Grime scene
Photo by Steve Wheeler I spent an interesting 15 minutes interviewing double MOBO Award winner and UK grime artist Guvna B yesterday, backstage at Creation Fest. Born in the East End docklands area of London to first generation Ghanian immigrants, he has seen a lot of trouble in his life. As he grew up he experienced poverty, violence, drug abuse and personal loss. These experiences became instrumental in his journey to faith. He now spends his time recording and performing his own music, a mix of rap, gospel, grime and hip hop styles. He's a busy man and very difficult man to get hold of (I failed to grab an interview with him at last year's event), and I had to be patient, but after some time loitering around the backstage, and a few false starts, I finally got to record an interview with Guvna B for CrossRhythms Radio , and it will be aired in the next few days. I also recorded enough conversation with him to do a pilot show for the new Upon This Rock series I'...