting his ass off) This is all my opinion, others may differ, but this is my basic layout of thinking with Grime artists, there are so many great MCs I have not mentioned, and many that are kind of connected to Grime but not always doing specifically Grime. Grime is always 140bpm ,high energy aggressive, "Holygrime" by Wiley feat Devlin is a good example of what Grime is in a polished sense, but it came out of Dancehall sound clashes , which is basically like battle rap so there is that whole aspect of Grime that you never see in Daily Duppys, FITB etc
Everyones opinion will differ but probably very slightly. Dizzee rascal has the best grime album in UK history. Wiley pioneered the sound is considered the godfather Skepta was an original pioneer too and transcended further than anyone else Ghetts and kano also considered top 5 in almost everyones list Chip should also get an honourable mention Theres loads that can be listed but these guys were there from the beggining and still doing it now
If we’re talking top 5 five greatest legendary Grime mcs it can only be: Kano, Ghetts, D double E, Wiley and Dizzee. But for top 5 most highly skilled mcs on the Mic imo it’s gotta be: Kano, Ghetts, P money, Griminal and D double. Hard not to put Trim, Flowdan, Dot Rotten and Wretch in there too.
This is a bit hard because i don't consider some as 'Grime' artists even though they may get called that like Wretch i would say was more UK rap even though he came up in the grime scene or Akala, Mic etc i would say were more conscious rap this is just my opinion though. So top old school grime artists for me are Ghetts, Kano, Devlin, Dizzee, Wiley, P Money, Chip, Skepta, JME, Durrty Goodz, Lethal B, D double E. etc UK rappers, Wretch 32, Avelino, Krept & Konan, Bugzy, Potter Payper, Giggs, Fredo etc Conscious rap, Akala, Dave, Lowkey, Mic Righteous, Logic, etc
Honestly you guys need to check out Flirta D for something completely different. He's an OG of the grime scene but his style is like nothing else you've ever heard! Check out his "the lift" freestyle to get an idea of what he can do
im from aus over here alex jones is the best also wombat, uk id say dot rotten, devlin, wiley, ghetts, chip, griminal, skepta but kano and p money are also dope and even though im not a big fan d double e is massively respected as a uk grime legend, jme is an honourable mention too
For me i think its hard to classify a Top 5 as many of artists drift between many different sub categories of rap. Eg hip hop, drill, freestyles, grime, pop rap, r&b rap, MCing which sits within jungle/ d&b and house music- with rapper etc Also not forgetting spoken word and battle rap that are a little on the periphery The only few who are ' grime centric' are Ghetts, Wiley , Skepta, Chip, Devlin JME and the rest of BBK..plus others Whereas others blend or do bits of this and that eg Dave, Mic Righteous, Ocean Wisdom, Dizzee, Stormzy, Kano id also put in this grouping , etc I think weve a remarkable mass of artists that flex their creativity and reach and produce some cool sounds and some profound works of art
Best artists to come out of grime is a matter of opinion, depending on what factor you see as most important (bodies of work, pioneers/builders of the scene, producing aswell as mcing, or just strait mcing ability in a grime rave/set). But generally the discussions are between: D double e, devlin, kano, ghetts, wiley, skepta, dizzee rascal Other top tier/elite status artists that are up there are: p money, jme, frisco, chip, dot rotten For me personally all of the above are the elite, but theres other legends such as flirta d, griminal, crazy titch, footsie, president t, scorcher, earz was cold back in the day as well Hope this helos with your research, big up for the content man - nice to see people from abroad enjoy and respect the scene. 👊✌️✊️👏
My top 5 grime im not 100% on the order but looking at what I always go back too is Ghetts Devlin Kano Dizzee Rascal Wiley D double E JME Big narstie, specifically his fire in the booth and the BDL bipolar album More than 5 but it is what it is. There isn't an order to that but if I had to choose my favourite I'd say ghetts, I remember when calm before the storm came out I listened to that album more than any album I've ever listened to, artillery was my favourite track, the only thing that comes close is the marshal mathers LP or dre 2001 in hours listened, mad how I put ghetts up there with em and dre but I do think he's that good
Maybe give SIDEWINDER shows a listen where a lot of artist back to back before was played on the radio . Grime top 5 has to be the originals … 1 . Ghetts 2 . Kano 3. Wiley 4. Durrty goodz 5. Lethal Bizzle ( more fire crew ) give POW a listen So solid crew .. is also pretty much where the grime scene started from give them a look more garage scene but what grime evolves from pretty much .
