Google Arts & Culture: How The Underground Scene Birthed Britain's Generation Of MCs

“Almost every thriving music scene starts somewhere, and that somewhere is usually underground. Perched at the heart of what is popping, the underground fosters the next wave of talent and trends bubbling to mainstream consciousness. We're no different in the UK, where generations have been cultivated in the unlikeliest of places, shaping the course of Black British music. 

These days, the internet shines a light on talent of all kinds, but it wasn’t always this way.”

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