City

Plaistow

UK

Plaistow appears in 1 Songsheets issue: UK Grime. One artist in the archive came from here: Kano.

Plaistow contributed to grime's foundational East London network, producing MCs like D Double E who brought a distinctive vocal style emphasizing rhythmic complexity and ad-libs. The area's proximity to pirate radio transmitters in Bow and Stratford meant Plaistow artists regularly appeared on crucial stations like Rinse FM and Deja Vu FM during 2002-2004. Plaistow's scene was tightly interconnected with Bow's, forming part of the E13-E3 corridor that defined early grime geography.

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UK Grime

Artists from Plaistow

  • Kano

    Kane Robinson grew up in Plaistow and arrived as one of the sharpest MCs of grime's first wave.

Records made by artists from Plaistow