Newham Generals

{{short description|British grime duo}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{BLP sources|date=March 2015}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Newham Generals

| image = D double E.jpg

| caption = D Double E of Newham Generals performing live

| image_size =

| alias =

| origin = Forest Gate, East London, England

| genre = {{flatlist|

• Grime
• dubstep
• UK garage
• jungle

}}

| years_active = 2004–present

| label = {{flatlist|

• Dirtee Stank
• Braindead ENT
• Bluku Music

}}

| associated_acts = {{flatlist|

• Dizzee Rascal
• Smurfie Syco
• Chronik
• Tempa T
• Jammer
• Nasty Crew
• Jme
• Skepta

}}

| website = {{URL|www.newhamgenerals.com}}

| current_members = D Double E
Footsie

| past_members = Monkstar
DJ Tubby
DJ MS1

}}

Newham Generals are a grime duo from East London, currently consisting of MCs D Double E and Footsie.{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/feb/15/newham-generals | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Ben | last=Thompson | title=Flash forward | date=15 February 2009 | access-date=15 December 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916113402/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/feb/15/newham-generals | archive-date=16 September 2016 | url-status=live }}

They are best known for their singles "Frontline", "Hard" and "Like It Or Not" as well as their live performances. The group was founded in 2004,{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/may/23/urban1|title=A look at grime music|author=Chris Campion|work=the Guardian|access-date=2016-12-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225110611/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/may/23/urban1|archive-date=2013-12-25|url-status=live}} after D Double E had a disagreement with fellow members of his previous group N.A.S.T.Y Crew. Newham Generals built up a name for themselves through regular appearances on pirate radio stations and released a number of their singles on white label vinyl. Dizzee Rascal idolised D Double E as an MC in his youth and the group was signed to his record label Dirtee Stank in 2005 after D Double E showed Dirtee Stank a CD of the groups work,[http://threefoldmedia.co.uk/2011/01/interview-with-footsie/] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110117111636/http://threefoldmedia.co.uk/2011/01/interview-with-footsie/ |date=January 17, 2011 }} and promptly released a mix CD on the label in 2006 entitled The Best of Newham Generals Vol. 1. Founding member Monkstar left the group in 2007.{{cite web |author= |url=http://hyperfrank.blogspot.co.uk/2007/06/monkstars-father-hardest-grafter-i-can.html |title=Monkstar's the father... Hyperfrank Hyperfrank - Hyper About Grime |publisher=Hyperfrank.blogspot.co.uk |date=2007-06-12 |accessdate=2015-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011072158/http://hyperfrank.blogspot.co.uk/2007/06/monkstars-father-hardest-grafter-i-can.html |archive-date=2017-10-11 |url-status=live }} The group released their debut album Generally Speaking on Dirtee Stank in April 2009 which was their last release to feature Monkstar. They followed Generally Speaking with the release of the Bag of Grease EP the following year, as well as various solo projects.

The group's name is taken from Newham General Hospital, now known as Newham University Hospital.