If it wasn't for the internet....

[The Egghead]

Where would grime be? Pluses being myspace/youtube promotion, minuses being bootlegging etc. Imo I couldn't see grime being as big as it is atm without it, but also people might have sold a few more unit's due to no bootlegging.

[Garybouba]

Would be dead tbh...

Fuck the bootlegging, half the listeners wouldn't be able to buy the music anyway because they live outside London.

[Quality Control]

i dunno man

[JustGeo]

Would be dead, or just uk hiphop

[S.Dubz]

It would probs have far less fans

[chris89]

Would be dead probably, the bootlegging point is a good one but there would be such little knowledge of grime that not many people would want it anyway lol.

[Hij]

Doubt it would be dead still.

If anything the internet gave it appeal to more and more people which has changed the scene slightly.

Although RWD was around in 2003.

[ALM]

grime would be in a better state without the internet

[The Egghead]

Would be dead probably, the bootlegging point is a good one but there would be such little knowledge of grime that not many people would want it anyway lol.

What I was thinking. I first got into "grime" as such(though it wasn't called that back then) thru seeing more fire crew on top of the pops, living out of london I wasn't really exposed to much more grime bar a few tracks now and then until around 2003 ish when BIDC dropped.

[Hij]

grime would be in a better state without the internet
Financially no.
Musically, I might, just might agree with you.

[Eric Cantona]

Internet was here before Grime was.

[Thisisme]

hahahahahahahah at your avatar

[The Egghead]

Financially no.
Musically, I might, just might agree with you.

I'd probably say musically it would be in a better state. A lot more radio would be done for promotion etc.

[Birdman]

Internet was here before Grime was.

get me lol

big up the uptown forum massive from luck n neat days

[Danny Trejo]

Presuming pirates were still going and playing grime, i think it'd be better off.
'Where would grime be without initial media hype?' is better maybe.
(no send to the threadmaker)

[Skeptical]

it wouldn't be here but if it was to survive without internet it would be all a road thing

[The Egghead]

Presuming pirates were still going and playing grime, i think it'd be better off.
'Where would grime be without initial media hype?' is better maybe.
(no send to the threadmaker)

Mods do your thing.

['nuum general]

Presuming pirates were still going and playing grime, i think it'd be better off.


I agree. The scene would be stronger I think

[G.K.]

Would have a smaller fan base but would be a stronger scene with more radio, raves etc..

[Carter]

no hype it would be dead lol

[Cooks]

no hype it would be dead lol

c/s