AJ Tracey s comments speak to a wider - and unjustified - disdain towards the genre.
It seems like there’s a new national hobby in town, a kind of
whac-a-mole but played only by MCs. Whenever a journalist mentions ‘grime’ UK rappers dig out the mallet and smack that topic down into the ground, never to be seen again.
The latest to step up to the plate is AJ Tracey. The West London artist’s second album ‘Flu Game’ was released a few days ago, and it’s an evolutionary step – certain roots (such a UKG) remain, but he leans more on trap, drill, and Stateside variants, broadening his sound while honing his craft. It’s a solid album, but on release day