Boys love the devin train but yous still need to check the diss tracks back and forward with Wiley there old but it shows why no one goes for devlin he is a G.O.A.T please check them out there’s a few 🙏❤️🇬🇧
Castella freestyle is an absolute must!! Probably some of his best work and so slept on!
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Some more checks!!
Corned beef city
Castella freestyle is a must! Also recommend Bru-C inhaler blow your mind
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Castella and Zdot freestyles by Devz gotta be coming soooon👀💯 another dope reaction guys🍻
Really hope you guys come to the UK one time deffo hit up the pubs
Dizzee Rascal, kano, rolldeep - as a Collective (look them up), D double E and splinta. Some of my favorites.
You need to react to devlin castella and his daily dupppy 🔥
Kano, Ghetts, Dizzee, Chip, Devlin, Skepta, Wretch 32, Akala, JME, P Money! I think them guys are deffo top 10! 💪🏽 great reaction guys! Keep up the good work 👊
You really need to look at devlin more! I’m my opinion he is best uk lyricist in a long time. Bud, sweat and beers is an elite album.
sox and mangas set is also a must watch... sox goes off and mangas reactions are hilarious
Forgot about sox he’s a beast
Manga x Maxsta sets are incredible
Devlin and wretch...off with there heads boys its 🔥🔥🔥
Devlin also dropped a DNB freestyle this year on my mates channel DNB POLITICS - DEVLIN
It's hard to pick the best or top 5 but for me Wiley was the beginning of it all on his album the last track was a beat he made & when UK rappers at the time heard it, it changed everything & after that grime started to grow, Dizzie rascal was also a massive part. I would say
Ghetts-Devlin-Kano-Wiley- Dizzie rascal or chip
Dizzee made the first official grime album with boy in da corner, first UK number one with Dance wiv me, and he was the only person to do chart music that wasn't cringe.
managed to evolve for the new age and stay relevant throughout the 2010s.
Never got bitter at the younger generation and has only elevated them and showed love.
D double has to be in there too, if we're talking mc's nobody can merk a set or rave like him. Dubz has been getting reloads for over 20 years man
@@sirteabag8652 Agreed he is a pioneer but Dizzee the only person to not make cringy chart music? 😂 come on now bro he had plenty of those, how you forgetting about Bonkers, Holiday and them kind of tunes. He’s the one that started that pop sounding stuff and then man like Tinie followed.
Best grime artist is a tough one.
You have Wiley who started it and had a dream.
You had Dizzie rascal who twisted it up and comes with levels you see today but various forms.
You have ghetts/ghetto who has unique all over.
P money just lights up the race/festival defo one to see live.
Then you have the og Kano.
You have Chip with his pen. Not everyone’s favourite but everyone knows how lethal he is which puts him always up there.
Skepta is more simple but is still so sick. I listen to all of the above. Maybe i vibes to P money more than all of them but each one has a special place on my heart. Especially Dizzie. 11 years old, year 7 2002 was the year he dropped boy in da corner. It changed everything for me. Although jungle at 9 years old on a Walkman pirate radio was the real eye opener.
My top 5 is ghetts, wretch, kano, devlin, that 5th spot is a tough one.. ill come back on that slot. You should listen to top 3 selected remix
People will always bring up Wiley, Kano, Dizzee as being the best popular OG artists. JME and Skepta always get a mention, they did a lot for the genre. In terms of an undeniable skillset, regardless of influence or popularity, Ghetts and P Money tend to be the big 2 artists who can't escape the conversation. D Double, Chip, Devlin, and Frisco are also highly revered as top 5 artists for many people, all extremely talented in different ways.
