The Square is a grime crew from Lewisham, London. The group was founded by DeeJillz, Elf Kid, Lolingo and Novelist. The group has since expanded with all members hailing from Lewisham and surrounding areas of South London. The crew is known for its youthfulness, adherence to an old school grime sound as well as for the distinct individual styles of its MCs.[1][2][3]
The group originally consisted of four members who met at the age of 15, members included: DeeJillz, Elf Kid, Novelist and Lolingo.[4][5] The first collaborative material from Elf Kid, DeeJillz and Novelist was released in early 2012 and predates the name The Square.[6] By early 2013 the group had expanded to include three further MCs, Syder Sides, Faultsz and Streema. In June 2013 a bootleg mixtape was released featuring the original seven members of the crew.[7] In late 2013 the crew began to make frequent pirate radio appearances alongside DJ Grandmixxer.[8] Following on from this in late 2014 the crew officially released its first record, 'The Formula' with No Hats No Hoods records.[9] The EP featured one collaborative track, "Pengaleng" as well as solo tracks from all members of the group. Later in 2014, "Pengaleng" was re-recorded with additional verses from new crew members Hilts and DeeCee. A music video was recorded for the new version of the song which was named as one of the best tracks of 2014 by Complex UK.[10] In April 2015, highly anticipated single "Lewisham McDeez" was released, again with No Hats No Hoods records. Local paper, the News Shopper reported that the Lewisham McDonald's in question had been "immortalised in the Grime world" due to the popularity of the song.[11]
In early 2015, Blakie, General Courts and Grandmixxer joined the crew.[2] In 2015, the group received funding from PRS for Music to produce a debut album.[12] On 1 September 2015, Novelist left The Square to further his solo career.[13] DeeCee and Hilts subsequently announced their departures from the group on 7 September and 27 September respectively.[14][15] On 19 December Syder Sides left the group and Faultsz also subsequently announced his departure on Boxing Day.[16][17] However Faultsz rejoined the crew in May 2016.
On 9 May 2016, grime documentist Simon Wheatley announced he had made a documentary about the crew called "Golden Boys" after Elf Kid and Lolingo's 2015 single "Golden Boy".[18] On 25 May 2016, Noisey premiered the first track from the crew's debut album "Defeat Us".[19]
^"New Release: Bootleg mixtape showcasing some of the best upcoming youngers (Novelist/Deejillz/ect)". Grimeforum.com.
^"the young musicians: part two". I-d.vice.com. 3 July 2015.
^"South London grime crew The Square - Novelist, Lolingo, etc - announce debut mixtape The Formula". Factmag.com.
^. uk.complex.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^"Security guards and restrictions installed by Lewisham McDonald's after anti-social behaviour". News Shopper. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
^. www.prsformusicfoundation.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^"Novelist has left South London grime crew The Square: "Time to be myself"". Noisey.vice.com. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
^"I won't be working with The Square any longer as I'll be perusing my own career. Nothing but love to the Square man and their future". Twitter.com. 27 September 2015.
^"I've made the decision to leave The Square and go full solo. Regardless of anything i still got love for all The Square mandem". Twitter.com. 7 September 2015.
^F-nizz, Man Said (26 December 2015). "Mans no longer in the square". Twitter.com.
^. twitter.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^"Interview: Photographer Simon Wheatley on The Square Documentary 'Golden Boys' and 'Don't Call Me Urban!'". Complex.
^"Grime Crew The Square Are Back, and They Want You To Know You Can't "Defeat Us"". Vice.com. 25 May 2016.
