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Check out performances from Ghetto, Durrty Goodz and Kano backed by a live orchestra. This shows what grime artists can do given the opportunity.



To watch the Ghetto set, click here

To watch the Durrty Goodz set, click here

Faith SFX's debut singing single 'Passion Fruit' feat Ny and Maveric.
The beat was made with sounds purely from FaithSFX's mouth and arranged and built by S.K.I.T.Z BEATZ. Both of these artist's are ones to watch out for in 2008.

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Durrty Goodz - Axiom EP 43%

Wiley - Playtime Is Over 16%

Tinchy Stryder - Star In The Hood 10%

Ghetto - Ghetto Gospel 10%

Roll Deep - Rules and Regulations 8%

Skepta - Greatest Hits 8%

Kano - London Town 2%

So, an overwhelming winner in Durrty Goodz, follwed by Wiley. It may seem surprising of Skepta's results considering the positive response it recieved upon release back in September. However, somewhat unsurprising are Kano's results as in my opinion, was a dissapointing follow up to Home Sweet Home despite it not being a strictly grime album.

To buy Durrty Goodz - Axiom EP, visit www.avalanchemusichut.com or www.ukrecordshop.com. It is also available from HMV nationwide.

As promised, a new poll has been added to the blog. In the last one, it was established that Wiley is the current 'king' of Grime. Can he repeat this by taking the 'Best Mixtape/Album of the year'? Each one has been given a brief review/breakdown with it's own chickenkormapilauandnaan rating.



Wiley followed up his Tunnel Vision mixtapes with his second album. People within the scene questioned whether a major label would support an artist who produced an album which contained pure grime music, so credit goes to Big Dada for supporting the Godfather.

Tracks to look out for: No Qualms, Bow E3 and My Mistakes

Rating: 5/5



Durrty Goodz had been away from the scene for quite sometime so people were anxious to find in what direction Goodz had taken in his long awaited musical return. To put it simply, Goodz returned as if he had never been away with an EP containing nothing but nine tracks of pure fire.

Tracks to look out for: Keep Up, Take Back The Scene and Switching Songs II

Rating: 4/5



This is Ghetto's long awaited follow up to his debut mixtape '2000 & Life' and it doesn't disappoint. This is full of quality tracks from start to finish.

Tracks to look out for: Top 3 Selected Remix, CPB and Biker's Anthem

Rating: 4/5



By his own admission, this is not purely a grime album but deserves to be included due to Kano's self involvement within the scene (Top 3 Selected remix, Kano mixtape).

Tracks to look out for: Grime Mc, Buss It Up and This Is The Girl

Rating: 3/5



This is Tinchy's first album and follows the mixtapes I'm Back You Know and Lost And Found. Although predominately an underground hit, this album has the potential to also be a commercial success due to the use of female vocals and catchy hooks.

Tracks to look out for: Something About Your Smile, Breakaway and Stereotype

Rating: 4/5



Rules and Regulations is the follow up to the commercially successful 'In At The Deep End'. However, this is a more darker offering more suited to their style prior to this. It contains massive tracks produced by Target, Danny Weed and Wiley.

Tracks to look out for: Flame Grilled Whopper, Celebrate Dat and Babylon Burner

Rating: 5/5



After years of waiting, Skepta finally release his debut album entitled 'Greatest Hits'. Although described as a Grime album, it contains tracks which cover numerous genres of music and displays Skepta's diversity as an artist.

Tracks to look out for: In A Corner, Blood, Sweat and Tears and I'm Doing It Again (Duppy)

Rating: 4/5

Wiley 54%

Ghetto 24%

Skepta 16%

Tinchy Stryder 4%

With Wiley taking over half the votes, it further confirms his claims that he is the current 'king' of grime. Thanks to all that voted, a new poll will follow soon.

So after all the hype, I thought I'd go and grab Skepta's Greatest Hits. HMV: Sold out, Virgin: Sold out. Now I know this is a big mixtape but that was unexpected. Still, it bodes well for Skepta if the rest of HMV and Virgin are the same nationwide. Whilst I was in Virgin, Big Smoke magazine caught my eye with no other than Wiley plastered all over the cover. There's a good in depth interview with the Godfather himself on pages 36-39 which I have transcribed below (apologies if this is old news)....

"'I've made about £250,000, maybe more, out of the back of my car boot' he says with an air of nonchalance, shrugging and leaning back on the sofa. 'But its how much I'm worth. I'm not getting shitter at what I do. I'm getting better. All the money I've spent, I've cried about before, I can't cry anymore, it's how much I've shelled out. Now I've got to earn money back and not spend it so in 10 years I can say 'oh shit, I've been working for 10 years and still have money left from 2008'.

Wiley on his daughter

'When I first had her I thought 'Yes, get mature' but at first I got madder, out clubbing and drinking...but then you realise you don't want your child to grow up and hate you, your child to grow up and resent you, your child to grow up and be like 'Dad, where was you?' You don't want your child to do that and it makes you not as judging towards parents. Families are the only things that are constant, they bicker but they're blood and they'll always be a connection. I've got a big family, when you're growing up as a child, as long as you're being tended to and getting to play with your cousins you're happy but when you get into the real world is when you're not happy. Money makes me happy now."

Read the full interview in Big Smoke magazine, available now in Virgin Megastores nationwide.