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When did Roll Deep start making music?

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Roll Deep's first song “Bounce (Instrumental)” released in 2002.


Roll Deep are an English grime crew formed in 2002 with the release of the song “Terrible”. Founding member Flowdan came up with their name, inspired by the phrase’s use in dancehall songs. He claims in Wiley’s 2017 book Eskiboy that he was in charge of most of the crew’s marketing, and Wiley was the ‘musical genius’ of the group.

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