Roll Deep

Roll Deep is a British grime collective. It was formed in London in 2002 by a group of MCs, including rapper Wiley. There are close personal connections with the band Boy Better Know.

History

The band's debut album, In at the Deep End, was released in June 2005. The album and two of the singles released from it reached their first positions in the British charts. After founding their own record label - Roll Deep Recordings - a series of mixtapes were released. Two more albums were released in 2007 and 2008.

In 2005, Roll Deep was nominated for the MOBO Awards. In the meantime, founding members Dizzee Rascal and Tinchy Stryder launched successful solo careers.

The band is strongly committed against racism and regularly performs at the Love Music Hate Racism festival. In 2007 they addressed the topic musically with the single Racist People.

Members

• Current cast

Wiley, Riko, Scratchy, Breeze, Jet Li, Manga, Brazen, Target, Danny Weed, DJ Karnage, DJ Maximum, J2K, Killa P, Little Dee, Flow Dan

• Former members

Dizzee Rascal, Tinchy Stryder, Trim, Syer Bars, Jamakabi, Roachee, Bubbles, JME, skepta, Wonder, Biggie Pitbull, Dom P, DJ Bionics