For the past few years, Young Adz x Dirtbike LB, now better known as the rap duo D-Block Europe, have been at the forefront of a sound they describe as ‘UK rap wave’, blending Auto-Tuned melodies with unfiltered street tales and explicit, sexual lyrics with high shock value. Whatever label you choose to give DBE’s music, their rise to superstardom seems inevitable: their name, if you didn’t know, originates from an early connection with the hip-hop icon and D-Block Records co-founder, Jadakiss, who originally wanted a 15-year-old Young Adz to feature on one of his songs, but then later offered him a record deal instead. D-Block Europe are now (succesfully) independent, but remain as the European arm of the global rap faction that is D-Block, and have grown the name admirably on their home turf.