Saturday, 14 February 2015

GRIME IN THE MAINSTREAM?


How do you feel when all of a Grime artists attempts to go mainstream has been more "Pop" than anything else?

I think it's sad especially when the artist doesn't get the recognition he/she was looking for. Adding to that why don't all the spitters that fail taking this route ever try something different like sticking to Grime and pushing it?

Not sure if we consider Wretch 32 to be grime but he is a perfect example. "DONT GO" was an amazing track and I don't think Wretch got all the praise he deserved for that tune. His following tune "3 WORDS" was excellent too but I feel like he was reaching for a different audience on this track. And I haven't heard/seen any of his what I consider die hard fans give it that much mention.

And going further Ghetts has just released something called "Fire Burning" artists are leaving the style they are known for in hope of mainstream success. This is what confuses me, your clearly talented with this style you have created why abandon it in the hope of bigger success and money? To me thats like training to be a boxer for 10 years and then when fight day comes you're doing Muay Thai. Now you're in ring looking stiff and don't even know how to check a leg kick....?

Am I wrong to think that an artist should stick to one genre and master that sound rather than going to whatever genre is popular and may bring in the pounds? (I'm not an artists so feel free to chime in here)...

There's evidence that this idea works with Lethal B for example I know his mainstream sound isn't entirely grime but it still has some elements.

Furthermore why don't artists just make one Grime track for every Pop track they make and see which one creates the biggest buzz?

Ever heard the saying 

"Trying the same thing and expecting different results is a sign for insanity" ???

Anyway what I'm saying is Grime artists shouldn't be using the Grime platform to gain recognition then going to another for mainstream success. 

GRIME SHOULD BE FORCED ONTO THE MAINSTREAM. 

Who will take this sound seriously when people are using it just as a stepping stone to move on to something "better". The least artists should be doing is combining Grime with other genres.

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