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Grime-A-Side Live Final
: Derby V Leicester
Other | Saturday 19th November 2016 | Cory
Monday 21st November sees Grime-A-Side, the cypher tournament that has been pitting rival MCs from cities against each other in a bid to find the UK’s best grime squad, come to a climax in a heated final battle at London's Pro:Direct LDN 19 store.
The Grime-A-Side qualifiers and semi finals stages saw over 110,000 members of the public from around the UK cast their votes for their favourite squad. In a series of online polls, Derby triumphed over Manchester in the semi finals, led by Team Captain and Man Of The Match, Eyez, while Kamakaze and his team also qualified for the prestigious live finals.
With the tournament getting attention from over 100,000 grime fans and artists including Toddla T and Lady Leshurr over the past weeks, the stakes have been raised and the pressure is officially on. On Monday 21st November, the Derby and Leicester teams will decamp to Pro:Direct LDN 19 off Carnaby Street, bringing their lyrical prowess for the final round.
The project follows on from the success of the Mind The Gap mixtape in May which saw collaborations between the best new grime talent from the Midlands and north of England. Monday 21st November sees Grime-A-Side, the cypher tournament that has been pitting rival MCs from cities against each other in a bid to find the UK’s best grime squad, come to a climax in a heated final battle at London's Pro:Direct LDN 19 store.
The winning team will be chosen through public live voting on the night here directly after the match – the public will be able to vote for one hour only.
