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Originally Posted by Bunker Buster
Total disagree......
Maybe in the 90's early 00's but the UK sceve has now become popular state side....
Have a look on YouTube (youths use this) at Americans reacting to UK hip hop...
The UK has stood alone, tall for years. ....
Aren't you into Coldplay ?
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You really have me confused with someone else, don't think I've even mentioned Coldplay on here but no I'm not into them.
I understand what you're saying but I grew up with the explosion of garage and then grime, being disctinctly British was its selling point, in particular grime was seen as the sound of London, and a lot of the old heads look down on the current wave as they see it as closer to hip hop (an American genre) than grime (uk). It really has been a bone of contention among them. it's nice to see uk acts making it big in America and having an effect, but even your stormzys etc are just really watered down versions of what it used to be.
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Originally Posted by S/Side.Red
Could you not argue that the Americanisation is widespread? It does not just apply to the youth.
But it's a far cry from the days of UK MCs rapping with American accents. We must be thankful for that.
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I apologise for my overly aggressive "mate"Ing and "pal"ing.
Yeah Americanisation is a widespread but i think it's definitely normalised and utilised a lot more quickly by the youth.