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Skepta
All Around the World
  • Island

    • Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr.

    Jme, he briefly joined Roll Deep before they became founding members of Boy Better Know
    in 2005. With Boy Better Know, Skepta
    grime history.[2][3]

    Skepta released his debut studio album

    Anti-Social. Skepta's fourth studio album, Konnichiwa (2016), featured the hit singles "That's Not Me" and "Shutdown". The album, which was widely acclaimed, won the Mercury Prize
    .

    In 2018, he produced and was featured on American rapper

    Young Adz, became Skepta's third album to reach the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart
    .

    Skepta has been nominated for three

    Nigerian chieftaincy
    on 4 April 2018, with his title being "Amuludun of Odo-Aje".

    Early life

    Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr. was born on 19 September 1982,

    Jme, radio presenter Julie and graphic designer Jason.[8]

    Career

    2003–2006: Career beginnings and Greatest Hits

    Skepta was originally a DJ from Tottenham-based grime collective Meridian Crew. The Meridian Crew performed 'sets' or sessions on pirate radio (most notably Heat FM 96.6) where fellow crew members sometimes referred to him as "Scoopa Daniels".[9][10][11] Early in his career, Skepta released instrumentals including "DTI (Pirate Station Anthem)" and "Private Caller".[12]

    Skepta began MCing 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. Skepta was convinced to begin MCing by Wiley after his records were taken away from him by the police.[13] Following the formation of Boy Better Know, Skepta clashed with fellow MC Devilman for the DVD Lord of the Mics 2, in what is remembered as one of the biggest clashes in grime history.[2][3] Shortly after the clash, Skepta released a mixtape entitled "Joseph Junior Adenuga". Skepta publicly released his debut album Greatest Hits on 17 September 2007, on his label Boy Better Know
    .

    2008–2011: Microphone Champion and Doin' It Again

    Skepta self-released the first single "

    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 controversy by releasing a hardcore music video of his single "All Over the House".[14]

    2012–present: Blacklisted, Konnichiwa and Ignorance Is Bliss

    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.

    Skepta in 2014

    In March 2014, Skepta provided a verse for the remix of "German Whip" by

    Drake. Skepta and others joined Kanye West at a surprise show in London, performing numerous songs together during a shared set.[18] He was also named one of GQ's 50 best dressed British men in 2015.[19]

    In an interview it stated that Skepta's making his acting debut in 2015 film

    Kohh, Dutch Montana, Loota, and DJ Riki.[23][24][25][26]

    Skepta began his "Banned From America" two-part, 14-show tour on 16 April 2017 at the

    Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which covered cities throughout the United States and Europe.[27][28] The tour was named as such in reference to Skepta's forced cancellation of his 2016 "No Fear" American tour in support of Konnichiwa, when his application for a visa to enter the United States was denied.[29]

    Skepta released his Vicious EP on 31 October 2017, with songs featuring

    Section Boyz. In the summer of 2017, rumours on the underground dance scene suggested an imminent collaboration between Skepta and drum'n'bass pioneer Goldie. This was confirmed in Goldie's 2017 memoir All Things Remembered, which refers to him having done a track with Skepta. It has not yet been released.[30]

    Skepta featured on ASAP Rocky's "

    How Far?" in May 2020.[33][34]

    On 30 July 2021, Skepta released his EP, All In.[35]

    In 2022, Skepta signed with Wasserman Music for worldwide representation. [36]

    In October 2023, Skepta released "Can't Play Myself (A Tribute to Amy)", which samples Amy Winehouse's "Tears Dry on Their Own".[37]

    In January 2024, he apologised after artwork for his upcoming single, "Gas Me Up (Diligent)", received criticism online for bearing "unintentional but palpable allusions" to the Holocaust; the pictures in question depicted images from 1980s skinhead culture. In his apology, Skepta emphasised the unintended parallels, but vowed "to be more mindful going forward."[38]

    Personal life

    On 4 April 2018, he was installed as a chief in his Nigerian hometown in Ogun State, receiving the

    chieftaincy title of the Amuludun of Odo-Aje.[39] The title means "Chief Entertainer of Odo-Aje".[40]

    Skepta has two children, a daughter and a son.[41][42][43][44]

    Skepta is also a visual artist, with his paintings made during the COVID lockdown being put on display by Sotheby's in September 2022 for the "Contemporary Curated" art series.[45]

    Discography

    Main article: Skepta discography

    Studio albums

    Collaborative albums

    • Young Adz
      ) (2020)

    Mixtapes

    • Joseph Junior Adenuga (2006)
    • Been There Done That (2010)
    • Community Payback (2011)
    • Blacklisted (2012)
    • The Tim Westwood Mix (2015)
    • All In (2021)

    Awards and nominations

    Year Award Category Recipients and nominees Result
    2011 BET Awards Best International Act: UK Skepta Nominated
    2014 MOBO Awards[46] Best Video "
    Jme
    )     		Won
    2015 MOBO Awards[46] Best Song "Shutdown" Won
    2016 Ivor Novello Awards[47] Best Contemporary Song Nominated
    Ivor Novello Awards Songwriter of the Year n/a Won
    Q Awards[48] Best Track "Man" Nominated
    Best Solo Artist Skepta Nominated
    Mercury Prize[49] Album of the Year Konnichiwa Won
    MOBO Awards[50] Best Album Nominated
    Best Grime Act Skepta Nominated
    Best Male Act Nominated
    BET Awards[51] Best International Act: UK Won
    2017 NME Awards[52] Best British Male Won
    Best Album supported Konnichiwa Nominated
    Best Track "Man" Nominated
    Music Moment Of The Year Skepta wins Mercury Prize Nominated
    BRIT Awards
    		 British Male Solo Artist Skepta Nominated
    British Breakthrough Act
    		 Nominated
    MasterCard British Album of the Year Konnichiwa Nominated
    BET Awards[53] Best International Act: Europe Skepta Nominated

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