HERITAGE: This Iconic Footage Captures One Of The Early Eskimo Dances During Grime's Inception (2003)

HERITAGE: This Iconic Footage Captures One Of The Early Eskimo Dances During Grime's Inception (2003)


March 11, 2022

It was a historic night for a number of reasons; Ghetts and Flirta D's infamous clash went down that night, but the most significant thing was that it really felt like a passing off the torch from garage to grime. The first part starts with Nikki S & Nyke, So Solid Twins, and Dubplate Mex, and finishes with Wiley performing "Wot Do U Call It?"—footage which actually featured in the track's video.

There's absolutely tonnes to see in this one, not least N.A.S.T.Y Crew, with pretty much the full squad on stage, including Kano, Ghetts, Crazy Titch, Stormin, Footsie, Danger, and more. And then there's Roll Deep's section, which is more like Roll Deep & Friends, with Flirta, the late Major Ace, and a whole tonne of grime scene A-listers filling out the stage.

A treasure trove from grime's formative years, it's impossible to overstate just how much history was made on that night.



Photography: Jamie-James Medina


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