Don't run scared, but this is grime. It's also a fairly complex and subtle instrumental, with a tune and some tidy little ticking drums. There's a cello instead of the bass, and the whole effect is like 23rd-century chamber music.
Grime is pretty culturally close to dancehall, where multiple artists will vocal any popular riddim, so it's no surprise that more than one vocalist jumped on this track. I love how the addition of lyrics completely changes the feel of the track
There's Kano in an unusually aggro mood, making it sound like murder music:
Contrast that with Devlin's reflective, serious vocal. This was probably one of the first tracks of his that got major pirate airplay - it's not his most vocally inventive work, but it's so fluent and conversational:
Tinie Tempah recorded a verse or two before he was famous, and evidently before he could afford sound tech - the levels are so high you can practically hear the saliva hitting the mic.
And the silky-voiced Katie Pearl made it sound like a garage classic (the radio rip is really bad quality - you have to use your imagination, or listen to how good her voice is here)
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