London's Inner City Youth and Grime Music

SimonWheatley,a photographer

http://www.newyorkphotoblog.com/blog/interview_simon_wheatley.html

spent quite a long time to gain the trust of certain members of a London estates' crime and Grime scenes. Have a look at this edifying report to see how others, not so far away or so different from us, live .

http://todayspictures.slate.com/inmotion/simon

You might also like to take a look at the following document , try to do some of the exercises and complete the final tasks comparing your life style to theirs. What are the main differences? What are the similarities?

http://psd.absolutenglish.org/index.php?act=voircours&cours=britishyouth

(Thanks to LB of the Academy of Martinique for this superb work)

What is grime music?

Let's listen to some Americans' definition of the genre:

Let's read an English man's definition:

Grime is a genre of urban music which has been developing in London's underground since around 2002. With its combination of influences from UK Garage, drum’n’bass, to hip-hop it is the latest style to evolve from the UK garage scene. Grime music's defining tempo at 140 beats per minute, and MCs 'spitting' lyrics, have given East London its own sound.

Dizzee Rascal is perhaps the best-known grime star, celebrated at the Mercury Music Prize in 2005 put this musical style on the map. Other established artists include Kano, Lady Sovereign, Wiley, MC Shystie, Durrty Goodz, and the Roll Deep Crew. Pirate radio stations promote up and coming grime artists, helping them to achieve the much needed underground success.