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Not Old Or New

The latest project from Squintz. 15 tracks produced entirely by NJ, exploring a more nuanced version of Grime — still gritty and direct, but capable of being introspective, humorous, energetic and ultimately positive.

Learn From Pain

Released on August 9 2024. A darker, more drilly interpretation of grime produced by Fench. Tracks such as 'Shake It Off' and 'Sides We Don't Show' reflected a heavier atmosphere and a more introspective period in Squintz's writing.

Y Not?

Released on August 8 2023. A step outside of grime into a 140 BPM space with a more nuanced and jazzy character, produced by Yovngblake in Amsterdam. Songs such as 'Sun and Moon', 'Darling' and 'Origin' Featuring Local Artists / Sq Mob Clients which demonstrated a different side of Squintz.

SQ Grime

Released on August 9 2022. A deliberate  essence of Grime. Features '8 Bar Relay' with Renz, Duppy, L.Tee, Logan, Manga Saint Hilare, Kruz Leone and Jme, plus 'Piece of My Pie' featuring Jme and 'People Forget'.

Nuen Ain't Gang

Released 8 August 2021. Established the identity and energy that would become the foundation of Squintz's catalogue. Features 'Dem Man' with Jammer and Scrufizzer, 'What Thugs Do' and 'Cold'.

9898

There's another coincidence surrounding the project that Squintz only fully appreciated while looking back at his catalogue. He was born on 09/08/98, and from an early stage the number 98 became connected to his identity. Nuen Ain't Gang carried the 98 Gang identity, tying the project directly to the year he was born and the generation from which his story emerged.

At 23, Squintz began consciously thinking about the idea of creating a square within his music — something complete, balanced and connected to his own numbers. The release dates that followed were deliberately chosen to create a pattern around his birthday.

His first project, Nuen Ain't Gang, was released on 08/08/21. SQ Grime followed on 09/08/22. Y Not? arrived on 08/08/23. Learn From Pain followed on 09/08/24. Taken together, the dates create: 8-9-8-9.

The pattern was intentional. Squintz knew he was building towards something. What he didn't know was what the completion of that idea would eventually look like — or that Not Old Or New would arrive when he was 28 years old.

It's another example of something that runs throughout the project: you don't always understand the shape of your life while you're living it. Sometimes you have to reach the other side, turn around, and realise that the pieces were forming a pattern all along.

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