I don't think there's universally an agreed upon GOAT but I think Ghetts is the one who basically never gets left out of a top 5 list no matter who you ask.
That’s true. Ghetts always makes it regardless.
Not having a official 1 also keeps everyone on their toes.
Kano will always be number one for me, as an overall artist and grime mc nobody better imo. Ghetts would tell you the same, he practiced his flow back to back with Kano.
Come here to say this I’m glad it was the first comment I seen
There are 3 pillars of Grime. Godfathers...KANO, DIZZEE RASCAL and WILEY. They're the most respected (maybe not Wiley as much these days, but you can't take away from him that he basically started this shit). Commercial greatness is SKEPTA and STORMZY. I would say due to staying power and a constantly evolving style GHETTS and P MONEY are becoming the best if the best still active. DEVLIN is up there as a TOP MC with the likes of JME and LETHAL BIZZLE and a handful of others. I would say KANO is most respected, though. Other names to mention are CHIP, FRISCO, DURRTY GOODZ, SCORCHER.
Based on all that, my list is-
1. GHETTS
2.KANO
3.P MONEY
4. WILEY
5.JME
DIZZEE RASCAL is a bit to commercial for me these days.
I feel like I missed some important names off of notable mentions - ASHER D & TRIM would be my personal 6th and 7th (sometimes higher) other notables are D DOUBLE E, GRIMINAL, J2K, BASHY, WRETCH, AKALA, BLACK THE RIPPER, BIG NARSTIE, CRAZY TITCH, TEMPA T, KLASHNEKOFF, SHYSTIE and NO LAY. Also you need to check out PLAN B before all the singing. If you like EMINEM you will love his album 'Who needs actions when you got words!'.
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Durrty goodz bodies all of them.
@stu4768 100% a classic. Showtime was good as well but not as good as boy in the corner...it was downhill after them though apart from the odd good one
Devlin and Skepta were in a movie together called Anti-Social
Ghetts is easily the best grime artist. He was one of the best when grime was pure grime and he's now taken it to new levels.
Ghetts - Fine wine
Ghetts - Laps (his latest release thats just dropped) Still very much grime but he's taken it to the next level.
Absolutely no contest.
They need to react too The Thunderclaps - Judgement Day Ft Ghetto back when Ghetts was called Ghetto
Also they need to react too these listed below
Giggs - Run Me Down ft. Ghetts
Ghetts - Echos Spirit
Ghetts - Mozambique ft. Jaykae & Moonchild Sanelly
Ghetts - IC3 Ft. Skepta
D Double E - Where Do We Come From? Ft. Ghetts
Ghetts - Artillery
Frisco - Colours Ft. Ghetts & D Double E
Dizzee Rascal - Eastside Ft. Ghetts & Kano
Devlin- FU Ft. Ghetts
Ghetts - One Take
Ghetts - Serious Face
Ghetts - Pick Up The Phone Ft. President T
Devlin - Dealers Ft. Wretch 32 & Scorcher & Ghetts
Ghetts - Buss 1 Ft. Devlin
Ghetts - Darkside Freestyle
Ghetts - Commandments
Ghetts - Shellington Crescent Ft. Chip
Ghetts - Slumdog Millionaire Ft. Stefflon Don
Agreed
certainly the most technically skilled and verbally lethal MC out of all of them
Top 5 grime- Devlin ghetts chip wiley sketpa-JME joint 5th it’s a hard on so many D double e frisco Kano 😂 I couldn’t choose 4th and 5th but top 3 is certified ✅
i’ve just realised you’ve not done Devlins daily Duppy 🔥 forgot about Dre instrumental kills it
you a donut for leaving Wiley out still. Godfather settingz
@@elchonky5231 it says wiley after chip your absolute helmet
Hard tracks love it that u guys love r Uk scene 😎👊👍👌✌
Devlin has been a genius since he first come along
Should listen to Ghetts birthday Bash - fuck radio
Got so many people passing through spitting bars over an hour set.
