It wasn’t just a few random guys.
1. At the Brits, Kanye West gave an epic performance of “All Day”, a new track.
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2. But afterwards, a number of Twitter users started complaining about it.
5. Other Twitter users have been calling out those complaints as racist.
If you actually think Kanye’s performance yesterday promoted gang culture etc, I acc fear for the human race.
— DGAF_JOSH (@woe$)
If Kanye’s performance encourages gang culture then Bobby Beale encourages murder. Pipe down please.
— ImAllThatJazz (@Jasmin)
8. Anyway, grime artist Skepta tweeted this on the night of the performance, and it quickly went viral, as most of the people on stage for Kanye’s performance are significant figures in UK grime.
9. Shorty from BBK was there, and posted this excited Vine shortly after the performance.
11. Jammer, who has released three full-length albums since 2010, performed as well.
Jammer and Kanye crouching together like Kanye knows who Murkle Man is, never thought Ill see the day
— OhYeahGuy (@O’YeahCinco)
12. Novelist, who was nominated for a Best Grime Act MOBO in 2014, was involved.
15. And, finally, Skepta.
That video, incidentally, cost only £80, according to his acceptance speech.
16. So basically, Kanye brought most of UK grime on to play his new track with him.
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And flamethrowers as well. They were pretty important.
18. And he’s not the only one — just last week Drake thanked Skepta in the liner notes for his most recent mixtape.
19. So it’s been a great couple of weeks for UK grime, and Skepta in particular.
Skepta is doing a lot for us still, he created a wave in America and turned it into a tidal. Im excited for his album campaign.
— KingPMoney (@P Money)
Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/lukebailey/kanye-and-grime