I dont care if Hip Hop is being used as a scapegoat, its good this sh*t is happening.Millions of kids think its normal/cool to address each other as niggas. Hip Hop is to blame for this. People in big positions need to be more responsible, and realise the majority of people purchasing thier music are white kids from the suburbs.
Bad Boy (Shyne, Blackrob, B.I.G, LOX, Mary J, 112)Wu TangDeathrowRuff Ryders (DMX, DBlock etc)Marley Marl & Juice Crew (Never listened to them but they sound like they had their generation on lock)
The elements that made grime distinctive are dead.Garage influenced beats Grimey basslinesRiding mic in your own wayBootleg beatsRadioReal ravesBaggaman setsThe listenersIts good that some of them things, like bootlegs, died but not all. 2004 was the last real year of grime. I still listen to this new stuff but its more hip hop than grime.