THE STREETS (UK) is the first major act in British, dirty grime hip hop. Front man and mastermind Mike Skinner weaves rough beats and lazy reggae rhythms in and out of his accurate everyday stories. He visits Roskilde Festival with an experienced and well-playing backing band.

SHAPE OF BROAD MINDS (US) is made up of psychedelic hip hop mixed with rock riffs, chilled jazz and soul savour. The ensemble has five members - but only two physical musicians! The other rappers, singers and instrumentalists in the line-up are muti-split personalities hidden inside front man Jneiro Jarel.

ISAM B (DK) is taking a break form the Danish R&B/hip hop trio Outlandish. Instead, he delves into acoustic soul and R&B, which may remind the listener of Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder.