Born on East London pirate radio, grime is a gritty dance genre that pairs U.K. garage elements with hip-hop and reggae MCs armed with the iconoclast ethos of a prior generation’s punk… By Matt Medved ...

It's taken a while, but grime is finally getting the widespread credit it deserves. Skepta is selling out 10,000-capacity arenas and Stormzy shot to number one with no major label support whatsoever.

Back in the day, the mixtape was the driving force behind hip-hop culture. But these days, fans don’t reach for C-90 cassettes when they want to spread the gospel – they make playlists. The biggest ...