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Round 15

Nostalgic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgoqrgc_0cM

Soft - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wr7cr6ldy0

Lit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdopnWPmgZY

Kanye - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L53gjP-TtGE - my favourite until i stopped having favourites

Who dis? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by3yRdlQvzs

140 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA4kryq6njk

other electronic/dance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJx9APs8fYw

Most Played - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvTRZJ-4EyI

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Round 14

Nostalgic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq6Q_uaJF4k

Soft - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCGV26aj-mM

Lit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymSgls0Ce24

Kanye - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLO5gdSqY7Y - March 2017 kanye...madness

Who dis? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CYVuNcP4_o

140 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgT-O7FAZkI

other electronic/dance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkkCxxLZswo

Most Played - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgYHo2HV-EY

4 Ned’s bday  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AujWZ-SVsXM ,

4 Lola’s bday -  https://vimeo.com/180704738

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Round 13 - Live Performances That Are Great

https://youtu.be/2tibKLx1qIA?t=7m39s - Bad Boys - Stormzy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9dO0jeeXv4 - Love Yourself - Lukas Graham

https://youtu.be/cziv-WGRLcE  - Untitled 2 - Kendrick Lamar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO6DxYzB5ZE - Jumpman - Drake

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gnS8RnXn_Q - Run This Town - The Throne

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3s7o2z - Ultralight Beam - Kanye West & Chance The Rapper

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgUp1e-2UTM- No Problem - Chance Rapper (ft. 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne)

http://dai.ly/x2gtqng - Only One - Kanye West

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAfr5cuJOxE - 16 Shots - Vic Mensa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYmpqHzD_yw - Stormzy and Dizzee Rascal - Where Do You Know Me From / I Luv U 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhRGg6gCQbs - Timmy Turner - Desiigner - So much energy 

http://uk.complex.com/music/2017/01/travis-scott-jimmy-kimmel-live?utm_campaign=complexmag&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social - Goosebumps - Travis Scott - This is my favourite.

That’s my list for now 

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Round 12

Nostalgic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpxsMyoXUZQ

Soft - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRxYhuSyAe4

Lit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LnBvuzjpr4

Kanye - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuhl6Ji5zHM

Who dis? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyYtsY3_4dA

140 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icEYuJe2c-0

other electronic/dance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rAOyh7YmEc

Most Played - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kql_E9xZq5Q

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Round 11 + ‘More Life’ Best Songs

Nostalgic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emGri7i8Y2Y

Soft - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_oMD6-6q5Y

Lit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP8FMdVcCQQ

Kanye - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYF7H_fpc-g

Who dis? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv5QFROfkfE

140 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhESGrnUieU

other electronic/dance - https://soundcloud.com/tsukidnb/tsuki-kitkat

Most Played - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ProbPpO_8oo

Best songs from Drake’s ‘More Life’

Free Smoke

Blem

4422 (ft. Sampha)

Portland (ft. Quavo & Travis Scott)

KMT (ft. Giggs)

Lose You

Glow (ft. Kanye West)

Fake Love

Do Not Disturb

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Round 10

Nostalgic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXmqauitBkM

Soft - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sR6zynt9McI

Lit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC-LjcnSuTE

Kanye - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siJYicwAaGA

Who dis? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIGq1A2yy3s

Who dis? (2) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIGq1A2yy3s

140 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQTsZGvVUbs

other electronic/dance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYqs4y04wGg

Most Played - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aShfolR6w8

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Round 9

Nostalgic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDvr08sCPOc

Soft - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIB8EWqCPrQ

Lit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyCTZ8c-trc - verse 2 is fresh

Kanye - http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2ap0ag_kanye-west-x-sam-smith-tell-me-i-m-the-only-one-mashup-morrisvideos-2014_music

Who dis? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqCyTM1bF6Q so Aus.

140 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm5tQamG-Qk

other electronic/dance - https://soundcloud.com/tqdukg/pmoney

Most Played - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnDzdjzgw2A

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Round 8

Nostalgic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x29ug8gV5M

Soft - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbGoW-L_zwk

Lit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT8dmvAzIqA

Kanye - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr_5yTNvIt4 - where it all started, if you avnt seen this, see it.

