What do you Call it? From Grassroots to the Golden Era of UK RapAuthor: David Kane In July 2019, eleven years after Jay Z became the first hip hop artist to headline Glastonbury, Stormzy became the first English rapper to follow suit. Wearing a customised stab proof vest designed by Banksy, the South London rapper delivered an explosive performance and finished by thanking the legends for paving the way, name checking Wiley, Dizzee Rascal, and Giggs. Despite how unlikely it seemed for decades, UK rap was now