Latest Release
- DEC 5, 2024
- 2 Songs
- TESTING · 2018
- Die Lit · 2018
- Alpha Omega - Single · 2024
- Man On the Moon III: The Chosen · 2020
- Why Lie? - Single · 2024
- Energy (Stay Far Away) - Single · 2018
- Made In Lagos · 2020
- Dimension (feat. Skepta & Rema) - Single · 2021
- More Love, Less Ego · 2022
- Cozy Tapes, Vol. 1: Friends · 2016
Essential Albums
- Konnichiwa is Skepta's most fiery album to date. And with five years separating it from his last LP, it's both a meditation on fame and a victory lap. Yet the MC's take-no-prisoners approach still packs dark, percussive rhymes and rattling intensity into tracks like “Crime Riddim” and “It Ain’t Safe." He’s suspicious of success on the Pharrell-featuring “Numbers,” and alternately sensitive about it on “Text Me Back.” But he spits like gunfire on “Shutdown," a grime anthem full of classic hip-hop braggadocio where Skepta raps, "They tried to steal my vision/This ain’t a culture/It’s my religion."
Albums
- 2016
- 2012
Artist Playlists
- With blood, sweat, and raw talent, he pushes the UK grime scene to new heights.
- At this point, Skepta needs no introduction. Scope his huge influence here.
Live Albums
Compilations
More To Hear
- Skepta talks Ignorance Is Bliss, relationships, and fatherhood.
- "Redrum" feat. Key is World Record, plus Freya Ridings.
- UK Represent artist Fredo talks influences, music from Khalid.
- Julie plays Summer Walker's brand new EP. Plus Skepta and Rosie Lowe are breaking.
More To See
- 31:38
About Skepta
In 2004, Skepta united 10 North London MCs (including his younger brother and Boy Better Know collective co-founder Jme) for his debut single, “Private Caller,” orchestrating one of grime’s all-time crew anthems. The track offered a glimpse at the DJ-turned-MC’s destiny: a fearless director and lightning rod for grime’s frenzied, communal energy. Earning plaudits in his early days as a producer for Meridian Crew, Skepta used charged-up electro synths, disordered sample slices, and sharp bass knocks in his revolutionary approach—and became synonymous with grime's early period of proliferating instrumental “riddims” to be vocaled over. Drawing influence from the cultural melting pot of '90s council estates, the mic mastery of Jamaican soundsystem deejays and his own Nigerian heritage, the Tottenham native (born Joseph Junior Adenuga) showcased his immense promise with 2007’s debut album Greatest Hits—another moment of bold foreshadowing. Challenges for grime's throne have introduced conflict throughout Skepta's career, perhaps most notably his bouts with onetime BBK member Wiley, which would serve as a promotional boost for Skepta's second LP, 2009’s Microphone Champion. A mixed run of form would follow before he shifted back towards grime's early DIY energy with 2014’s “That’s Not Me”—and helped spark grime’s imperial phase. 2016’s Konnichiwa—with its anarchic spirit and bold anti-austerity messaging—became perhaps his landmark body of work and underlined his status as both a key custodian of the culture and a central figure to grime’s global standing.
- HOMETOWN
- Tottenham, London, England
- BORN
- September 19, 1982
- GENRE
- Hip-Hop/Rap