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heffield’s Police force have stated that ‘the only Addictive, who have previously been number one on
gun crime related to nightlife in Sheffield has the MTV Base chart, to have a chat about their single
been with bassline,’ and that many shootings, Gonna Be Mine featuring T2 to have a chat about how
stabbings and drive-bys have occurred in and around and why they got into bassline.
bassline nightclubs. They revealed that after realising that they were
This is a very bold statement to make and one bored of the state of the London music scene the girls
that many strongly disagreed with, but lets face it decided to go up north looking for inspiration and they
anything remotely linked to the urban scene has many found it in the form of bassline. After going to a few
a times been associated with gun and knife crimes. So club nights where they played bassline the girls fell
those of you, who do not know about bassline and its in love with it and the decided to contact T2, as they
history, let me fill you in. really liked his stuff. And the rest is history as they say.
Bassline/4x4 is also known as niche, which It was clear to see that they are strong followers of
derived from a club in Sheffield with the same name this movement and see it as one that is here to stay
that first started putting on regular bassline nights. and they do not consider it to be a phase which will
Bassline isn’t a new genre; it first blew up in the north disappear like jungle and garage
of England in areas such as Sheffield, Leeds and
Manchester and is about 4-years-old. The urban music resurgence
It is no surprise that it has picked up a lot of loyal The huge success of T2’s Heartbroken single, which
followers in both male and female forms, who have reached No.2 in the UK single charts, has paved the
followed this genre from Sheffield, to Ayia Napa, to the way for similar up-coming artists leading the bassline
mainstream charts. It’s packed with a strong emphasis movement, such as Ms Scarlet, Kat and H2O whose
on the base; a four to the floor kick drum, (commonly single What’s it Gonna Be? Also charted at No.2 in the
found in speed garage and 4x4 garage) topped off UK singles chart.
with rnb style vocals. Unfortunately, like many club nights linked to
the urban scene, bassline events have also been
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The artists making moves in bassline associated with violence and criminal activity by the
There are many skeptics that call it nothing more police. This was highlighted by the closure Niche
than UK garage, 2 –step or even house music, and following a police raid in November 2005 where
because of this it has been described as nothing new. operation repatriation was carried out due to the
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This is mainly the result of bassline having a similar fear that the gun crime in Sheffield was related to
rhythm found in these genres. However due to the bassline culture. With the fact that bassline is slowly
strong emphasis on the base and the style of vocals but surely dominating the charts and making more of
which are being used it is no wonder why many can an impact than grime ever did. It is clear to see that
embrace this style as a separate genre of its own. it is determined to fight for its place in the UK music
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I caught up with the first ladies of bassline scene, and will not just be another passing fad.
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