Following the success of DJ target’s breakthrough book Grime Kids, the producers of ‘Poldark’, Mammoth Screen plan to release a TV adaptation.
Grime Kids is DJ Target’s personal account of the musical revolution that is Grime and how it manifested in East London.
“The response to Grime Kids so far has been overwhelming, with both seasoned grime fans and newcomers to the culture learning something or enjoying the trips down memory lane”, Target said. “I wrote Grime Kids with a visual in mind, so the fact that I’ll be working with Mammoth Screen to bring that to life is incredible.”
DJ Target and Mammoth Screen have enlisted playwright, Theresa Ikoko, who was born and raised in Hackney. She will work alongside executive producers; Tom Leggett (Room), Preethi Mavahalli (The City & the City) and Damien Timmer (Poldark).
Ikoko herself has gone onto add, “I’m excited to be part of this project. I’m looking forward to working with Target and Mammoth to bring a people, place and culture to life that are such an important part of recent British history and contemporary Britain. It’s so much more than the music.”
Hailing from Bow, East London, DJ Target was ringside for many key moments in Grime history, such as Wiley and Dizzee Rascal first meeting in his bedroom. Previously a member of the Pay As U Go Cartel and Grime collective Roll Deep, DJ Target has gone onto run his own label, Grime Kids.
As we all patiently wait for this series to drop, the man himself has told us, “Watch this space, its coming.”