As Grime continues to bubble underground, the legends return to stand upon the foundations they built and renovate the building, with no room more unsung than the Ruff Sqwad mandem.
Still a relatively young genre, over the years, (aside from the mainstream directing their spotlight at the more current trends in music), Grime has struggled with it’s identity and sound, though it’s actually evolved and this entire industry is still running off Grime’s momentum, it just hasn’t had the same level of representation amongst the heavyweight UK Rap and their baby, Drill. Whilst there have been a host of previous and new talents flying the flag, Flee FM sees the heart, mind and soul of the collective reunite with seven solid tracks to cement Grime’s resurgence.
Slix had established himself as a presence on and off the mic, with his fly flee style and entrepreneurial spirit, he’s since been working behind the scenes helping the youth as part of his foundation, along with musician Rapid, though a force with the flows, he’s made a name for himself as one of Grime’s greatest producers, so this blend of old and new production is important to the genre’s growth, along with David is a King, formerly known as Dirty Danger, one of the most underrated musicians to come of the country, with remnants of his advanced compositions in today’s sound, he’s elevated as a person and now an official Sound therapist, that energy and purpose matches the others, making this a concise effort (with it’s radio set transitions) that perfectly blends elements of nostalgia with a much needed direction.
Serving as a reminder, (they haven’t lost a step, if anything, they’re more seasoned), it’s exciting to see what’s next from the collective, with so much room for more, as well as individually, like Rapid recently linking up with Scorcher, these moves will no doubt be influential to restoring that feeling again.
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