Rude Kid (London, UK) – intense grime from the UK guaranteed to move crowds.
Bio: Regarded as one of the elite grime producers, Rude Kid is able to cite Skepta, JME, Wiley, Stormzy, Shy FX, Ghetts and Giggs amongst his fans and collaborators.
Chase and Status have highlighted him as “the next to blow” and his music is synced to adverts for brands such as T-Mobile, Beats, MTV and Trident.
Rude kid is probably best known for his 653 E.P spawning the biggest instrumental of 2015 in the form of ‘One Take’. The instrumental saw over 5 million people rushing to YouTube to watch the likes of Ghetts, Stormzy, Chip, Yungen, Cadet & Youngs Teflon spitting their own variation over the beat. The E.P itself topped the iTunes chart and gained huge radio and online attention from critics and tastemakers.
2016 was a seminal year for Rude Kid. He was announced as Grime Producer Of The Year at the Rated Awards. Rude Kid also confirmed his brand new grime show on national station, Kiss FM. The show first aired on 12th June and featured exclusives, brand new music and news from the frontline of grime, making it innovative and pioneering. The show has gone from strength to strength and is now one of the most popular Grime shows on UK Radio.
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