Loads of vets of this set and a bag of mc’s you wouldn’t have heard of before
You can watch the whole thing in video form or there’s 5 parts cut up but no video with this
The movement Xmas set was serious as well.
Wiley, Ghetts, Kano, Dizzee, D double E, Frisco - all considered some of the greatest
Ghetts has become the Goat for me as hes continued to evolve and Conflict of Interest was an underrated masterpiece, although its arguably no longer strictly grime. but it was Kano before that.
I will say though that for me personally, Kano fire in the booth is as good as anything Ive ever heard from any MC, any era, any genre.
He smoked that verse so hard whilst telling stories and truths like you're watching movies with your village eldars.
Its maybe been matched but bettered!?
my personal top 5
D double E - the goat full stop
P money - just a solid all rounder
Tempa T - pure vibes
President T - most unique flow
Wiley - best flow in the game
forgot doogz g
president t transmits
One that needs to be done it’s ghetts Kano skepta radio set part 1-3 or a old school track ghetts devlin Wiley shifty 123 banger if you know you know that’s 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Check out the track YOUNG GUNS , IT features Devlin and ed Sheeran again it's a classic and very clever , I watched it 3 times B4 I realised they were talking about the elements earth wind fire and water , clever , interested what u think of the track
Ghetts, Kano, Devlin, P Money, Skepta, Wiley
There is sooo much older uk you have missed!! All the old grime sets, clashes etc. Good work as always. 🍷
Wiley is probably the best at grime as he was the one that made so many people aware of it, back in the day when grime was grime, no one was touching Wiley👌🏼
“Who is considered the best grime artist?”
It’s so hard to make this list because it depends on what criteria you are using to define “best”.
Technical rapping ability? Versatility? Live performances? Radio sets? Making good songs? Making good albums? Clashing/rap beefs? Impact and influence on the genre?
This isn’t my finalised list, or even in any order. It’s just some names that spring to mind.
Kano, Ghetts, Wiley, Skepta, jme, p money, manga st hilare, chip, dizzee rascal, D double E, dot rotten, durty goodz, flowdan, devlin, bugzy malone, frisco,
I’m sure there’s some I’m missing, but these are all greats
Durty goodz damn I ain't heard that name for a hot minute. Sounds like u grew up on exactly the same artists that I did lol
Pretty solid list. I'd add wretch 32, scorcher,
Agree with all if the above brother but bugzy malone can't be on the same list as the rest man
Cold list but Bugzy ain’t even top 20 man ibr
@@jamesa.h6965 yeah I hear you. I think he did quite a lot in the “impact on the genre” category because he was a big part of opening the door for MCs outside of London to be more successful.
ability wise, he is good but maybe not good enough for this list that’s fair
My top 5 Devlin, ghetts, chip, p money and dizzee rascal.
Wiley is the Godfather for me . Skepta and kano thay my top 3 . But so many to choice from . The UK is killing it .
Devlin is 100% top tier! UK legend
Harry Shotta the first fire in the booth 🔥🔥
Wiley, Skepta, Dizzie Rascal, Chip, Ghetts
My Top 5 in grime has to be.
-Skepta
- PMoney
-Ghetts
-JME
-Wiley
(You need to react to some old skl Skepta!)
Everybody's top 5 will differ as we have so many artist that can take a spot. You ned to check out the fekky still sittin here remix with skepta etc
shout out Dagenham 💯
Wiley kano skepta in that order. Check some of the lord of the mic videos all the uk grime artists are on them. Some iconic shit
Ghetts, devlin, griminal, lil nasty, Maxsta and dolla freestyle tim Westwood. 💯💥
You need to do Skepta’s 1xtra freestyles there in the top 10 freestyles in the uk
Yes lads ❤
Durty Goodz no.1 if you know you know. Listen to 2 fast 2 ferocious, him and skibadee mixtape. It's on RUclips. They go track for track with a few other British artists in as well. Durty is a real OG in grime.
