grime

genre of electronic music originating from England, United Kingdom
Intangible music_genre Q1166726
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grime

Summary

grime is a music genre[1]. grime ranks in the top 9% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,719 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • grime was influenced by dubstep[3].
  • grime was influenced by UK garage[4].
  • grime was influenced by jungle[5].
  • grime's instance of is recorded as music genre[6].
  • grime is a type of electronic dance music[7].
  • grime is a type of rapping[8].
  • grime's Commons category is recorded as Grime music[9].
  • grime's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[10].
  • 2001 marks the founding of grime[11].
  • grime's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Grime music[12].
  • grime's described at URL is recorded as http://12edit.ru/grime/[13].
  • grime's different from is recorded as drill[14].
  • grime's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[15].

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Definition and Type

grime's instance of is recorded as music genre[6]. Recorded subclass of include electronic dance music[7] and rapping[8].

Origins

2001 marks the founding of grime[11].

Movements and Schools

Acknowledged influences include dubstep[3], a music genre[16], founded in 2001[17]; UK garage[4], a music genre[18], founded in 1993[19]; and jungle[5], a music genre[20], founded in 1987[21].

Influence

Things named for grime include Grimes[22], a musician[23], b. 1988[24], of Canada[25], awarded the Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year[26].

Why It Matters

grime ranks in the top 9% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,719 views/month).[2] grime has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] grime is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for grime include Grimes[22], a musician[23], b. 1988[24], of Canada[25], awarded the Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . masterclass.com. masterclass.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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