Rap vs. Grime

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Rap vs. Grime
Chip Rap vs Grime.jpg
Mixtape by
Released25 December 2015
Recorded2015
Genre
Length38:24
Label Cash Motto
Producer
  • Face
  • Scholar
  • Splurgeboys
Chip chronology
Believe & Achieve: EPisode 2
(2015)
Rap vs. Grime
(2015)
Power Up
(2016)
Singles from Rap vs. Grime
  1. "Duppy Riddim"
    Released: 22 October 2015 [1]
  2. "#Alone"
    Released: 6 November 2015 [2]
  3. "Hard Food"
    Released: 18 December 2015 [3]
  4. "Hear Dis"
    Released: 25 December 2015 [4]
  5. "Sonic Boom"
    Released: 19 January 2016 [5]
  6. "BlukuByeByeBye"
    Released: 26 February 2016 [6]

Rap vs. Grime is the tenth mixtape by British rapper Chip, released for free download on 25 December 2015. The project, which is hosted by Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg, [7] includes diss tracks aimed at Bugzy Malone and Tinie Tempah. [1] [8] While six music videos from the mixtape were released, "Hear Dis" / "BlukuByeByeBye" was the only single released onto iTunes, and the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 199. [9] It also peaked at number 26 on the UK Indie Chart. [10]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Rosenberg Hot 97 Intro" 0:40
2."My Way"
2:28
3."BlukuByeByeBye"Face3:00
4."Hard Food"3:07
5."Hear Dis" (with Stormzy)Scholar3:20
6."Feel So Good"2:56
7."Westwood (Live Forever)" 0:25
8."Duppy Riddim"Danny Weed [a] 2:36
9."#Alone" Wiley [a] 3:28
10."Classic Man"
1:58
11."Sonic Boom"Splurgeboys3:41
12."Look Like You" 2:45
13."Feature Medley" 8:02
Total length:38:24
Notes

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