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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joseph Junior Adenuga |
| Born | 19 September 1982 Tottenham, North London, England |
| Genres | Grime, hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | MC, producer, DJ, Rapper |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Boy Better Know (2005–present) AATW (2010–present) Universal Island (2011–present) |
| Website | www.helloskepta.com |
Joseph Junior Adenuga, (born 19 September 1982), better known by his stage name Skepta, is an English rapper, grime artist, MC, songwriter, record producer and recording artist of Nigerian descent.[1] Skepta is best known for his work in the grime scene. Skepta released his debut studio album Greatest Hits in late 2007 independently, followed by another independent release Microphone Champion in 2009 and Doin' It Again on AATW in 2011. In June 2014 Skepta charted at 21 in the UK singles chart "That's Not Me" the first single from his forthcoming fourth studio album Konnichiwa. Skepta made his acting debut in the British film Anti-Social in 2015.
Early Career
Skepta was originally a DJ for Tottenham-based grime crew Meridian Crew, early in his career Skepta released a number of instrumentals the most notable of which were "DTI (Pirate Station Anthem)" and "Private Caller", the latter of which was released as a single and vocaled by various other members of Meridian Crew. Skepta began emceeing shortly before Meridian Crew disbanded in 2005, after which Skepta, alongside his brother JME, joined Roll Deep for a short period of time before becoming founding members of Boy Better Know in 2006.
Solo career
2006–2007: Greatest Hits
Skepta released his debut album Greatest Hits on 17 September 2007. It was released on Boy Better Know.
2008–2009: Microphone Champion
Skepta self-released the first single "Rolex Sweep" in September 2008 and reached number 89 on the UK Singles Chart. Skepta then released the album Microphone Champion on 1 June 2009. He then also released single "Too Many Man" with JME, Wiley, Frisco and Shorty, which went to chart at number 79.
2010–2011: Doin' It Again
Skepta has released five singles off his third studio album Doin' It Again (first with a major label), titled "Bad Boy", "Rescue Me", "Cross My Heart" featuring Preeya Kalidas, "So Alive" and "Amnesia", as well as a video for the Hello Good Morning (Grime Remix). Three singles charted in the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart, with "Rescue Me" being the most successful at number 14. "Cross My Heart" came in at number 31 and dropped out of the Top 40 a week later. Doin' it Again spent 3 weeks in the top 100 album charts and debuted and peaked at number 19 on its first week of release. In 2011 Skepta caused a big controversy by releasing a hardcore music video of his single All over the house[2]
2012–2013: Non-album singles and Blacklisted
In 2012, Skepta released two singles from his fourth forthcoming album. Both "Hold On" and "Make Peace Not War" were Top 40 charting singles in the UK but were a departure from Skepta's usual sound. Skepta's second major label album was intended to be released in the fourth quarter of 2011, entitled The Honeymoon but was delayed till 2012. After a disappointing response from the first two singles Skepta decided to release a purchasable mixtape, titled Blacklisted. It was released on 2 December 2012 along with music videos to support the release prior to the release.
2014-2015: Konnichiwa
In March 2014, Skepta provided a verse for the remix of "German Whip" by Meridian Dan, and in the same month, he debuted his new single, That's Not Me featuring his brother, JME. That's Not Me was released in June and peaked at 21 on the UK charts.[3] Skepta's single "That's Not Me" won Best Video at the MOBO Awards 2014.[4] When collecting the award he stated that the video cost him £80. In late 2014, Skepta released the second single from Konnichiwa titled 'It Ain't Safe' featuring A$AP Bari. This was followed in early 2015 with 'SHUTDOWN', as well as a feature on Flatbush Zombies song 'Red Eye To Paris'. In a landmark moment for grime music Skepta and others joined Kanye West at a surprise show in London, performing numerous songs together during a shared set.[5] He was also named one of GQ's 50 best dressed British men in 2015.[6] In 2015, Skepta announced he would be appearing in the British crime film Anti-Social, in which he plays the character of Leon. His next track is due to be released soon, and will be featuring MC pops and Skepta recently featured on wizkid's Ojuelegba Remix with Drake.
Discography
Studio albums
- Greatest Hits (2007)
- Microphone Champion (2009)
- Doin' It Again (2011)
Mixtapes
- Been There Done That (2010)
- Community Payback (2011)
- Blacklisted (2012)
DJ Mixes
- Rinse:04 (2008)[7]
References
- ^ Jon O'Brien. "Skepta". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/03/24/skepta%E2%80%99s-new-video-a-step-too-far-2/
- ^ "2014-06-21 Top 40 Official Singles Chart UK Archive - Official Charts". officialcharts.com.
- ^ "That's Not Me Wins Best Video at MOBO Awards 2014". What's Good?. 22 October 2014.
- ^ http://www.factmag.com/2015/03/04/watch-kanye-west-perform-with-wu-tang-clan-skepta-jme-big-sean-and-more-in-london/
- ^ "50 Best Dressed Men in Britain 2015". GQ. 5 January 2015.
- ^ "Rinse:04 – Skepta - Rinse FM". RinseFM.
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