Following the lead of our Complex Music fam overseas, we too will be giving props to the best rap verses of each month. From mixtape tracks and freestyles to carefully selected album sleepers, Complex UK will search far and wide to show you just how high the level of lyricism can be in the Queen's country, showcasing the versatile styles (and flows) within our forever-flourishing rap and grime scenes. This is The Best British Rap Verses Of The Month—click through below to see our top picks from the month of October, 2015.
Words by Tobi Oke
5. Bugzy Malone — "Wasteman"
4. AJ Tracey — "Naila"
Date: October 14, 2015
"Golborne Road is where I get down, man get bored up in the G-Town, last bredda went and got his door kicked in, all cos he tried duck man for the pounds/ Anybody getting chased down can't shout, walk where I wanna walk cos I got clout/ My blocks just like a double shot of vodka, your blocks just like a dragon stout/ Anywhere that I got beef, I skrr, man didnt really want beef don't stir, 45 turn his whole life to a blur, chicks show kitty I make the shit purr/ Chat to my cats like I'm lonely, my cats chat back, like Sylvester, know a ok ting but I wouldn't test her, test her, and you'll get left in Leicester/ YGs on the line from early, not from the East, nuttin ain't pearly, I'm from the West where the yatts sniff shirley and everybody's got a home gym and nursery/ Cos you don't like man, please don't curse me, call up to God, won't let a man hurt me/ I'm on a wave with the drugs, that's keys on the board, I'm moving qwerty."
A toss-up between AJ Tracey's "Naila" and Kano's "Garage Skank"—both employing the same Zeph Ellis (Dot Rotten) production—the nod goes to the former from West LDN, as he expertly rides the riddim like a real shell master. Come 2016, expect his name to pop on a whole different level.