The lads navigate first loves, disapproving parents and brushes with danger - each coming of age in their own way, while setting out to have their music played on the airways. Target captures a time before YouTube and Spotify that probably can’t exist again, when sharing new tracks meant pressing dub plate records, and to see what your favourite MCs looked like you had to see them in person. Filming took place in East London and the series is due to air on BBC Three and iPlayer later this year. I hope it celebrates and cements the contribution of young people across the country to British history, art and culture. But the real star here is the friendship between the boys, and the two episodes I watched lean into this hard.

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Grime Kids celebrates the cultures and communities that gave birth to a genre that took over the world. Events stretch as far as Ibiza, New York, and Tokyo, but they are always in orbit around East London.It muddles around in East London, is seduced by garage and jungle music, and then finds its feet exploring the mysteries of a new genre. It’s invigorating to watch, with an addictive soundtrack that motivates and urges viewers to dance and find their passion. It also helps reiterate the fact that there are multiple sides to one story – echoing the variety of backgrounds and personalities in their squad. On 2 October, a California man sued Mr Musk over claims he was harassed because of a false post - amplified by Musk - that put him at the scene of a far-right protest in Oregon in June.

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That’s the ethos that underpins Grime Kids, a retelling of the genre’s early days by someone who was there from the very beginning – DJ Target. This helps emphasise the theme of these young boys as constantly tied together by their friendship and love for music.We have not put our digital content behind a paywall or membership scheme as we think the benefits of an independent, local publication should be available to everyone living in our area. Grime Kids is a brand new, fictional story created by Ikoko, inspired by DJ Target’s non-fiction book of the same name. Grime Kids is an excellent look into teen brotherhood and the musical culture that surrounds and inspires it.

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