Trim (rapper)
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Trim, born Javan St. Prix (18 April 1984) and formerly known as Taliban Trim is a British grime
MC from East London
and a former member of Roll Deep
. He is a cousin of Roll Deep member DJ Karnage, former Roll Deep member Roachee, footballer Leon Knight
and grime MC Lee Brasco. Despite limited commercial success, Trim has won much praise and a cult following for his eclectic subject matter, beat selection and delivery.
, contributing to hits such as When I'm Ere and Heat Up. Trim then began working on Roll Deep's second album Rules & Regulations in 2006 but left the group by the time it was released in 2007, after a disagreement with fellow MC Flowdan. In 2011 Trim spoke to Huw Stephens
about how leaving Roll Deep helped him find his own musical direction and stand on his own as an artist.
Trim is also collaborating with The Streets
on the mixtape Cyberspace & Reds and with Skream
on a track named Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum.
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Grime (music)
Grime is a style of music that emerged from Bow, East London, England in the early 2000s, primarily as a development of UK garage, dancehall, and hip hop...
MC from East London
East London
East London is a city on the southeast coast of South Africa, situated at 32.97°S and 27.87°E in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality of the Eastern Cape province. The city lies on the Indian Ocean coast, largely between the Buffalo River and the Nahoon River, and is the country's only river...
and a former member of Roll Deep
Roll Deep
Roll Deep are an Urban Music Awards-winning London-based grime music collective. They were founded in 2002, by a group of MCs including Wiley. Roll Deep were also closely associated with Boy Better Know with members in both. Their debut album, In at the Deep End, was released in June 2005...
. He is a cousin of Roll Deep member DJ Karnage, former Roll Deep member Roachee, footballer Leon Knight
Leon Knight
Leon Leroy Knight is an English footballer who plays for Coleraine as a striker. Having begun his career with Chelsea, he spent time on loan with Queens Park Rangers, Huddersfield Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Brighton & Hove Albion before joining the latter permanently in 2003. Knight spent three...
and grime MC Lee Brasco. Despite limited commercial success, Trim has won much praise and a cult following for his eclectic subject matter, beat selection and delivery.
2004-2006: Roll Deep
Trim joined Roll Deep in 2004 and immediately began recording music with the collective. Trim was featured on Roll Deep's Creeper Vol. 1 and Creeper Vol. 2 before being featured on the highly successful debut album In At The Deep EndIn At The Deep End
In at the Deep End is the debut album of London-based grime collective Roll Deep. It went silver in the United Kingdom, selling more than 85,000 copies...
, contributing to hits such as When I'm Ere and Heat Up. Trim then began working on Roll Deep's second album Rules & Regulations in 2006 but left the group by the time it was released in 2007, after a disagreement with fellow MC Flowdan. In 2011 Trim spoke to Huw Stephens
Huw Stephens
Huw Stephens is a radio presenter currently broadcasting shows on BBC Radio 1.-Early life and career:Stephens was born in Cardiff, Wales, the son of the author and literary journalist Meic Stephens...
about how leaving Roll Deep helped him find his own musical direction and stand on his own as an artist.
2007-2011: Solo Work
Since leaving Roll Deep Trim has distanced himself from the group and has since started his own collective known as "The Circle". He has also independently released ten mixtapes, working at a prolific rate. When asked about his mixtape series by The Guardian's David Stelfox, he said:- "I treat them as training, I'm not trying to make the best record in the world. What I'm doing is pushing myself, being different and seeing where that takes me. Mixtapes are all about challenging myself and experimenting. There are lots of sides to me, musically and as a person. This is a way for me to get all of that out there and show people what I can do."
Trim is also collaborating with The Streets
The Streets
The Streets were a British rap/garage project from Birmingham, United Kingdom, led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mike Skinner and has included a myriad of other contributors most notably drummer Johnny Drum Machine, vocalist Kevin Mark Trail and the Italian-American beatmaker Leroy.The...
on the mixtape Cyberspace & Reds and with Skream
Skream
Skream is a dubstep producer based in Croydon. One of dubstep's first and most prominent producers, he has played an important role in the genre's development. His debut album Skream! was released in 2006, and was followed up by Outside the Box in 2010...
on a track named Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum.
Feuds
Trim has warred with many other grime MCs, notably Big H, Flowdan and WileyWiley (rapper)
Richard Kylea Cowie , better known by his stage name Wiley is a prolific British music producer, MC and recording artist, and rapper with roots from Trinidad...
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Discography
Mixtapes- 2007: Soulfood, Vol. 1
- 2007: Soulfood, Vol. 2
- 2008: Soulfood, Vol. 3
- 2009: Soulfood, Vol. 4
- 2009: Monkey Features, Vol. 1
- 2010: Trim City
- 2011: Monkey Features, Vol. 2
- 2011: Wrap
- 2011: Chelsea Smile
- 2011: Ghostwriter Vs Autotune
Roll Deep
Albums- 2005: In at the Deep EndIn At The Deep EndIn at the Deep End is the debut album of London-based grime collective Roll Deep. It went silver in the United Kingdom, selling more than 85,000 copies...
- 2007: Rules and RegulationsRules and RegulationsRules and Regulations is the second studio album by British grime group Roll Deep and it was released in 2007 on Roll Deep Recordings. The album features other grime acts that are not directly associated with the crew, such as 'Tempa T' and 'Jammer', which is in contrast to their first album which...
- 2009: Street AnthemsStreet AnthemsStreet Anthems is an album by Roll Deep, released on October 19, 2009. It features all their smash hits from 2002–2009 and some previously unreleased tracks, so it shows you the early days of grime and Roll Deep, as well as giving you a chance to hear tracks from the early members of Roll Deep such...