

Awful Lack Of Infrastructure: How Mayday helped build momentum, community, and a new blueprint for Birmingham Grime.
Birmingham has never struggled for talent. What it has struggled for, historically, is infrastructure. Moments have come and gone, artists have broken through and taken the city’s sound across the country, even across the world, but sustaining that momentum has often proved more difficult. Platforms have appeared and disappeared. Movements have risen and faded. And for many artists, the next step has traditionally meant leaving the city behind. Few people understand that real





































