Wikipedia:WikiProject Black British Music

Welcome to the Black British Music WikiProject. This project covers all articles about black British musicians, musical styles and history.

Wikipedia's coverage of the art, history and culture of people of African descent is not as good as it could be. The purpose of this page is to encourage people to get involved in improving content related to UK musicians of African descent.

However, not all artists meet Wikipedia's criteria for notability. For more information on the notability criteria for Wikipedia, see [WP:N]. Wikipedia's General Notability Guideline states that:

"If a topic has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, it is presumed to be suitable for a stand-alone article or list."

Therefore, before you add artists to the list of articles which need to be created, please make sure that they have received significant coverage in different sources.

Goals and scope

 * Improve Wikipedia's coverage of Black British Music and maintaining such articles in a neutral and accurate manner.
 * To serve as the central point of discussion for issues related to Black British Music on Wikipedia.
 * Create and improve guidelines for articles about items related to Black British Music.
 * Improve and maintain the navigation aids (tables of contents and indexes) for Black British Music-related topics on Wikipedia.

Needing work
If you're working on an article and you'd like to bring it to the attention of other editors, list it here.

The MOBO Awards take place every year in the UK and are a good place to find lists of artists who are notable because they have been shortlisted for an Award. The 2017 list can be found at MOBO Awards nominations 2017

Relevant Wikipedia Categories

 * Black British musicians
 * Black British singers
 * Black British rock musicians
 * Black British musical groups
 * Rappers from London
 * Grime music artists

General articles

 * British hip hop
 * UK garage
 * Eskimo (grime beat)
 * Junglist
 * Black British
 * Black Scottish people
 * MOBO Awards

Artists

 * AJ Tracey
 * Avelino (rapper)
 * Blade Brown
 * Bugzy Malone
 * Cadet (rapper)
 * Cleo. (English musician)
 * Chip (rapper)
 * Connie Constance
 * Courtney Pine
 * Chi-chi Nwanoku
 * Dave (rapper)
 * Denai Moore
 * D Double E
 * DJ Maximum
 * Durrty Goodz
 * Empirical (jazz band)
 * Frisco (rapper)
 * Fredo (rapper)
 * Finley Quaye
 * Fuse ODG
 * Ghetts
 * IAMDDB
 * Jammer (MC)
 * Jorja Smith
 * J Hus
 * Jme (MC)
 * Klashnekoff
 * Kojey Radical
 * Kojo Funds
 * Krept and Konan
 * Lady Leshurr
 * Little Simz
 * Loyle Carner
 * Mabel (singer)
 * Maleek Berry
 * Merky ACE
 * MoStack
 * Mist (rapper)
 * Nadia Rose
 * Nao (singer)
 * Newham Generals
 * Nicolette (musician)
 * Nines (rapper)
 * Not3s
 * Novelist (MC)
 * P Money
 * Ramz (rapper)
 * Ray BLK
 * Raye (singer)
 * Ruff Sqwad
 * Sadie Ama
 * Samm Henshaw
 * Sampha
 * Section Boyz
 * Sheku Kanneh-Mason
 * Shola Ama
 * Solo 45
 * Soweto Kinch
 * Sons of Kemet
 * Skepta
 * SL (rapper)
 * Slowthai
 * Stefflon Don
 * Stormzy
 * Scorcher (rapper)
 * Unknown T
 * WSTRN
 * Young Fathers
 * Yxng Bane
 * Yungen
 * Zara McFarlane
 * Zeph Ellis

Labels

 * Hyperdub
 * Because Music
 * Boy Better Know
 * Big Dada
 * XL Recordings
 * Coyote Records
 * List of independent UK record labels

Genres

 * Grime (genre)
 * British hip hop
 * British soul

Artists

 * 67 (rap crew)
 * 86 (rap crew)
 * A2 (rapper)
 * Abra Cadabra (rapper)
 * Afghan Dan
 * Bassboy & Preditah
 * Belly Squad
 * Big Tobz
 * Blay (rapper)
 * Bossman Birdie
 * Bxrber
 * Cashtastic
 * Coinz (rapper)
 * Denzel Himself
 * Devz
 * Flohio
 * Harlem Spartans
 * IQ (rapper)
 * Jeshi
 * Lotto Boyzz
 * Moses Boyd
 * Nafe Smallz
 * Naira Marley
 * NoLay (MC)
 * Nubya Garcia
 * Sam Wise (rapper)
 * Skrapz
 * Shorty (UK rapper)
 * Sheila Maurice-Grey
 * The Fedz
 * Theon Cross
 * Tiggs Da Author
 * Trizzy Trapz
 * Yazmin Lacey
 * Young Tribez

Photos
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Resources
There are a large number of resources available on this subject. Listed below are some sources available.


 * MoStack BBC artist page]
 * TheFourOhFive Sounds of UK rap with MoStack, Abra Cadabra
 * CapitalXtra The Best Grime & UK Hip Hop Songs Of 2017 with MoStack, Abra Cadabra
 * MOBO Awards 2016 nominees
 * 67 rap crew interview
 * Ray BLK wins BBC Sound of 2017
 * UK Grime artists staying true to regional roots
 * Stefflon Don BBC Sound of 2017
 * BBC Sound of 2017 longlist
 * BBC Sound of 2017 Dave
 * NME Rising UK rap star Nines storms the charts
 * BBC introducing Tiggs Da Author
 * FactMag article with Avelino, J Hus, MoStack, Stefflon Don, Kojey Radical, Dave
 * ReverbNation Coinz artist bio
 * Noisey - Meet Devz, East London rapper
 * FactMag Top 10 UK rap artists with IQ, Big Tobz, Mist, Ray BLK, YGG, Yxng Bane, Harlem Spartans, Stefflon Don, Abra Cadabra, Kojo Funds
 * MOBOs New artist tips 2016 with BXRBER
 * BXRBER profile on HipHopGuru
 * BBK members and history with Frisco, Jammer, Shorty, Solo 45, Bassboy & Preditah
 * GrimeReport Young Tribez freestyle
 * Rapper Big Tobz stabbed and shot
 * Young Tribez stabbed at party
 * UK artists like Naira Marley, Kojo Funds warm up for Runtown
 * Naira Marley Boiler Room
 * Mist drops new video
 * In Reach one to watch - Mist
 * UK Rap Channel Trizzy Trapz
 * Crack Mag ones to watch 2017 with 86, A2, Aystar, Belly Squad, Fredo, Harlem Spartans, Kojo Funds, Mist, Ms Banks, Snowy, Trizzy Trapz
 * RWD Mag Cadet interview
 * UK rapper Cashtastic deported to Jamaica
 * MOBOs UK rapper cashtastic to be deported
 * Sheku Kanneh-Mason: 'Classical music isn't elitist – the problem is it's expensive'
 * BBC Young Musician of the Year 2016 Sheku Kanneh-Mason
 * D Double E interview
 * Radio 1Xtra power list 2014
 * Radio 1Xtra hot for 2016 with J Hus, Kojey Radical, NAO, Samm Henshaw, Section Boyz, WSTRN, Yungen
 * Radio 1Xtra 2017 hot list with AJ Tracey, Avelino, Dave, Jorja Smith, MIST, MoStack, Ray BLK, RAYE, Stefflon Don, The Fedz
 * Nolay track about domestic violence
 * Nolay in car accident
 * Denai Moore U.K. Soul Singer Denai Moore’s New Video Is A Beautiful Portrait Of Family And Girlhood

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