Who dis? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlU4FuIJT2k - you may know this one but if you don’t your missing out.

140 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mznv4ACjkzc

other electronic/dance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBkvaYNDsok

Most Played - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCRztB9SXpM

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‘I’m too hot, drug money in my shoe box’ -Stormzy performs ‘Big For Your Boots’ live from Old Trafford football stadium, on the same night that GSAP (Gang Sings & Prayer’ - Stormzy’s album) became the first Grime UK number 1 album in history. He was bossing it! The crowd was half dead because 30% were just Manchester united fans and not big Stormzy fans, but regardless, awesome experience to meet him and see him live. 

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Tempa T performs 'Shell' live at Antwerp Mansion, Manchester. Crazy energy through out from him. The whole crowd was bouncing through out He is truely the Shelliest Shelly.

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Lil Yachty performing the chorus and his verse from I Spy at Koko, Camden 24.02.2017 . Brought out Tyga and A$AP Rocky. Lit af

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Round 7

Nostalgic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-O5IHVhWj0

Soft - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpIAc9by5iU

Lit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDuRoPIOBjE

Kanye - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkFOBx6j0l8 - everyone says they miss the old Kanye...

Who dis? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKOiGI4-yOE

140 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqUDGWIJ1Q8

other electronic/dance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HzyUHxmkg0

Most Played - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZx5OgKQNrA 

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Round 6

Nostalgic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC1vtG3oyqg

Soft - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyE9vFGKogs

Lit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KWasyfigpg

Kanye - http://downloads.pitchforkmedia.com/Kanye%20West%20-%20Mama%27s%20Boyfriend.mp3 - Mama’s Boyfriend

Who dis? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heJNHYCSsIc

140 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu8BVT5Yt2U

other electronic/dance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWhtcU4-xAM

Most Played - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqQGUJK7Na4 - all started here

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Stormzy’s Gang Signs and Prayers (GSAP) is set to be as iconic as Boy In Da Corner, if not more so and here’s why…

With Integrity, Konnichiwa, Landlord, Made in The Manor, and Godfather all having dropped within the last 3 years, it’s fair to say that finally grime is starting to make it. Saying that 23 year old Stormzy’s Gang Sings & Payers is greater than all these albums, would be a big statement, but certainly not a wrong one. It’s a piece of art that cuts deep into Big Mike’s rapid rise to fame, and most importantly how his family life hasn’t got away from him. Paired with fantastic instrumentals, and undeniable swagger, Stormzy’s ability to make an album true to its genre, himself, and attractive to listen to for almost anybody, is honestly unique. This album is Stormzy laid bare, it’s a thank you to God, his mother, his fans, and his friends, and the passion shines through to make a beautiful piece of art. Despite it only being early days, I see this album as iconic, not only for grime but for the sound of the UK reaching to all realms of the world.

I had such hope for this album because as I discovered and learnt about the rise of Stormzy, I couldn’t but smile.  He is wholesome to the core, and always gives me a reason to smile, whether it’s 8 year old Stormzy spitting his playground rhymes to his mum,(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TH9eVdQ8D0), or in or his honest and open love for Adele’s music, ‘I was in the 02 screaming my lungs out, your never to big for Adele’. This week alone he performed a remix of Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape Of You’ live at the Brits (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4GIfNf7AYk), he dropped a quite frankly amazing remix of the Kanye West’s ‘Ultralight Beam’ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCqLR5svy9Y) on BBC 1 live lounge and a euphoric live band performance of his addictive single ‘Big For Your Boots’ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6uBpFWt65c), here’s the lowdown on his untouchable album…

 1.     First Things First – This song speaks for itself. In this opening song he spits bars straight from the heart, discussing family problems, drawing to light the contradiction of his success, leaving those he used to go to school and play football with, left on road or doing life. With a low-key persistent ringing like instrumental, Stormzy goes in very hard, taking control of the beat with deep lyrics of fending off depression and the struggles of his uncontrollable rise to the top. It’s a song where you can almost imagine him penning down the lyrics, as each 16 bar anecdote he tells seems too true.

