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This chapter explores the Blackpool grime scene as it emerged in 2016, through its portrayal in three documentaries, which aired in 2016, 2017 and 2019, respectively. It discusses how Blackpool grime differs from grime as a genre rooted in the black British urban experience and its post-internet character. Drawing attention to its initial racism it argues that the scene was reflective of increasing anti-immigration sentiment in the United Kingdom leading up to the European Union membership referendum. It discuss similarities between Blackpool grime’s output and that of white rappers such as Eminem and analyses the ways in which Blackpool grime attempted to grow its audience by distancing itself from Blackpool as a place.
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Rymajdo, K. (2020). ‘It’s Grime Up North’: The Phenomenon of Blackpool Grime. In: Mazierska, E. (eds) Blackpool in Film and Popular Music. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49935-8_8
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