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- ISBN 9780008626235
- Weight: 1480g
- Dimensions: 222 x 282mm
- Publication Date: 06 Nov 2025
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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A special collectors edition packed with never-before-seen archival material, candid interviews with artists and striking photography. Featuring some of the most important names to ever touch the culture – including Skepta, Kano, Ruff Sqwad and more – this is the definitive inside story of grime: raw, unfiltered, and impossible to ignore.
‘There are very few better placed than Roony to document the Grime scene – and he does so perfectly’ – ROMESH RANGANATHAN
Starting as a fan armed with a handy cam in the early 00s, Roony's RiskyRoadz series captured a new energy which blew up with YouTube, cementing him as an integral part of the genre's visual identity. GRIME is a portal into this gritty, authentic world, offering an exclusive front-row seat to modern history: the personalities, the tracksuits, the tunes, the social context – and the reality of a revolution that shaped a generation.
Experience the 140BPM beating heartbeat of grime exclusively told by a pioneer of the scene – not just as a music genre, but as a living, breathing culture that continues to thrive, inspire, and boldly challenge the status quo.
Roony Keefe, aka ‘RiskyRoadz’, is a trusted name when it comes to documenting the early grime scene’s nitty gritty. After starting out as a fan with a handy cam and his seminal RiskyRoadz series, Roony Keefe has gone on to direct some of the most iconic videos in grime. His grandmother is viral sensation, Grime Gran.