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The Square is a grime crew from Lewisham London The group was founded by DeeJillz Elf Kid Lolingo and Novelist The group has since expanded with all members hailing from Lewisham and surrounding areas of South London The crew is known for its youthfulness adherence to an old school grime sound as well as for the distinct individual styles of its MCs 1 2 3 The SquareOriginLewisham London EnglandGenresGrimeInstrument s Vocals MC Years active2012 presentLabelsNo Hats No Hoods RecordsMembersBlakieDeeJillzElf KidFaultszLolingoStreemaDeemaPast membersDee CeeGrandmixxerHiltsNovelistSyder Sides Contents 1 History 2 Members 2 1 Current members 2 2 Past members 3 Discography 3 1 Singles 3 2 EPs 3 3 Bootlegs 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe group originally consisted of four members who met at the age of 15 members included DeeJillz Elf Kid Novelist and Lolingo 4 5 The first collaborative material from Elf Kid DeeJillz and Novelist was released in early 2012 and predates the name The Square 6 By early 2013 the group had expanded to include three further MCs Syder Sides Faultsz and Streema In June 2013 a bootleg mixtape was released featuring the original seven members of the crew 7 In late 2013 the crew began to make frequent pirate radio appearances alongside DJ Grandmixxer 8 Following on from this in late 2014 the crew officially released its first record The Formula with No Hats No Hoods records 9 The EP featured one collaborative track Pengaleng as well as solo tracks from all members of the group Later in 2014 Pengaleng was re recorded with additional verses from new crew members Hilts and DeeCee A music video was recorded for the new version of the song which was named as one of the best tracks of 2014 by Complex UK 10 In April 2015 highly anticipated single Lewisham McDeez was released again with No Hats No Hoods records Local paper the News Shopper reported that the Lewisham McDonald s in question had been immortalised in the Grime world due to the popularity of the song 11 In early 2015 Blakie General Courts and Grandmixxer joined the crew 2 In 2015 the group received funding from PRS for Music to produce a debut album 12 On 1 September 2015 Novelist left The Square to further his solo career 13 DeeCee and Hilts subsequently announced their departures from the group on 7 September and 27 September respectively 14 15 On 19 December Syder Sides left the group and Faultsz also subsequently announced his departure on Boxing Day 16 17 However Faultsz rejoined the crew in May 2016 On 9 May 2016 grime documentist Simon Wheatley announced he had made a documentary about the crew called Golden Boys after Elf Kid and Lolingo s 2015 single Golden Boy 18 On 25 May 2016 Noisey premiered the first track from the crew s debut album Defeat Us 19 Members edit 20 Current members edit DeeJillz MC 2012 present Elf Kid MC 2012 present Lolingo DJ producer 2012 present Streema MC producer 2013 present Blakie MC producer 2015 present Faultsz MC 2013 2015 2016 present Deema MC 2016 present Past members edit Novelist MC producer 2012 2015 Grandmixxer DJ Producer 2014 2015 Dee Cee MC 2014 2015 Hilts also known as Murkilla MC producer 2014 2015 Syder Sides MC 2013 2015 Discography editSingles edit Title Details Pengaleng Released December 2014 Label No Hats No Hoods Formats Digital download Lewisham McDeez Released April 2015 Label No Hats No Hoods Formats Digital download Defeat Us Released July 2016 Label No Hats No Hoods Formats Digital download EPs edit Title Details The Formula Released 25 August 2014 Label No Hats No Hoods Formats Digital download Bootlegs edit Title Details Introducing The Square Released June 2013 Formats Digital downloadReferences edit THE SQUARE NEXT GENERATION OF GRIME Music Crowns Unsigned Music New Music amp Songs www musiccrowns org Archived from the original on 21 March 2015 Retrieved 15 January 2022 a b The Square just a bunch of scumbags from Lewisham DummyMag com Cliff Aimee 16 November 2014 Wiley is 35 Years Old Novelist is 17 Meet Grime s Next Generation The Square Vice com Nomis w Elf Kid and Streema The Square on Balamii YouTube 17 May 2015 Retrieved 21 May 2020 Considine Clare 18 February 2015 2 4 6 8 we appreciate the square I d vice com YouTube YouTube Retrieved 21 May 2020 New Release Bootleg mixtape showcasing some of the best upcoming youngers Novelist Deejillz ect Grimeforum com the young musicians part two I d vice com 3 July 2015 South London grime crew The Square Novelist Lolingo etc announce debut mixtape The Formula Factmag com 15 The Square Pengaleng Complex UK s Best Songs of 2014 Complex UK uk complex com Archived from the original on 26 December 2014 Retrieved 15 January 2022 Security guards and restrictions installed by Lewisham McDonald s after anti social behaviour News Shopper 1 May 2015 Retrieved 1 September 2015 PRS for Music Foundation the Square www prsformusicfoundation com Archived from the original on 6 August 2015 Retrieved 15 January 2022 Novelist has left South London grime crew The Square Time to be myself Noisey vice com 1 May 2015 Retrieved 1 September 2015 I won t be working with The Square any longer as I ll be perusing my own career Nothing but love to the Square man and their future Twitter com 27 September 2015 I ve made the decision to leave The Square and go full solo Regardless of anything i still got love for all The Square mandem Twitter com 7 September 2015 F nizz Man Said 26 December 2015 Mans no longer in the square Twitter com Sy on Twitter I have left the Square as a group we agreed this is the best decision and I wish the whole crew the best of luck in the future n thas 100 twitter com Archived from the original on 5 March 2016 Retrieved 15 January 2022 Interview Photographer Simon Wheatley on The Square Documentary Golden Boys and Don t Call Me Urban Complex Grime Crew The Square Are Back and They Want You To Know You Can t Defeat Us Vice com 25 May 2016 The Square TheSquareMusic Twitter Twitter com External links editThe Square s profile on No Hats No Hoods Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Square group amp oldid 1219716316, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
