Lord of the Mics

Lord of the Mics
IndustryClashing
GenreGrime
Founded2004
FoundersJammer, Chad 'Ratty' Stennett
Headquarters
United Kingdom
Websitelordofthemics.com

Lord of the Mics (also known as LOTM) is a series of recorded grime clashes, headed by Jammer and Chad 'Ratty' Stennett. Each edition of LOTM features grime MCs participating in recorded clashes, in which they 'battle' each other over grime instrumentals.[1][2][3] Various notable grime MCs have participated in Lord of the Mics, such as Skepta, Wiley, Kano, and P Money.[4][5][6] LOTM was originally launched in 2004. The first clash to be filmed for LOTM, Wiley versus Kano, was filmed in Jammer's basement.[7][6] The series was originally only published on DVD. LOTM was the first platform that released filmed grime clashes.[8]

Clashing is considered to be an important aspect of grime music due to the influence of Jamaican sound clashing. Jammer also credited Smack DVD, an American hip-hop series, as an influence, since it made Jammer realise there was no way for the public physically see Grime MCs.[9][8]

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  3. ^ "Scrapbook: Lord of The Mics". HYPEBEAST. 15 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  4. ^ Yates, Kieran (2014-10-03). "Jammer's top grime clashes: featuring Wiley, Kano, Skepta, Devilman and more". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
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  8. ^ a b hyponik (2014-10-14). "Behind The Scenes: Lord Of The Mics VI". hyponik. Archived from the original on 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  9. ^ "How A DVD Series Helped Shape A Decade Of Grime Culture". The FADER. Archived from the original on 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2020-02-11.