Grime is a musical genre born at the beginning of the 21st century, in poor and
unattended areas of East London. Influenced by genres such as Hip Hop, Reggae and Dancehall,
the new music style became a movement and culture allowing the African-Caribbean British
younger generations to gain a sense of identity and belonging. Often accused by hegemonic
power of perpetuating crime and violence, Grime will be analysed in this study through different
lenses such as subcultural studies, critical race ...
Grime is a musical genre born at the beginning of the 21st century, in poor and
unattended areas of East London. Influenced by genres such as Hip Hop, Reggae and Dancehall,
the new music style became a movement and culture allowing the African-Caribbean British
younger generations to gain a sense of identity and belonging. Often accused by hegemonic
power of perpetuating crime and violence, Grime will be analysed in this study through different
lenses such as subcultural studies, critical race theory and ethnography in order to showcase the
benefits of the music genre and its transcendence for the disenfranchised Black British
population.
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