#TheGrimeyCatchUp - Vortex, Squintz, 0161 Bowza, Zedz and More!

A lot has dropped over the last week or so in grime, so let's take a look at everything that has gone down in #TheGrimeyCatchUp! Make sure to check everything out and click the button at the end to get the Shapin' Grime playlist on your platform of choice!

Vortex has dropped a monster grime tape, teaming up with Bl@ckbox for his brand new drop, Warm Winter. With Olja Beats and Adam R producing the instrumentals on this project, you know that we are gonna have some of the grimiest sounds on this tape for Vortex to MC over. With features from Kae, P Money and a legendary verse from Crazy Titch, this project is definitely one to go check out right now!

Squintz teased his upcoming EP in his Born and Raised dub and he has now dropped the project in question - The Waiting Room - with 3-O on the production. He shows off a varied style across the 8 tracks here, with tracks like 12 Step and Heartbeat giving us a classic grimey sound, with the production being on point here as well.

0161 Bowza has teamed up with Izamik on production for his latest shelly track - Bossman Riddim. The horns on the instrumental give this track a triumphant, war-like atmosphere which Bowza lives up to massively with clever wordplay and slick delivery of his bars and flows.

Mace The Great dropped his outstanding album Splott World last week and to accompany it, this week he has dropped a music video to one of the cuts from the album, Thuggish Ruggish. The track sees him dive deeper into what inspired him to become an artist and what keeps him going, with some clean black and white visuals to enhance the introspective feel of the track.

The Get Go have brought us a brand new instrumental release, with Gravity dropping a 4-track instrumental EP titled Sticker on their Bandcamp. Each track has its own unique sound whilst still having that grimey feel, making this EP one for DJs to take advantage of and get in their rotation.

Zedz has teamed up with Hitpoint on production for his latest track to continue his run of form in 2023. His Shut Up Freestyle sees him lace the horn-heavy instrumental with heavy bars and an assertive delivery and is definitely one to watch for 2023!

Duppy dropped his Sounds Of The Verse with Sir Spyro, delivering his cold flows and bars as he is known to do, over his self-produced beat! Make sure to check this out and the set from Sir Spyro's 1xtra show (31/3/23) with Kruz Leone and Subten on BBC Sounds!