grime

January 14th marked the official return of the legendary grime event Eskimo Dance at Proud2, gathering thousands of 140bpm lovers under the same roof. With veterans and the new generation of MCs sharing the same stage, the night was filled with energy, reloads and memorable moments. Bea Alessio gathered few quotes from those who made it one to go down grime history and those who simply witnessed the hype.

After the success of 'Rinse: 17 - Elijah+Skilliam', the most wanted duo in grime Elijah & Skilliam has dropped their 'Winter Zip' including some of the best tunes of their previous zip files and new music from Terror Danjah, D.O.K., Mr Mitch, Royal T and more.

So if you dig the 140bpm or you are simply addicted to the bassline, you should definitely get your hands on the 'Winter Zip'.

Get it here for free: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RPY1CQM9.

Following his last release 'Blue Battlefield' earlier this year, Lewisham MC Merky Ace has dropped another grime bomb with 'Catch Up' EP. 

Featuring fellow Family Tree's affiliates Ego and M.I.K., the ten track EP includes production from Faze Miyake ('Catch Up'), bad "gyal" Flava D ('Everytime'), Splurt Diablo ('Lead'), Sukh Knight ('1 Spliff') and more.

Following the chart success of 'This Is UK Grime Vol. 1', there's a double treat in store for the 140bpm lovers.

Due to be released on December 5th, 'This Is UK Grime Vol.2' includes two discs: one with old school classics and one with new school bangers. Featuring classics from Skepta, Wretch 32, Tinie Tempah, Chipmunk and Tinchy Stryder alongside 2011 grime hits from Kozzie, Scrufizzer, D Double E (just to name a few), the compilation is set to be another must-have for the grime heads.

And this is not everything...

Rocking a sick one-off ‘Newham Generals’ varsity jacket, D Double E came down to UDHQ for a catch up on his highlights of 2011 and his DJ career (Sian Anderson went in) before schooling Bea Alessio on ‘safety food’ and what turns him off in a girl… 

What’s good?

I’m blessed thank you.

What have you been up to in the past few weeks?

I’ve been doing some writing and I’ve been in studio most of the time.

The grind never stops for Rival and the grime MC is going to wrap up 2011 releasing ‘Lord Rivz’ EP on Monday 21st November. Mr “Headshot Season” took some time out of his studio session to talk to Bea Alessio about the EP, a potential war dub for Fox’s Biscuits, what he would do if he could read minds and more…

What’s good Rival?