REVIEW: BBC 1EXTRA HOMEGROWN ARTICLE!

Listening to BBC 1EXTRA'S homegrown month specials featuring debate's, live lounge and discussions i am actually inspired by all of that. The inspiration from DJ'S and artists, how the UKG music scene has progressed over the years. Within this, i am currently working on writing an article based upon homegrown talent just to celebrate the 10 years of music produced in the UK. 

Hopefully this article will be published on the new Urban Development website. I can't wait!

Check out the site..... for homegrown talent with DJ Target!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/homegrown/2011/

 

This is my article:

The Urban industries for the last 10 years have passed a movement of new genres in urban music. Such as garage to funky house now we welcome in dubstep and various of others produced by Wretch 32, Mz Bratz, Tine Tempah and new comer Yazmin. Yes it’s amazing and the artists are on a hype ting! BBC 1Extra air plays UK talent to help to uplift artists in the UK charts without this station young artist won’t be here today.
 

 On the BBC 1Extra UKG DJ Target show, debates and discussions are showcased live on air exploiting the topic ’Will this kind of music be around in the future’. Party Hard rapper Donae’o stated “ Our music will still be here, if artists continue to build a union of talent supported by radio stations like Choice Fm, Radio 1 and BBC 1Extra who have played UK homegrown sounds; it’s important to spread the love for music to our fans who always have been  supporting us. Urban music is a sell out wherever it’s from the underground, commercial or mainstream scene it’s originality and roots are created by solid love and outspoken lyrics which brings together unity, passion and rhythms to make the UK scene much more stronger and tight. Bringing it all back to year 2001 when So Solid Crew made 21 seconds a hit, the London crew brought physical and emotional feelings into their tunes, taken to heart reflecting on life in general and disturbing haters who lived in the same environment as them. So Solid’s style says a lot to fans it’s all about ‘keeping it real’, in meaning of personality, dress sense and verbal expression that’s how they have delivered and earned respect from urban lovers and DJ’S. In the 00’s the crew generated their own hardcore sounds and vocabulary consisting of garage, electronic and grime; at the same time they were recognized in the garage scene in the late 00’s. Now their music is well known in raves and clubs. I say this type of music might come across as harsh material which is raw and dramatic it’s the other way of understanding poetry and issues; the youth was listening to back then and now. In my own words if you don’t like it then don’t subscribe it to your ears!.

 

Great artists like ‘So Solid’ remains a past in UK music history. Our UK rappers, producers and singers have been influenced by Oxide & Neutrino, Glamma Kid and DJ Luck and MC Neat etc. Introducing the new generation of artists like Dizzee Rascal, Jessie J, Aggro and Chipmunk who have gone to achieve big things in the urban scene but now progressing to work with American artists or willing to get sign on to a record label. Also they have done collaborations with Chris Brown, Kimberley Wyatt, Calvin Harris, Florence and the Machine, B.O.B the list goes on. The urban scene has still been dominating a new audience who are drawn into Urban dance Anthems which are often preformed at live events like Glastonbury and V festival, furthermore to mark their name in the industry as a artist sharing the same stage with international stars who see their talent and hear the London sound in order to go global.

 

Yet again the media has seen urban music in a different light talking in a positive attitude about UK HIP-HOP or can be said as grime. Finally they see that UK grime artists have constructed rap in a useful concept like political views this common issue effects everyone including young people. Most tunes are focused on the black community, grime artist Ghetts has achieved to express his point of view in the track ‘Invisible’ he was also at the Industry Takeover last month as one of UD’S panelists causing controversy with a member in the audience during the event. Ghetts has proven to older adults at the event that young people are making music about the politics, and if you haven’t heard tunes on the radio or the television well you need to become aware of the new era, it’s 2011 music is changing and shifting quickly artists are learning to take on the responsibility of making a statement from past artists like James Brown who stated the growth of music within politics. Even though Motown and blues is not grime it’s important to remember the core of where beats, string and bass are traced to make urban music powerful and loud.

 

Any young person who is willing to show their talent and come out as an artist joining the other stars in homegrown music, I have to say record labels don’t really mean a thing just speak your mind and have your own image because at the end of the day your making the music and getting the money. It’s about knowing yourself so your audience can connect with you.