2-step

Two-step is a genre of UK garage music characterized by its energetic, syncopated rhythm, often featuring a prominent "two-step" drum pattern, soulful vocals, and catchy melodies. Emerging in the late 1990s, 2-step evolved from the UK's underground garage scene, incorporating elements of R&B, hip-hop, and house music. At its peak in the early 2000s, 2-step became a cultural phenomenon, reflecting the UK's urban, multicultural landscape and influencing a generation of music producers. Notable for its emphasis on vocal hooks, percussive basslines, and MC-driven narratives, 2-step distinguished itself from other garage subgenres through its distinctive rhythm and emotive, often melancholic, lyrical themes. This genre's unique blend of US-inspired R&B and UK-centric electronic production helped shape the sound of British urban music, paving the way for future genres like grime and dubstep.

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Akul
Arfa
BAKEY
BRAINJUICE
Baby J
Benjamin Muñoz
Brighty
Chavinski
D&G
DJ Crisps
DJ Spoony
Daffy
Deema
Dem 2
Disaffected
Ease Up George
Ed Case
Flex (UK)
Frankel & Harper
Groove Chronicles (Noodles)
Groovy D
Harrison BDP
Highrise
Horsepower Productions
Instinct (UK)
Joe Koshin
Krotone
Lavonz
Longeez
Lutsu
Minista
Moody Grooves
Nativ
Oldboy
Oppidan
Oxide & Neutrino
Papa Nugs
Peaky Beats
Phasmid
Pinder
Pj Bridger
Pépé Elle
Riki 808
Sey
Shanks & Bigfoot
Skeleton King
Skidee
Sticky
TASHAN
Tower Block Dreams
True Steppers
Wilfy D
Wookie
Xander
Yosh
Flex (UK)
Oppidan
Deema
Wookie
BAKEY
Harrison BDP
Oxide & Neutrino
Wilfy D
Shanks & Bigfoot
Groove Chronicles (Noodles)
Ed Case
DJ Spoony
Papa Nugs
Daffy
Instinct (UK)
Tower Block Dreams
Dem 2
Skidee
True Steppers
Frankel & Harper
Minista
Horsepower Productions
TASHAN
Oldboy
Joe Koshin
Peaky Beats
Groovy D
Lavonz
Arfa
DJ Crisps
Disaffected
Xander
Phasmid
Sticky
Riki 808
Pinder
D&G
Longeez
Yosh
Chavinski
Nativ
Ease Up George
Pépé Elle
Akul
Krotone
Highrise
Lutsu
Brighty
Skeleton King
0113
Baby J
Sey
Pj Bridger
Benjamin Muñoz
BRAINJUICE
Moody Grooves