Durrty Goodz - Don't Ask Me (Video)

Durrty Goodz' second single, Don't Ask Me, comes to life. Overall is available now and you can read a couple of thoughts the seasoned MC shared with UK All Day here.

Durrty Goodz - Don't Ask Me

Don't Ask Me is the second single - after Oi Wot You Lookin At - from the new Durrty Goodz LP Overall. Take a listen below and head to iTunes to cop the whole album, released yesterday. After that, see what the grime veteran has to say for himself in this recent interview with UK All Day.

Durrty Goodz All Day...

While the likes of Chipmunk look down from the lofty heights of the pop charts after landing fortunate deals, their grime careers a distant memory, Durrty Goodz can tell a more colourful story. He's seen the genre emerge from the East End; faced his fair share of personal strife, serving a sentence and seeing his half-brother Crazy Titch get sent down for murder; rubbed shoulders with Polydor fat cats and subsequently turned his back on the label; clashed with revered face of grime Wiley; and all the while persevered by independently pushing his music. Take heed while UK All Day, albeit briefly, speaks to Goodz ahead of his forthcoming album, Overall.

Tell the people who you are and your back story in music.

I'm Durrty Goodz, an artist from east London. I've grown up listening to all types of music, knowing that reggae is the most authentic music in the world. You can always hear the culture in the production.

What sets you apart from other grime artists? What makes you distinct?

What sets me apart from others is a long list of things. Being

innovative on everything I've ever released, I also have my own sound

so people can recognise it when it's heard.

Grime blew up at an accelerated pace, arguably from looking at how hip hop in the US commercialised and copying the template. As an artist who's been there from day one, how do you see the genre today, both underground and mainstream?

I don't see the grime genre in the mainstream, I see artists that might have made grime in the past but they're not actually trying to keep the elements of the music alive. I don't blame them either, they're just trying to stick to the rules and make themselves successful. The underground artists are now scared of being themselves because they're afraid they won't become successful doing that.

You're something of an unsung hero in the genre. You garner a lot of respect from your peers and fans alike, although others acts arguably get more attention. How do you measure success?

I measure success on how you're sounding now. You're only as good as your last CD.

You were signed to Polydor in 2005 but ended up walking. Why? And what's your experience of working with a major?

I felt it was the right thing to do while on my journey. Being signed wasn't changing my life or making me get better as an artist. I realised that you have to put in a lot of hard work and it made no sense somebody who I have no contact with owning all my material while all the hard work is being done by me. But being signed to a major can be a bit tricky because since 2005 labels seem to be allowing UK artists a bit more creative freedom, although the contract side of things is even worse.

Wiley and you have been back and forth at each other on-record for years. Even last month he sent for you again. Some say it started after he went at you on Where's My Brother?. When and what started this rivalry?

No one is my rival. When you are respected for being a great artist

you will come across those that fear and those that will do anything

to stop your happiness.

What should people expect from your upcoming album, Overall?

Overall it's what grime is, where it's been and where it's going to. On

top of that, it's a demonstration of my creativity.

Durrty Goodz - Oi Wot U Lookin At (Video)

"It's reeeeeeeaaaaaaaal!"

Durrty Goodz - Oi Wot U Lookin At

Durrty Goodz has long been revered in the grime scene for his versatility: he easily switches up his style mid-verse, and also sits comfortably on all kinds of beats, including hip hop.

New project Overall is scheduled for a release in the next couple of months and Oi Wot U Lookin At is the first taster.

Click play below to see why this relative veteran gets respect from all corners.

Durrty Goodz - Speaks On New Album, Jail Tales 2 (Video)

Durrty Goodz speaks on his upcoming album, Overall, which will feature the tracks Gunshot and Jail Tales 2. The latter touches on the incarceration of his half-brother Crazy Titch, who was sent down for life having been found guilty of murder. Apparently someone had talked slick about Goodz and, in retaliation, Crazy T gunned down dude with a Mac-10. Grim stuff.

Durrty Goodz - Gunshot (Video)

An exclusive for UK All Day from Lucid Dream Productions, who really came through with this video. Durrty Goodz addresses the no-nonsense subject of gun crime over a pure roots backdrop.

I've said it before and I'll say it again - no-one's touching the UK when it comes to double-time patois-infused raps. This is prime example of that.

I still want to hear the collaboration Beat Butcha was... ahem... gunning for about a year ago. That would be XL.

Durrty Goodz - Gunshot (Video Trailer)

Big and bludclaaaaaart 'eavy. Can't wait to hear and see the whole shebang for Durrty Goodz' latest offering, Gunshot.

Apparently a new album and EP are to follow soon. You (may have) heard it here first.