Let’s go a trip down memory to listen to tunes from the streets to commercial British charts. Artists like Tinchy Stryder, Dizzee Rascal, Tinie Tempah and more created the foundation for British Urban music to become more mainstream in the UK.
In the late 2000s, the UK charts were mainly dominated by American R&B / Pop music and British Indie music. During this time, Urban music began to gain more mainstream traction due to artists like N-Dubz and Chipmunk. Tinie Tempah’s ‘Pass Out’ peaked at no. 1 on the UK singles chart in 2010. I fondly remember visiting HMV and purchasing ‘The R&B Yearbook 2009’ and was so excited to see many UK Urban artist in the track list. This included:
- Chipmunk ft. Dayo Olatunji – Oopsy Daisy
- Dizzee Rascal – Holiday
- Gracious K – Migraine Skank
- Lemar – If She Knew
Furthermore, it was great seeing black artists gain the success their music and hard work deserved. Listen to all of our old school favourites below:
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