Skepta New Album Review

Skepta s career in a lot of ways mirrors that of the genre he so proudly represents and when grime eventually emerged from the streets of london town and arrived on the global stage it was skepta who was charged with making the all important introductions.

Skepta new album review. Three uk rap greats team up to celebrate their scene grime veterans skepta and chip collab with one half of smash hit trap. Reviews album reviews skepta chip young adz insomnia review. Bullet from a gun is a sombre incarnation as its refectory in rhythm as skepta chooses a moody minimalistic backdrop that invokes nostalgia. Rinse fm s jme has a hell of a week announcing his new album and then teaming with his brother skepta killing it at his station s showcase.

In the years following konnichiwa skepta dropped a handful of new tracks and features but mostly occupied himself with designing nike trainers launching a high end streetwear line and causing a. Skepta articles and media. Skepta reminds us of his staggering self belief and craft with his new album ignorance is bliss. Drake has bbk on his shoulder he could call in all the big guns and make the star studded crossover album but he won t.

Uk rap has never been so powerful and this man is coming for the throne. Skepta chip and young adz s of d block europe latest collaborative effort insomnia refers to itself in promo material as a groundbreaking album which feels a little bit of an overshot. On december 12 2019 2 55pm. Skepta konnichiwa b.

Upon release ignorance is bliss was met with positive reviews and debuted at number two. The album features appearances from nafe smallz key j hus cheb rabi b live lancey foux lay z wizkid and boy better know. The most vibrant and forward thinking of british musical genres of the last coupled of decades may have been supplanted on the streets by the edgier drill or new faces like slowthai whose edgy and thrilling album is one of the albums of the year and who skepta shared a mic with on the newbie s inglorious track.