Ever wondered what the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has to do with the development of UK Grime? This essay joins those dots.

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Intro music: pentagon - Heal

Special mention:
From Cool Japan to Cold Japan, Warren Stanislaus

Sources:
JME & Elijah live
Gillet Square Stories
Wiley talks Punk, inspiration, politicians
Kano, Ghetto, Skepta and Logan Sama Set
A Postcode-Scale Genre, Phil Dodds
Tony Blair speech from the Aylesbury Estate
The Urban Injustices of New Labour’s “New Urban Renewal”, Loretta Lees
A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain, Owen Hatherly
Terraformed, Joy White
Stand Up Tall, Dan Hancox
Japan’s Gross National Cool
The world’s ‘first’ grime instrumental
Kode9 - Sinogrime Minimix (2005)
Eski Beat: An interview with Wiley
Sinogrime Explained
Lord of the Mics 1
Fighting Words Ep 7
Logan Sama KISS PRESENTS
Resident Advisor EX.727
JME - 'Street Fighter 4' Freestyle
Elijah & Skilliam and Japanese Grime Collective
Japanese Grime Allstars
Full Circle: Grime In Japan
Upfront 083: Chocola B
Benga makes a Grime beat on Playstation music 2000
KIBO PRESENTS EFFUM FM: EP 03

Music used (chronologically):
Street Fighter II - Ryu Theme
Youngstar - Pulse X
Roll Deep - When I'm 'ere
Dizzee Rascal - Brand New Day
Dizzee Rascal - Stop Dat
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Riot In Lagos
Macabre Unit - Lift Off
Wizzbit - Grand Theft Auto
Devlin - London City
D.O.K. - Chemical Planet
Champion & Terror Danjah - Bowsers Castle
Dot Rotten - Real Talk
Dylan Beale - Tri-Fusion
Jammer & Wong - Chinkrasta
Wiley - Crash Bandicoot freestyle
Jme - The Very Best
Mz Bratt - Get Dark
Jme - Man Don't Care (feat. Giggs)
D Double E - Street Fighter Riddim

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