8 Bar – The Evolution of Grime (2021)
They called it young black kids’ punk rock - a genre that radio stations wouldn’t play and records that labels refused to sell. But grime would not be stopped. With machine-gun lyrics that shred the eardrums and syncopated electronics that pound the chest like a sledgehammer, grime was a product of social unrest, urban culture and disenfranchised youth colliding in early 2000s UK. It didn’t just rouse a grassroots audience, however. Today, grime is surging in popularity all over the globe and widely influencing the music charts. This is the story of the genre’s roots.
- Date of release
- 2021-10-16
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- David Upshal, Aleksandra Bilic, Ewen Spencer
Casting
- Julie Adenuga — Self
- Lethal Bizzle — Self
- Jamie Adenuga — Self/JME
- Skepta — Self
- DJ Target — Self
- Wiley — Self
- Ashley Walters — Self
- Jammer — Self
- Jon E Cash — Self
- Tinchy Stryder — Self
- Kane Robinson — Self/Kano
- Dizzee Rascal — Self
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