Grime
SBTV Founder Jamal Edwards Dead At 31
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty Jamal Edwards, the founder of the British music platform SBTV and champion of Grime music, has reportedly died. Edwards founded SBTV as a means to feature Grime music but went on to helped break artists such as Ed Sheeran, Skepta, Lady Leshurr, and more. Edwards, born August 24, 1990, began his career as a rapper under the name SmokeyBarz, at the age of 15. Under the moniker, Edwards uploaded videos of his performances to the SBTV YouTube page in 2006, which then served as a hub to feature a bevy of musicians from the vast British scene including the aforementioned artists and others such as Dave, Jessie J, and Rita Ora among others. Since its launch, the channel has moved north of 1 million subscribers. So vast was the SBTV reach t...
New Digital Marketplace 140 Plates Streamlines the Way You Search for Dubstep
A new one-stop-shop for dubstep has launched to shake up the way you search for new music. 140 Plates is a new digital marketplace founded by esteemed DUPLOC label head Pieter Grauwels. The platform only hosts music at or around 140 BPM, including dubstep, trap and grime, allowing DJs to eschew sifting through the convoluted categories of its larger competing marketplaces and dig right into the types of music they’re looking for. 140 Plates Additionally, this method of searching could help DJs expand their horizons, as they may find something that fits their niche while crate-digging on the platform. This is bolstered by 140 Plates’ “explore” feature. When users click on the tab, they are able to choose from tracks or releases as well as how long ago the s...
