Read more: Pa Salieu: Coventry’s genre-blurring rising star on his journey from the Frontline to greatnessBut when grime died down a bit in recent years, UK rap became a little London-centric again.
Non-Londoners would obscure their true selves behind an accent (see the Irish drill group A9ine) while Londoners ran free in the industry.
Yet the new Midlands revolution is on the way.North-west Birmingham’s M1llionz is the most popular newcomer.
With his Brum accent thick, shining like his diamond grills, his breakthrough single ‘Y Pree’ took over the streets with his artful rhymes.
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