East Connection - We're Ready

Early 2002 saw the first tracks being laid down which would eventually become known as Grime. Tracks such as We're Ready and More Fire Crew's Oi were examples of that transitional phase between UK Garage and the Grime sound - London pirate stations such as Rinse FM and Deja Vu (where the East Connection crew themselves hosted a show) being the first to really push this sound.

Whereas Oi might have broken through commercially, along with Dizzee Rascal's all-time anthem I Luv U, East Connection's We're Ready was somewhat overlooked in comparison. Despite this, the original vocal version of We're Ready is a fantastically energetic piece of UK Garage-into-early Grime, with its solid rap verses interspersed with an alternating drum pattern and nice bassline stabs and sweeps.