  2.     Cold – New school grime at its best, this song will go off every time it’s played. A hench instrumental which just grows as the song progresses, quick, FX filled drums and a heavy bass making this reminiscent of Roll Deep’s ‘When I’m ‘ere’. This is the first for the four *GRIME BANGERS in this album. The punch line “I just went to the park with my friends, then manna charted” was a personal favourite of mine. Changing up the flow keeps the song going to such a speed you wonder when he found space to breathe. This song is a bossy MC track throughout, and keeps the album on 10/10 levels

 *GRIME BANGER– not to say the other 12 songs aren’t grime or aren’t bangers, but these 4 are the type of song that you go off to for the full 4 minutes or so, The Americans would describe them as ‘LlT’. This drops hard anywhere.

 3.     Bad Boys (Ft. Ghetts and J Hus) – Moving deeper into GSAP, we are presented with a song very representative of the danger, and dark nature of his ends. Over slow trappy style, hi hat filled drums, Stormzy slowly ups the intensity of his bars as a collection of strings, a deep choir vocoder, and hollow chimes in the instrumental go hand in hand with his sincerely dark bars. A song where you realise the grind he has been on to get here, mixed with the cold reality of how easily it could’ve not gone that way. Despite blowing up, Stormzy gives this song to remind us of his roots and that he is not to be fucked with. In a beautiful juxtaposition however J Hus jumps on the hook with insanely smooth vocals then Ghetts with the perfect feature verse for this song. Although one knows that Stormzy could’ve filled GSAP with superstar features such as Skepta and D Double, he choses wisely as Ghetts’ sharp aggressive spitting style is passionately caught up with the weight of this beat, while suiting the theme of the song (Bad Boy Vibes) to the core.

  4.     Blinded By Your Grace – You weren’t expecting this, or really wanting it, but Big Mike delivers a love song. Soft over an innocently played electric piano, some smooth vocals, I could say more but it’s hard to imagine Stormzy in this way until you’ve heard it. A welcome surprise, an interlude, it’s hard to explain but just listen.

 5.     Big For Your Boots – The official return of Stormzy after 9 months silence. The 2nd of the 4 GRIME BANGERS in the track listing. He says ‘boots’ weirdly, we’ve gotten over it but now can’t get that hook out of our heads. This song speaks for itself. Its been out for a week or so already and it wont stop going off. A fantastic music video, filled with iconic chicken shops, uber-clique of, has already 7.5 million views and isn’t close to stopping.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFOErVWlsxg

 6.     Velvet/Jenny Francis - Another love story, Stormzy tells stories of his affections towards a certain someone with a pad filled atmospheric instrumental. Showing vulnerability over an appropriate beat and nailing it is something grime artists struggle to do…(I felt Skepta failed with ‘Text Me Back’) but again Stormzy hasn’t fallen short as he leads you through the track switching from bars to smooth vocals. This song is great but has been frustratingly infused with an intermission which is its only downside, the track drags on slightly too long in my opinion.

 7.     Mr Skeng - I cannot stop playing this. It’s the first song I went back to after first hearing the album in its entirety. It is so Stormzy, and it is so good. Repping himself, ‘The Wicked Skengman’ to the core with hard bars, calling out anyone who goes for him and doing it in his classic neat and attitude filled manor. If you love Stormzy you will love this song. It’s a stand out tune with the strong string and horns in the instrumental bringing the same power as the man himself.

 8.     Cigarettes & Cush (Ft. Kehlani) – Like a grown up version of recent Stormzy hit ‘Birthday Girl’, this song has happy relationship vibes, just such a groove. With a very catchy hook, a silky verse from Kehlani, and a soft story telling, anecdotal verse, followed by a second deeper verse from Stormzy, this is his take on a rainy day song, pure versatility.

