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big up @dj_slimzee ❤️👊🏾🙏🏾 for dropping my track 'Critical' during his #Eskidancelive set.. big up the MCs shelling down @flirtad @k9allegedly #Cadell 💥⚡💥⚡💥⚡ @flirtad was goin in on this one ❤️💥❤️💥 JEEEZZZZ You can listen to the full set here https://m.soundcloud.com/djslimzee/eskidance-live-dj-slimzee-w-flirta-d-k9-cadell-july-2021 #slimzee #slimzos #eskidance #wileyrecordings #theigloo #grime (at London, Unιted Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CR61tZCAyZ3/?utm_medium=tumblr

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More Riskit Set Highlights from @Eskidance @WileyRecordings

Shout out @offtheradarszn & @worthaquicklook for the videos 👊🏼💙

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Riskit Set Highlights from Friday @WileyRecordings

Big up K9, Logan, Blessed, Sbk, Discarda, Riko Dan, Wiley & family.

Shout out @offtheradarszn & @worthaquicklook for the videos

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Wiley It's Wiley (Eskimo)

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This year's Eskimo Dance was a reflection of the status of the Grime scene. A new generation of young fans waited patiently through segments of Garage and House which appealed more to the older ravers that had seen Grime evolve from its UK Garage roots. They seemed to appreciate the hiphop interlude before things got a little more grimy, although the music selection did give a feeling of a more generic rave rather than the unique and powerful musical platform that helped to shape this section of UK underground music. As well as participation from younger artists such as Chipmunk and Lil Nasty, we were taken back in time by the performances of some of the original Grime MCs such as D Double E, Flirta D and of course Wiley but there was something decidedly different about the whole event comparing with Eskimo Dance from the early 00s. As opposed to the sense of spontaneity and excitement from clashes and reloads that the original Grime fans witnessed at the underground but massively popular events, it now felt organised, managed and more like a 'show'. This is a testament to the maturity and business-mindedness of the performers and subsequent commercialisation of the genre which has allowed Grime back into the limelight. Its former griminess may be lacking as a result but the violence that plagued the scene a decade ago has thankfully been sacrificed for the sake of professionalism and recognition that some of these MCs and DJs can enjoy as musical artists. At times Eskidance felt disappointingly less like raw expression of fire and passion but this energy has found translation into a celebration of the perseverance and determination characteristic of Grime's originators. They are still going strong despite all odds and although the audience, context and environment of the music has changed over the years, the music is still well and truly alive.