UK Rap Map

Joyrider from Nottingham rapper/producer Styly Cee. Track was released back in 2003 on the Son Records label and features C-Mone on vocals.

The Theme (Unique Mix) from Bradford group Unique 3. Track is off their 1989 release The Theme

Hmmm from Brighton rapper dereck d.a.c. Track is off his 2024 release Existential Courage Vol. 1

Trouble Man from rapper Mr Bigz. Track is off his 2014 release My Funked Up Soul, produced by Turkish Dcypha. Mr Bigz has been a member of the Alliance Fam and Eurogang collectives.

Atlantic from Scottish producer Konchis. Track is off his 2018 EP Wildlife

Champagne Body from ragga/dancehall/jungle MC @Generallevy . Track is off his 1993 album Wickedness Increase.

Anwar Congo from rapper and producer Chillman. Track is off his 2015 album Arabian Nights, Soul, Pain Killers & Beer. Chillman is a member of the Hereford hip hop group Verbal Highz.

Some updated UKRM in numbers. Top 5 places represented by artists on the map: London (generic) (119) Manchester (47) Bristol (40) Brixton (39) Brighton (36) Glasgow (35) Honourable mentions: Hackney (34), Edinburgh (32), Nottingham (29)

@edzyunique3 Thanks for the correction!

@ukhiphopmap Not quite! DTF was a project by Huddersfield’s L Double. Neither me or Cool Cutz were involved. The link is that L Double performed vocals on a couple of tracks for my band: Unique 3. I do still have the original demo tape for DTF “In The Neighbourhood” and it still sounds great.

In The Neighbourhood from Bradford britcore crew Deighton Task Force. Track was released as their sole 12" back in 1990. The group consisted of Edzy, DJ Cool Cutz, Asylum and Jam Master P among others

I Play For Keeps by early hip hop group Rude Boy Business. Track is off their 1990 release of the same name. This track featured Degus and Sal on vocals with production from RBB1 and DJ Henry.

Go On from rapper Jam Baxter. Track is off his 2022 release Fetch The Poison and was produced by Jack Danz. Jam Baxter is a member of Contact Play and Dead Players.

Down Here On The Ground from rapper and producer Hey!zeus.i . Track is off his 2011 release Dopamine Doppelgangerz. Hey!zeus.i is one half of Obba Supa alongside Teknical Development is

The Scrambled Ed remix of What You Know About Cribs? off the @DirtyDikeSMB 2008 album Bogies & Alcohol. Track also features vocals from Jimmy Danger, Jam Baxter and Mr Key. Dirty Dike is part of the group Contact Play and co-founder of Melonskin Records.

The Truth from rapper @MysDiggi fka Mystro. Track is off his 2009 release F.D.T. (Fuck The Taxman)

2nd Chance from garage duo @oxideneutrino . Track is off thie 2007 album of the same name. The pair were also part of the So Solid Crew collective

I'm Not Afraid by vocalist Asher Dust and producer @beatsbyott . Track is off their 2016 release What Comes Around. Both artists hail from Oxford and this was their debut collaborative release.

Y Meistri from Welsh hip hop group Tystion. Track is off their 2001 release of the same name. Tystion consisted of MC Mabon and MC Sleifar and rapped predominantly in the Welsh language.

1000HP from Leicester producer Ed209. Track is off his 2024 release Foreverexstatic and features Nottingham rapper Cappo on vocals

Get Connected from Bristol's @wishmaster_or and @billywhizzsaint . Track is off their 2022 album Whish & Whizz Ltd and features Datkid on vocals.

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