Grime : Documenting the Scene’s Rise and Reign

Author: Keefe, Roony

London, Greater London

Published on 6 November 2025 by HarperCollins Publishers (Pavilion) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 288 pages
282 x 222 x 29 | 1470g

Packed with never-before-seen archival material, candid interviews with artists and striking photography, this is the definitive inside story of grime – raw, unfiltered, and impossible to ignore.

‘There are very few better placed than Roony to document the Grime scene – and he does so perfectly’ – ROMESH RANGANATHAN

Starting as a fan armed with a handy cam in the early 00s, Roony's RiskyRoadz series captured a new energy which blew up with YouTube, cementing him as an integral part of the genre's visual identity. GRIME is a portal into this gritty, authentic world, offering an exclusive front-row seat to modern history: the personalities, the tracksuits, the tunes, the social context – and the reality of a revolution that shaped a generation.

Experience the 140BPM beating heartbeat of grime exclusively told by a pioneer of the scene – not just as a music genre, but as a living, breathing culture that continues to thrive, inspire, and boldly challenge the status quo.