The Evolution Of UK Urban Music [Timeline 1984- 2017]

This Timeline shows how UK Urban music has changed from 1984 up to 2017. Which era do you prefer? I picked one song from each year, it shows all the different styles UK musicians use to convey their message. Hip Hop, Jungle, Garage, Grime, Rap, Trap, Drill etc.. No copyright infringement intended, made this video purely to educate people on British urban music's history! Let me know what you think below. Songs Used: 1984 - Smiley Culture - Police Officer 1985 - Tippa Irie - Hello Darling 1986 - London Possee - We Rule (BBC Radio Session) 1987 - Sir Drew - Old School Style 1988 - Hijak - Style Wars 1989 - Double Trouble ft. Rebel MC - Street Tuff 1990 - Jonie D - Which Base 1991 - Gunshot - Crime Story 1992 - Def Defiance - Breakout 1993 - MCM Caveman - I Got Soul 1994 - Skeleton - Bangers 'N Mash 1995 - Shy FX ft. UK Apache - Original Nuttah 1996 - Skitz & Roots Manuva - Where My Mind Is At 1997 - London Allstars - The London Convention 1998 - Silvah Bullet - Chemissinyadiss (Freewheelin' Franklins Mix) 1999 - DJ Luck & MC Neat - Little Bit Of Luck 2000 - So Solid Crew - Oh No (Sentimental Things) 2001 - Pay As You Go Cartel - Champagne Dance 2002 - The Streets - The Irony Of It All 2003 - Crazy Titch - I Can C U 2004 - Skinnyman - Council Estate Of Mind 2005 - Roll Deep - When I'm Ere 2006 - Wiley - Gangsterz 2007 - Giggs - Talkin Da Hardest 2008 - Bashy - Where I'm From 2009 - Devlin - London City 2010 - K Koke - Are You Alone 2011 - Lethal Bizzle - POW 2011 2012 - Scorcher - It's All Love (Remix ft. Kano, Bashy, Wretch 32 & Talay Riley) 2013 - Krept & Konan - My Story 2014 - Dizzee Rascal - Couple Of Stacks 2015 - JME - Test Me 2016 - GHSTLY XXVII - 3310 [Prod. MistaKay] 2017 - JayKae - Every Country (ft. Murkage Dave) --------------------------------------------------- Thanks for watching and subscribe for more!