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Into the mystic. Crank up the amp and drop the needle on the record. Exclusively on vinyl only, it's the cross-genre collaboration everybody's talking about - between the don of drum'n'bass and one of the godfather's of grime. On Skepta's long-awaited new album, the grime pioneer is full of sneering contempt for popular culture’s industry of image, the press, the police, and the government at large.

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With his fourth album, Konnichiwa, delayed beyond the anticipated March release, to keep his fans at bay Skepta released “Shutdown,” which he later incorporated into both Konnichiwa and The Tim Westwood Mix. Pulsing dance music, driving and insistent, on this new EP from Panooc. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 28, 2023 go to album Adenuga is better known by his stage name Skepta for his grime music work. He emanates from Tottenham, North London, UK and is of Nigerian descent. He is the older brother of Jamie Adenuga aka JME (2) (rapper) and his sister is Julie Adenuga ( Apple Music'Beats 1' DJ).

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Our full range of studio equipment from all the leading equipment and software brands. Guaranteed fast delivery and low prices. Originally a DJ from Tottenham-based grime collective, Meridian Crew, he began MC-ing shortly before they disbanded in 2005. After which, alongside his brother JME (2), they joined Roll Deep for a short period of time before becoming founding members of Boy Better Know. The song dropped just 4 days after Skepta was featured in Kanye West’s performance of “ All Day” at the 2015 Brit Awards.

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Navigating house, pop, acid jazz, soul, and more, the debut from Barry Can't Swim is a euphoric blast of color & melody. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 20, 2023 go to album Skepta, the influential Mercury Prize-winning MC, producer, designer, director, and founding member of seminal British grime Before the official release, he teased at “Shutdown” through several Vine clips ultimately allowing Ragz Originale, co-producer, to announce the official release date. Following their sold-out launch at London’s iconic KOKO, Mercury Prize-winning MC, producer and creative Skepta and renowned Lord Of The Mics founder Jammer are keeping things moving in impressive fashion as they continue to establish their new Más Tiempo project. Taking the sound from London to Miami and Milan via high-profile DJ sets before returning to Ibiza for the collective’s debut at the World’s #1 Club Hï alongside The Martinez Brothers, the co-founders unite once again as they deliver the second instalment of their house-focused imprint.The best album credited to Skepta is Konnichiwa which is ranked number 4,268 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 331. Use italics (lyric) and bold (lyric) to distinguish between different vocalists in the same song part Set for release on 30th June 2023, the BBK mainstays are joined by British singer-songwriter and OddChild Music favourite Etta Bond, who reunites with the Big Smoke Records boss following their 2012 record ‘Mastermind’, as they serve up a resonant and soulful anthem built for the summer months with ‘Touching My Body’ - showcasing a deeper, more profound side to their sound. Harnessing Bond’s alluring and absorbing vocals and weaving rich sun-soaked melodies, crisp percussion arrangements and sweeping, warping leads around them to create a captivating journey through sounds, ‘Touching My Body’ welcomes a production built for bustling daytime terraces and memorable early hours moments in equal measure. His album, " Konnichiwa" (2016), was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize (2016), for which it later won.