Charlie Sloth goes hunting for bars in places you'd never expect.
A new visual story from 1Xtra following Charlie Sloth's journey to find out about rappers in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The follow up to the award-winning It's Grime Up North. Watch as Charlie takes his search for homegrown rap talent nationwide and tries to celebrate the diversity of the UK rap scene.
Production
Raw access to scenes BBC barely acknowledges exist.
Direction
Sloth's genuine enthusiasm carries every frame.
Director
Sam White
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired when 1Xtra was still fighting for legitimacy as a 'national' station, not just London radio with a postcode problem.
The 'It's Grime Up North' predecessor won awards while most of its featured artists never broke through—telling you everything about documentary fame vs actual industry support.
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