I haven't. It's in Newham, East London, "official host of the 2012 Olympic Games", and Newham Generals, named after the local hospital, live there.
The Generals' Frontline, produced by Big ED, I think in 2004ish, is one of the best grime singles ever and D Double E (the second guy) one of the most sonically exciting, and distinctively grimey, MCs.
Like a lot of grime artists, they sit on a massive back catalogue of independently, or never, released material. They're signed to Dizzee Rascal's Dirtee Stank records so hopefully they'll get the exposure they deserve, without being ripped off by a major label. It would be great if that could happen to a lot of grime artists. Wiley, for example, is so chuffed with the royalty-splitting album deal he's struck with Big Dada that he called his first single for the label 50/50. I've posted it below.
Newham Generals - Frontline
Wiley - 50/50
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