J2k heat in the streets mixtape Vol1 and 2. Those are on RUclips. Bashy your mum Vol1 and chuppa chubs mixtape.
Also a huge OG one of best grime artists Flirta D grime runs in his blood. Find any of his tracks and you will see.
All these folks top 5s show they don't know about grime. Some are shocking. Grime started in the raves. Sidewinder. Nasty crew, east connection, ruff squad, virus syndicate, pay as you go, more fire camp, macabre unit, mucky wolfpack, boys in the hood, heartless crew, NAA, special delivery loads more. To see these top 5 comments I feel offended. Listen to Kano beats and bars mixtape. Or early Ghetts 2000 and life mixtape. Yes kano Ghetts should be in people's top 5s. Also dizzee but there's many more that could easily take those spots. Those are the obvious ones.
This why I can't be bothered to list a top 5 you are the only comment to mention Goodz he should be in every top 5 with the other obvious subjects just like Dizzee
Can't forget how Bashy finished Ghetto and how he reacted for that reason Ghetts will never be in my top 5, love him but Bashy dun his dance 😆
2:36 Ouff! This will be interesting!
Don't know about order but
Kano
Devlin
Ghetts
Wiley
Skepta
Dizzee should be on the list too but I slightly prefer the others, shout out to JME, P Money and Frisco too
It’s criminal that you ain’t even mention D Double E
Me personally it's devlin.. And reason I say that it because alot of people are not understanding devs lyrics. Because he gives you something pure or you could say give you something to think about... we have herd all about getting money and cars...yes cool but if you want to learn by listing to bars and take you on different places then yes the main man devlin so underrated... But obviously now days people don't like a wake music such a shame.. But us brit have got it on lock say different... Even Americans are trying and does us we are taking over full stop.... .......
durrty goodz is the king of grime. If you disagree you dont know
listen to switching songs - durrty goodz its the best grime record
or listen to marijuana - durrty goodz its a beatiful record
You guys gotta do Skepta - It Aint Safe !!
Back in the day the king of grime title was a back and forth between wiley and skepta. Both real ogs in the grime community. I'm 30 so I'm going back from about 15 years maybe. I grew up on og grime.
But for "some" top grime artists. I'm no order and just off top of my head
Kano
Wiley
Skepta
P money
Jme
Ghetts
Pretty much anybody from boy betta know (BBK)
Bashy.
Best in grime? hard to say 1 name, I think of it like this (and I am sure some others may disagree, some will agree)
*Best MC in terms of skill? sheer ability to spit and play with flow , rhythm and where rhymes appear in creative ways? has to be Ghetts (check ANY Ghetts Daily Duppy, FITB, etc and you will see and hear his mastery)
*Best pen in terms of the poetry, but also the flow of the language itself? IMO its Wretch 32 (check "Antwi" for an underrated but great Wretch track that shows his pen well)
*Best style on the mic (coupled with great technical MC ability and a very gifted pen) ...its Kano (check "Garageskank" for a great "summer tune", good bbq tunes)
*And you have to give Wiley props for being the OG/Godfather, and on certain tracks killing it as much as any name I have mentioned. (check out Wiley freestyle on Westwood , which is a dope freestyle session, and Wiley feat Devlin "Holygrime", has to be one of my favourite tunes all time, both of them absolutely DESTROY the beat and the beat is hard, PRIME Devlin verse MUCH better than the bars on the Skepta tune, and PRIME Wiley...being Wiley and spitting his ass off)
This is all my opinion, others may differ, but this is my basic layout of thinking with Grime artists, there are so many great MCs I have not mentioned, and many that are kind of connected to Grime but not always doing specifically Grime. Grime is always 140bpm ,high energy aggressive, "Holygrime" by Wiley feat Devlin is a good example of what Grime is in a polished sense, but it came out of Dancehall sound clashes , which is basically like battle rap so there is that whole aspect of Grime that you never see in Daily Duppys, FITB etc
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Been seeing your name around for years, always in the best places 🤙
Lyrically no one’s touching Devlin to this day
smoked so much herb in them blocks back in the day lmao
Everyones opinion will differ but probably very slightly.
