In Body, Russ Millions (pictured above) and Tion Wayne rap: ‘Free Big A, he’s too militant’ which online followers of the singers have interpreted to be a reference to a gang member currently in prison on firearm offences
Stab first then talk.On flight-mode when we walk.Chest or back we’ll rip his face offI’ll put holes in your back.’
The lyrics are brutal and the music is ‘drill’ a raw and aggressive form of British rap with accompanying videos that feature balaclava-wearing men waving weapons and detailing the bloody reality of life on the streets.
For Sharon Kendall, the words of the song Dip First (‘dip’ being slang for ‘stab’), by a drill rapper associated with a gang in the Rayners Lane area of North-West London, the lyrics were heart-wrenchingly close to home.
Squid top UK Record Store Chart with Bright Green Field
Squid top UK Record Store Chart with Bright Green Field
Squid lead an entirely new Top 5 on the latest UK Record Store Chart.
Squid have gone straight in at number one on the UK Record Store Chart with their debut album Bright Green Field.
Elsewhere, Royal Blood drop down from the top position last week to #6, and Natalie Bergman enters at #11 with Mercy. Further back, Dry Cleaning’s own debut record New Long Leg continues to perform well, climbing this week to #13.
It’s now nine years since The Official Charts Company launched this chart as vinyl sales surged during the last decade, a trend which continued in 2020 as the format grew for the 13th consecutive year. It is compiled from the best selling albums at 100 of Britain’s leading independent music shops.
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Rag’n’Bone Man’s new album Life By Misadventure charges straight in at Number 1 on this week’s Official Albums Chart.
With 42,000 chart sales - including 33,000 on physical formats - the blues-rock musician outsells the rest of the Top 5 combined and claims the biggest opening week for a British act in 2021 so far, and the fastest-selling album by a solo artist this year too.
The entry follows Rag’n’Bone Man’s moving performance at the BRIT Awards on Tuesday, which saw him perform Anywhere Away From Here with P!nk and the Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Choir.
Taylor Swift and Maisie Williams ensured all eyes were on them as they posed together on the red carpet at the BRIT Awards on Tuesday.
The newly blonde Game of Thrones actress, 24, presented the singer, 31, with the coveted Global Icon award, becoming the first woman to ever win the trophy.
While accepting her award, Taylor admitted to being a huge fan of the fantasy series where Maisie starred as Arya Stark.
A-list: Taylor Swift and Maisie Williams ensured all eyes were on them as they posed together on the red carpet at the BRIT Awards on Tuesday
She said: Anyone who knows me knows Game of Thrones is my life. The fact that Maisie was here to present this. I want to grab you, I can t, we re social distancing but thank you so much for coming here to do this.