UK Garage

Evolving out of the early 1990s Garage House scene, UK garage (commonly abbreviated as UKG or sometimes simply garage) is a vaguely-defined, primarily British Electronic Dance Music genre. It frequently takes influence from other 'urban' styles, such as Contemporary R&B and Hip Hop, as well as many forms of Electronic music, from Deep House to Drum and Bass to IDM. Its mainstream popularity peaked around the turn of the millennium, with acts like So Solid Crew and The Streets both achieving number one singles in the UK. Due to the range of styles UK garage incorporates into its sound, it has birthed a number of subgenres including Future Garage, 2-Step and UK Bass. UK garage was also highly influential in the development of Dubstep and Grime.