20 Things You Need To Know About The Crews At This Year’s Red Bull Culture Clash
31 May 2016, 16:25 | Updated: 11 May 2017, 15:53
Everything you need to know.
Red Bull Culture Clash is back for 2016 with one of the biggest line-ups to date.
Four crews with four different sounds will battle it out for the sought-after Culture Clash crown.
Competing at London’s 02 Arena on 17th June will be Eskimo Dance, Wiz Khalifa & Taylor Gang, UKG All Stars and Mixpak.
With the line-ups slowly being released, we’ve put together everything you need to know about the crews at this year’s huge clash.
Here's everything we know so far:
(Keep checking back for all the latest!)
Eskimo Dance
- Eskimo Dance is the brainchild of Wiley, who was initially aiming to create a club night that would provide a platform for Grime music.
- The original Eskimo Dances took place at a venue called 'Area' in Watford between 2002 and 2005, before it closed its doors due to trouble. However the iconic event made its return in 2012.
- 2016 is the first ever year Eskimo Dance has started expanding to cities outside of London.
- Following a huge 18 months for Grime, Wiley has promised the "biggest line-up ever".
- No acts have been confirmed yet.
Wiz Khalifa & Taylor Gang
- Taylor Gang consists of nine members: Wiz Khalifa, Quay Meanz, Juicy J, Chevy Woods, Ty Dolla Sign, Berner, Tuki Carter, Sledgren and JR Donato.
- The crew is actually named after Wiz Khalifa's old high school Taylor Allderdice and his preference for Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star trainers.
- Taylor Gang operates as independent record label, music management, music production and film company.
- Wiz is officially the CEO of Taylor Gang.
- The crew is expected to bring their unique brand of Hip Hop to the Red Bull Culture Clash.
- No acts have been confirmed yet.
UKG All Stars
- The UKG sound is born from a combination of House, Jungle, Hip-Hop, R&B, Reggae and Hardcore.
- The genre originated in the UK in the 90s but really rose to popularity in the early 2000s with the likes of Craig David and DJ Luck & MC Neat achieving chart success at the time.
- This year's line up will be filled with "the biggest names from back in the day" and "players in the fame that have climbed every step on the musical ladder".
- A number of popular music genres have evolved from UKG including Dubstep, Bassline and UK Funky.
- No acts have been confirmed yet but expect huge UKG stars such as Craig David to be involved.
Mixpak
- The Mixpak line-up features Popcaan, Dre Skull, Tony Matterhorn, Serocee, Spice, Kranium and Jubilee.
- Drake collaborator Popcaan will be doing his first ever performance in UK.
- The crew was founded by Andrew Hershey aka Dre Skull in 2009 and has become a key musical connector between New York and the Caribbean.
- Mixpak has roots in Reggae sound system culture but has the "imagination to look far beyond". So be prepared for some surprises!
