Observations: Grime album is no blonde joke

With her striking image and soulful sound, Lauren Mason has challenged the stereotype of the typical shouting grimeMCwho likes to wearNike and New Era apparel.

The 24-year-old singer songwriter from Essex uses the slogan “blonde grime” to explain what she is all about. “At first I was never Lauren Mason, I was just ‘that girl with bleached hair that sang on grime’”.

Mason has built up a steady following at her live gigs and via the internet, and in 2008 she put out her first album Keepin It Blonde, full of grime-fuelled beats with sultry vocals which saw her collaborate with the