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8 Bar – The Evolution of Grime

6.020211h 29mMovieDocumentary

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…

DirectorsDavid Upshal·Aleksandra Bilic
ProducersStuart Souter·William Kennedy

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Cast · Directed by David Upshal

JAJulie Adenuga
Julie Adenuga
Self
LBLethal Bizzle
Lethal Bizzle
Self
JAJamie Adenuga
Jamie Adenuga
Self/JME
SSkepta
Skepta
Self
DTDJ Target
DJ Target
Self
W
Wiley
Self
AWAshley Walters
Ashley Walters
Self
JJammer
Jammer
Self
JC
Jon E Cash
Self
TSTinchy Stryder
Tinchy Stryder
Self
KRKane Robinson
Kane Robinson
Self/Kano
DRDizzee Rascal
Dizzee Rascal
Self

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