Dizzee rascal has the best grime album in UK history.
Wiley pioneered the sound is considered the godfather
Skepta was an original pioneer too and transcended further than anyone else
Ghetts and kano also considered top 5 in almost everyones list
Chip should also get an honourable mention
Theres loads that can be listed but these guys were there from the beggining and still doing it now
Must see : Skepta - Plugged In W/Fumez The Engineer | Pressplay. Also see : Dave clash
Wiley, Dizzee,Kano,Ghetts and Devlin. 6 Chip
DEVLIN
DIZZY
TRIM
GIGGS
WILEY
p money and skep arein their own league imo
Merky ace is my all time favourite
If we’re talking top 5 five greatest legendary Grime mcs it can only be: Kano, Ghetts, D double E, Wiley and Dizzee.
But for top 5 most highly skilled mcs on the Mic imo it’s gotta be:
Kano, Ghetts, P money, Griminal and D double. Hard not to put Trim, Flowdan, Dot Rotten and Wretch in there too.
This is a bit hard because i don't consider some as 'Grime' artists even though they may get called that like Wretch i would say was more UK rap even though he came up in the grime scene or Akala, Mic etc i would say were more conscious rap this is just my opinion though.
So top old school grime artists for me are Ghetts, Kano, Devlin, Dizzee, Wiley, P Money, Chip, Skepta, JME, Durrty Goodz, Lethal B, D double E. etc
UK rappers, Wretch 32, Avelino, Krept & Konan, Bugzy, Potter Payper, Giggs, Fredo etc
Conscious rap, Akala, Dave, Lowkey, Mic Righteous, Logic, etc
Devlin ghetts max nasty ect Tim Westwood freestyle trust me ghetts n devs are savage
Devilman, Sox and Jaykae from birmingham. Ghetts is one of the best grime mc's of all time for me, all mentioned above are worth checking out.
I don't wear Gucci, don't wear Pradaa. strange the b**ch with a iphone chaargaar
Honestly you guys need to check out Flirta D for something completely different. He's an OG of the grime scene but his style is like nothing else you've ever heard! Check out his "the lift" freestyle to get an idea of what he can do
im from aus over here alex jones is the best also wombat, uk id say dot rotten, devlin, wiley, ghetts, chip, griminal, skepta but kano and p money are also dope and even though im not a big fan d double e is massively respected as a uk grime legend, jme is an honourable mention too
For me i think its hard to classify a Top 5 as many of artists drift between many different sub categories of rap. Eg hip hop, drill, freestyles, grime, pop rap, r&b rap, MCing which sits within jungle/ d&b and house music- with rapper etc
Also not forgetting spoken word and battle rap that are a little on the periphery
The only few who are ' grime centric' are Ghetts, Wiley , Skepta, Chip, Devlin JME and the rest of BBK..plus others
Whereas others blend or do bits of this and that eg Dave, Mic Righteous, Ocean Wisdom, Dizzee, Stormzy, Kano id also put in this grouping , etc
I think weve a remarkable mass of artists that flex their creativity and reach and produce some cool sounds and some profound works of art
Still crazy to us that this has been going on across the pond for so long 😅🍻
Best artists to come out of grime is a matter of opinion, depending on what factor you see as most important (bodies of work, pioneers/builders of the scene, producing aswell as mcing, or just strait mcing ability in a grime rave/set).
