LISTEN: OUAG x Spooky Set A New Grime Record

To celebrate the Once Upon A Grime blog reaching the grand old age of five, OUAG teamed up with grime DJ Spooky for a special anniversary set on Deja Vu FM. 12 MC’s on the flyer turned into Deja Vu getting mobbed with around 50 MC’s battling it out for the mic, which is a new record for a live grime radio set. There are legends, future legends, live clashes, flops and everything else that comes with a grime set; no pre-recorded, touched up stuff; just raw grime.

The list of MC’s who appear during the set was as follows:

Chronik, G Man, DPower, Hyper, Sharky Major, Stormin, Majicall, Scrufizzer, Drifter, Saskilla, Jamkay, Koder, Tempo, Ghostly, Discarda, Lusion, Villain, Big Shizz, Jammin, RD, Cadell, Izzie Gibbs, Mez, Snowy, Row.D, C Cane, Pawz, Jammz,
Riskit, K9, Aks, Ill Brain, Lady Shocker, Durrty Skanx, PK, Lyrical Strally, Foxamous, Christian King (Terrorsum), Dubz D, Big Zuu, AJ Tracey, Ski, L. Shockz, Grimey MicPol, Kaniva, Kay Doggz & more!

Bringing back memories of the early days of grime pirate radio sets, check out the complete set below and enjoy this momentous occasion in the scenes rich history! Shout out to OUAG for their fifth birthday too…

Matt Tarr
@MattTarrJourno

Matt Tarr

Matt Tarr

Urban Music Editor
With grime and hip hop being major influences on him growing up in South East London, Matt's passion is urban music but over the years he has gathered a hugely diverse taste, ranging from Wiley to The Smiths by way of Machine Head, that has made him a very open minded individual.
Matt Tarr