  9.     21 Gun Salute (interlude) (Ft. Wretch 32) – Feels like a full song rather than an interlude due to its beauty. A melodic reverb filled electric piano plays as Stormzy puts prayers into his own words, in a short wholesome verse. Wretch 32 is on the hook and he fits so harmonically with the piano as he calls for the 21 gun salute. Ultralight Beam Vibe

 10.  Blinded By Your Grace, Pt. 2 (Ft. MNEK) – A suitable part 2. Its very different to part 1, here he brings quiet and low-key vibes but in a progressive manor using pads, a choir, and some strong drums to lead him into a passion filled emotionally exclaimed verse leaving you feeling warm inside. MNEK’s feature is utterly euphoric, the instrumental continually grows into a crescendo with a harmonically whaling electric guitar.

 11.  Return of the Rucksack - The 3rd of 4 GRIME BANGERS on this album starting with low pitch vocals over hard, simple grime drums and a small string, with brass stabs produced by the OG Sir Spyro. This song feels like one for MCs on the road because it’s simple but hard and has repeated references to Dizziee’s legendary ‘Put these MCs on deep-freeze ‘ with lengy and funny bars, punch lines hitting consistently. There is a lot of great maturity in this album, but this feels like a gold plated version of a very a random Soundcloud grime song, one for the true grime fans.

 12.  100 Bags – One for his mum, a minimalist instrumental with soft drums and a rolling reverbed piano, nice to listen to, relate to, and enjoy the rhymes. Like Kanye Wests ‘Hey Mama’, it’s great to hear his appreciation and love through his music. In the second part of the song Stormzy exits with a warm vocoder accompanying his voice, easing out the song with one more chorus following that.

 13.  Don’t Cry For Me (Ft. Raleigh Ritchie) - Honestly my least favourite song on the album. Not that it isn’t quite a nice song, two strong verses from Stormzy, however the Raleigh Ritchie feature just doesn’t quite feel in place.

 14.   Crazy Titch (Interlude)  - Says a lot of what I think, I like this

 15.  Shut Up – Where it all started. Not literally, Stormzy had been around for many years but this is why this album is here. One day he put on a full red Adidas tracksuit, went to the park with 20 man and recorded the video which now has over 30 million views on YouTube. Bringing Grime back to a worldwide audience, this song speaks for itself.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqQGUJK7Na4

 16.  Lay Me Bare – Ending the album, one of my favourite tracks. Stormzy addresses his never previously discussed father and the hardships Stormzy and his mother went through in a truthfully deep and detailed storytelling rhyme switching it up, all in such vivid detail. He lays it all out, he shows honest vulnerability, rare for a grime MC, and of course he does it naturally and artistically and fucking nails it. Finishing my favourite ever grime album. It came out today, but when you know, you know.

 If this doesn’t win a Brit… well let’s hope it doesn’t come to that.

Edited by: Heather Percival

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Round 5

Nostalgic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXwUGMXcuHk

Soft - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ2jNGRXIIw

Lit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KWasyfigpg

Kanye - MUST READ- THIS SONG WAS MADE ORIGINALLY IN 2002 AND WAS RELEASED OFFICIALLY IN 2004. HE PERFORMED THIS AT THE 2008 GRAMMYS SHORTLY AFTER HIS MOTHER’S UNTIMELY DEATH. THIS IS A UNIQUELY MOVING PERFORMANCE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCYAjGnvc7U 

Who dis? - https://soundcloud.com/1cyhitheprynce/legend-main-sing-master

140 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFOErVWlsxg

other electronic/dance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHoT4N43jK8

Most Played - https://soundcloud.com/tom-martin-81/stormzy-ultralight-beam-kanye-west-cover a dream come true in a song

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Round 4

Nostalgic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b53WaK71sMM

Soft - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DUTrJTs1KA

Lit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFB-QqaewpM

Kanye - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofaRvNOV4SI

Who dis? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5ciBWNwjsY

140 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK1SpAy_cR4

other electronic/dance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPRkYWVinF0

Most Played - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2P7mrTmbVY

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Round 3

Nostalgic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaI2IlHwmgQ

Soft - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfoqELZWcp8

Lit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-rLNvnVn4A

Kanye - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWmgsfiklcs

Who dis? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBrmg0BBHI4

140 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwHsg2XO--c

other electronic/dance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L46v88UWAv8

Most Played - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHCob76kigA - This is more than a pop song. Should’ve won the grammy, https://genius.com/Lukas-graham-7-years-lyrics (look at the lyric annotations)