BackRoad Gee has the kind of voice that makes you stop what you’re doing and listen. The East London-born artist has spun himself a formidable reputation through his blistering blend of grime, dancehall and drill, with tracks like ‘Party Popper’ and Pa Salieu collaboration ‘My Family’ gaining cult street anthem status. If there’d been live shows in 2020, you can guarantee BackRoad Gee would have enjoyed reload after reload.
When DJ Mag calls him up, he’s nipping into a cab and heading into the studio. He’d recently been in Paris and Germany, taking flights non-stop. He did his DJ Mag Meet The MC freestyle having not slept for four days. “I was running on E on energy,” he laughs, “it had been session after session after session after session. I was so knackered.” Despite this lack of shut-eye, BackRoad’s freestyle delivers, with longtime collaborator Finn Wigan on the buttons, making for some of those heart-in-mouth vocal moments that you can hear on his �
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