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19 MCs who made a mark on 2015
This lot fuck shit up like David Moyes
16 Section Boyz
Winners of this year's MOBO Award for Best Newcomer, South London crew Section Boyz released their mixtape 'Don't Panic' in September and soon found themselves at number 36 in the UK album chart. Check 'Lock Arf' and 'Trapping Ain't Dead' for ice-cold sonic evidence. CF
17 Skrapz
His debut album, 'The End Of The Beginning', dropped in November, with features from Giggs ('Round Here') and Wretch 32 ('Everywhere') demonstrating his pulling power. His laidback style - like he's chatting casually over a skeleton of a beat - are what's winning the roads over. CF
18 YGG
YGG may be a collective, but between them Saint, PK and Lyrical Strally have come of age alongside regular sparring partners AJ Tracey et al this year. They've still got a way to go, but appearances at Boiler Room and Eskimo Dance suggest big things are coming, while PK's rip-roaring live performances have become a phenomenon of their own. Their debut single 'Okay' serves as further confirmation of just how good they are - and could yet become. TF
19 Young Bush
The Brixton-based rapper made his debut on SB.TV back in January 2015, much to the delight of generation z. With a steady flow of videos dropping this year – 'Woah', 'Man Don't Care Remix', 'Behind Barz', '#GRAP Freestyle' and more – he just needs that crossover moment now. CF
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