It developed out of earlier UK dance style UK garage, and draws influences from jungle, dancehall, and hip hop. There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts I don't think Essentials themselves made a single tune that wasn't a total aggy tear out. With the majority of hip-hop coming from the UK being 90s inspired, the south London artists succeeded in taking influence from the US and making it their own, specific to London and, more importantly, Britain.The biggest news of the year for them, though, was signing a record deal with Def Jam and placing themselves alongside the likes of Kanye West, Nas, YG and Rick Ross. the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. try again, the name must be unique The grime scene in London and beyond – in pictures ... Jabz, a member of the Collective, makes his dog Bruce jump for a biscuit as his mother relaxes at home in Abbey Wood, south-east London. There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts try again, the name must be uniquePlease However, for others, like ourselves, that isn’t quite the case as of yet.We operate independently, based on good will and with our own money. It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss Since then, he has featured on Chase & Status’ ‘London Bars’ series, as well as dropping another new song with former group member, Faultsz, named ‘Novelist’s debut album is set to be released sometime this year, so keep your ears open and your eyes peeled.Enter your email to follow new comments on this article.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Want to discuss real-world problems, be involved in the most engaging discussions and hear from the journalists? try again, the name must be uniquePlease I've been trying to search through the internet mists for a decent version of events, but I'm coming up with nada and it's late. Looking back at a year of golden techno from the Dutch pioneer...Timeless '94 ragga jungle from the much sought after Slam! As a result they have remained slightly under appreciated by the current generation of kids getting to grips with the 2004-2007 golden age. The closest Essentials came to a full scale hit was with Somewhere around this time Essentials got caught in a beef with Lethal Bizzle's Fire Camp.