But generally the discussions are between:
D double e, devlin, kano, ghetts, wiley, skepta, dizzee rascal
Other top tier/elite status artists that are up there are: p money, jme, frisco, chip, dot rotten
For me personally all of the above are the elite, but theres other legends such as flirta d, griminal, crazy titch, footsie, president t, scorcher, earz was cold back in the day as well
Hope this helos with your research, big up for the content man - nice to see people from abroad enjoy and respect the scene. 👊✌️✊️👏
Shit man I forgot about roll deep as well (wileys crew) all of them were tough back in the day
My top 5
Kano
Ghetts
Skepta
JME
Devlin
My top 5 grime im not 100% on the order but looking at what I always go back too is
Ghetts
Devlin
Kano
Dizzee Rascal
Wiley
D double E
JME
Big narstie, specifically his fire in the booth and the BDL bipolar album
More than 5 but it is what it is.
There isn't an order to that but if I had to choose my favourite I'd say ghetts, I remember when calm before the storm came out I listened to that album more than any album I've ever listened to, artillery was my favourite track, the only thing that comes close is the marshal mathers LP or dre 2001 in hours listened, mad how I put ghetts up there with em and dre but I do think he's that good
EdSheeran-Take Me Back to London (Sir Spyro Remix)
Dev’s is an animal- check out his community outcast - tune too
Wiley, kano, devlin, jme, ghetts, d double e, chip. Didnt think too long on the order but deffo wiley & kano at the top.
GHETTS TOP OF THE TREE
Maybe give SIDEWINDER shows a listen where a lot of artist back to back before was played on the radio .
Grime top 5 has to be the originals …
1 . Ghetts
2 . Kano
3. Wiley
4. Durrty goodz
5. Lethal Bizzle ( more fire crew ) give POW a listen
So solid crew .. is also pretty much where the grime scene started from give them a look more garage scene but what grime evolves from pretty much .
Chip
Mic Righteous
Dizzie
Wiley
Devlin
D Double E, P Money, JME, Skepta, Kano - Give Game Over by Tinchy Stryder a listen too this features a lot of different artists
you have to listen to skepta- it aint safe
Top 5s a hard convo its subjective really personally right now kano,p money, ghetts,chip but gotta always have d double or dizzee
For me top 5 in order ghetts p money devlin skepta Wiley if your going old school 🤜🏻
Check out
Roll deep - badman
Great video too that really highlights uk gang culture
Skepta’s at the top if you ask me
Where is y'all's playlist?
We got one for each of them on the playlist tab ✌️🍻
Please get on Casisdead. Dude is in a complete different lane to everyone else. Off his new album Marilyn or Venom
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Wiley
One of chase and status' songs from this year with becky Hill,would love you to react to this one please ❤
Wiley, Dizzee, Kano, Devlin, President T would be my top 5.
I'm sure the beat of a sample from lil wayne 6ft 7ft
P Money, Giggs, Dizzee Rascal, Stormzy....mmm toss up between old skool Skepta and Devil man
Or ghetts devlin maxster Tim westwood set old school but a fucking banging set 👍🏻🤜🏻🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Please check out the Tim Westwood grime sets with Devlin Ghetts lil nasty and griminal
ghetts hands down the best grime artist...
best grime artist... GHETTS
You deffo need to listen to Skepta - Nasty. Was a shot at a mc called devilman in the UK. Another person you need to check out.
There's a mash-up of Nasty with Erykah Badu's Didn't Cha Know floating around on RUclips, it sounds so sick
Boys love the devin train but yous still need to check the diss tracks back and forward with Wiley there old but it shows why no one goes for devlin he is a G.O.A.T please check them out there’s a few 🙏❤️🇬🇧
Ghetts, skepta and d double e are a lock for top three. The rest is debatable. Personally I got chip and p money
PLEASE LISTEN TO DEVLIN - WILEY DISS
Have you listened to Remtrex - elite session yet?
Naughty grime freestyle from a real one.
1 durrty goodz
2 akala
3 kano
4 devlin
5 ghetts
for me
with respect, not sure you can call Akala very grimey.