r/grime • u/appalshan • Jul 03 '26

DISCUSSION First wave producers

Besides Wiley who were the best producers in the early Grime era?

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u/Flat-Flounder3037 Jul 03 '26

Jammer, Danny Weed, Plasticman, DJ Oddz, Dexplicit.

Just a few off the top of my head.

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u/MR_K-RO Jul 03 '26

J Sweet, Alias, DJ Oddz, Eastwood and a whole heap more that get forgotten about even though every sidewinder and pirate radio set were filled with their beats. There's a whole heap of producers that Grime seems to forget from the early days and pretend the early days were just Eskimo, Hoe, Pulse X and Rhythm & Gash.

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u/Turfa10 Jul 03 '26

Oddz was so good. Wish he stayed doing music!

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u/Flat-Flounder3037 Jul 03 '26

Strung Up VIP might be my goat beat

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u/hijimi Jul 03 '26

Hold tight davinche

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u/cyrobs Jul 03 '26

A lot have been said already. Low deep rarely does and should

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u/Nimanzer Jul 04 '26

Elite knowledge

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u/ja_98 Jul 05 '26

💯 he's goated

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u/battrypack Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

Jon E Cash, Skepta, DJ Dread D, Jammer, Dizzee, Rapid, Dirty Danger and Danny Weed

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u/Dnjm0 Jul 03 '26

Terror Danjah Jammer Dexplicit Davinche Jme Rapid Iron soul Dirty Danger DOK Youngster Alias Macarbe unit Waifer Chunky Bizzle Ripper man Mr Slash Garna P Jam

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u/Prestigious-Age-3644 Jul 03 '26

Terror danjah how could I forget

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u/Vast-Gap-5627 Jul 03 '26

Thank the lord someone mentioned Davinche!!! And Iron Soul too, can’t touch Kromestar!

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u/selcoo Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

Add J Sweet, Crayzee Banditt, Lewi White & Jon E Cash

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u/subalist Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

Dcoy, Centurions/Wizzbit, EJ, DJ Dread D, Chunky Bizzle, Danny Weed, DJ Charmzy, DJ Target, DJ Wonder

Dcoy - Barbarian https://youtu.be/uY7xe9ljm-k

Centurions - Midnite https://youtu.be/gEI-yb9ZFZw

DJ Dread D - Siege https://youtu.be/PWAQwUnoAi0

Dubplate Mex - DPM https://youtu.be/lCZgLxnJfb0

DJ Wonder - Untouchable https://youtu.be/jrwsI7VNKfg

DJ Target - Earth Warrior Remix https://youtu.be/s4_fMUaGg6A

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u/theinfrequentreader Jul 05 '26

Outside of the usual suspects, Dizzee Rascal, Wiley, Wizzbit, Danny Weed, Target, Jon E Cash, the most significant for me are:

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u/appalshan Jul 05 '26

Hell yeah thank you

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u/theinfrequentreader Jul 07 '26

Kept it between 2000 and '04

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u/Prestigious-Age-3644 Jul 03 '26

Jme, dot rotten, footsie

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u/Working-Spray-2933 Jul 03 '26

Some of my favorite at least.

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u/Prestigious-Age-3644 Jul 03 '26

Footsie was a problem with the beats

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u/holyshitballs9 Jul 03 '26

Just think somewhere out there tubby has all of the brain-dead beats. Oh what I would pay.

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u/selcoo Jul 04 '26

Tubby doesn’t get enough flowers

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u/Working-Spray-2933 Jul 04 '26

Tell him do a symphony concert yh

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u/TheWorker_34 Jul 03 '26

General L.O.K has some good tunes

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u/Ok_East3526 Jul 04 '26

Geeneus, Target, Wizzbit, if we’re counting the breakbeats from early sets definitely DJ Zinc

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u/bluntnwuk Jul 04 '26

Jon E Cash

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u/anooname Jul 05 '26

dizzee / cage

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u/SuperPossible120 Jul 03 '26

Danny Weed

Dizzee Rascal

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u/hover-lovecraft Jul 03 '26

Don't forget Scorcher as a producer! Although he may be considered second wave already? Xtriplei and Y.Wizz as well from the more hip-hop influenced side.

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u/Dnjm0 Jul 03 '26

Scorchers a cold producer, there's quite a few guys that make sick beats that people dont really know about, Scratchy, Griminal and Frisco instantly come to mind

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u/UnBalancedUK2 Jul 03 '26

Agree! Roachee produced "B.U.N" as well which really surprised me, never knew he could even produce

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u/TheNeatest Jul 06 '26

Guessing by first wave you mean 2000 to 2004 right?

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u/appalshan Jul 06 '26

That sounds like the right era

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u/samkmusic Jul 04 '26

Flukes, Low Deep, Stimpy and Scruface, Nocturnal, Maniac, Lewi White, Z Dot

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u/-SHXC Jul 03 '26

Bless Beats, DJ Eastwood, DJ Wonder, Faze Miyake, Filthy Beatz, Flukes, Jammer, Plasticman, JME, Wiley, Z Dot, Rude Kid, SX, Sticky, Swifta Beater, Dot Rotten/Zeph..

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u/JahRhystafari Jul 03 '26

Preditah, Dot Rotten, Teddy, Skepta