Grime
Documenting the Scene’s Rise and Reign
Format:Hardback
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Published:6th Nov '25
Should be back in stock very soon

The new 2025 collectible British music companion by RiskyRoadz telling the story of London’s grime scene – a journey from pirate radio DJ culture to Stormzy success
Packed with never-before-seen archival material, candid interviews with artists and striking photography, this is the definitive inside story of grime – raw, unfiltered, and impossible to ignore.
Packed with never-before-seen archival material, candid interviews with artists and striking photography, this is the definitive inside story of grime – raw, unfiltered, and impossible to ignore.
‘There are very few better placed than Roony to document the Grime scene – and he does so perfectly’ – ROMESH RANGANATHAN
Starting as a fan armed with a handy cam in the early 00s, Roony's RiskyRoadz series captured a new energy which blew up with YouTube, cementing him as an integral part of the genre's visual identity. GRIME is a portal into this gritty, authentic world, offering an exclusive front-row seat to modern history: the personalities, the tracksuits, the tunes, the social context – and the reality of a revolution that shaped a generation.
Experience the 140BPM beating heartbeat of grime exclusively told by a pioneer of the scene – not just as a music genre, but as a living, breathing culture that continues to thrive, inspire, and boldly challenge the status quo.
‘There are very few better placed than Roony to document the Grime scene – and he does so perfectly’ – Romesh Ranganathan
'Reading Risky’s book, you see how the narrative strands of his life are woven into the very fabric of the Grime scene. Listening to Grime music, it’s impossible not to hear the reverberations of his life and the indelible contributions he has made to music culture in the UK. As grime continues its movement across the globe, RiskyRoadz remains part of both its unshakeable foundations and its evolution' – Will Poulter
ISBN: 9780008626235
Dimensions: 282mm x 222mm x 28mm
Weight: 1480g
288 pages