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Skepta (rapper)
Chief Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr. (born 19 September 1982), known professionally as Skepta, is a British-Nigerian grime MC, rapper and record producer. Alongside his younger brother Jme, he briefly joined Roll Deep before they became founding members of Boy Better Know in 2005. With Boy Better Know, Skepta clashed with fellow MC Devilman for the video release ''Lord of the Mics 2'', in what is remembered as one of the biggest clashes in grime history. Skepta released his debut studio album ''Greatest Hits'' in 2007 and his second album, ''Microphone Champion'' in 2009, both independently; while his third studio album ''Doin' It Again'' was released in 2011 by AATW. He made his acting debut in the 2015 film '' 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 ASAP Rocky's single "P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tottenham
Tottenham () is a town in North London, England, within the London Borough of Haringey. It is located in the ceremonial county of Greater London. Tottenham is centred north-northeast of Charing Cross, bordering Edmonton to the north, Walthamstow, across the River Lea, to the east, and Stamford Hill to the south, with Wood Green and Harringay to the west. The area rapidly expanded in the late-19th century, becoming a working-class suburb of London following the advent of the railway and mass development of housing for the lower-middle and working classes. It is the location of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, founded in 1882. The parish of Tottenham was granted urban district status in 1894 and municipal borough status in 1934. Following the Second World War, the area saw large-scale development of council housing, including tower blocks. Until 1965 Tottenham was in the historic county of Middlesex. In 1965, the borough of Tottenham merged with the municipal boroughs of Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Adz
D-Block Europe, often abbreviated to DBE, is a British hip hop collective consisting of Adam Nathaniel "Young Adz" Williams, Ricky Earl "Dirtbike LB" Banton and Lil Pino from Lewisham, London. Their name is a reference to The Lox (also known as D-Block). They started to put out tracks on their own label in the beginning of 2014. The group rose to fame in 2017 after releasing numerous singles including "Large Amounts". D-Block Europe's debut mixtape ''Any Minute Now'', a collaborative project with British rapper from London Yxng Bane, was released in 2018 and charted at number 14 on the UK Albums Chart The Official Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales and (from March 2015) audio streaming in the United Kingdom. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts C .... Their debut solo mixtape, ''Home Alone'', was released on 15 February 2019 and peaked at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart followed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praise The Lord (Da Shine)
"Praise the Lord (Da Shine)" is a song by American rapper ASAP Rocky, with production and featured vocals from English rapper Skepta, released as the second single from his third studio album '' Testing'' on June 26, 2018. It marks the third collaboration between both artists, following Skepta's appearance on '' Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends'' and ASAP Rocky's appearance on Skepta's ''Vicious EP'' in 2017. The song was successful in a number of countries, peaking at number 45 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 18 on the UK Official Singles Chart. It was later certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Background ASAP Rocky and Skepta had collaborated twice prior to the release of Praise the Lord, working on ASAP Mob's '' Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends'' in 2016 and Skepta's ''Vicious EP'' in 2017. In his ''Verified'' video with Genius, Rocky revealed the entirety of the song wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercury Prize
The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album released in the United Kingdom by a British or Irish act. It was created by Jon Webster and Robert Chandler in association with the British Phonographic Industry and British Association of Record Dealers in 1992 as an alternative to the Brit Awards. The prize was originally sponsored by Mercury Communications, a brand owned by Cable & Wireless, from which the prize gets its name. It was later sponsored by Technics (1998 to 2001), Panasonic formerly between 1935 and 2008 and the first incarnation of between 2008 and 2022, is a major Japanese multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate corporation, headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, Kadoma, Osaka P ... (2002 and 2003), Nationwide Building Society (2004 to 2008) and Barclaycard (2009–14). The 2015 prize was sponsored by the BBC, while in 2016 it was announced that a three-year deal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shutdown (Skepta Song)
"Shutdown" is a song by English rapper Skepta, released as the second single from his fourth album '' Konnichiwa'' (2016) on 26 April 2015 through his Boy Better Know record label. A music video for the song was uploaded to YouTube on the day of the song's release. "Shutdown" peaked at number 39 on the UK Singles Chart. The song samples speech from a Vine video created by Canadian rapper Drake. The song was covered by English rock band Slaves in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge and has since been included in the band's live setlists. The track is featured in '' NBA 2K17'' and ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2'' and '' Watch Dogs: Legion''. Music video The official music video for the song, shot in the Barbican Estate and lasting two minutes and fifty seconds, was uploaded on 26 April 2015 to Skepta's Vevo channel on YouTube YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That's Not Me (Skepta Song)
"That's Not Me" is a song by British MC Skepta, featuring his brother Jme. It was released on 8 June 2014 as a digital download in the United Kingdom on iTunes as the lead single from Skepta's fourth album '' Konnichiwa'' (2016). The song peaked at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart. "That's Not Me" is an intentional throwback to the early era of grime music. ''Complex'' magazine ranked the song number 1 on its list of "Grime's Most Impactful Songs of the 2010s", calling it "one for the history books". Music video A music video directed made by Tim & Barry to accompany the release of "That's Not Me" was first released on YouTube on 13 April 2014, at a total length of 3:04. It was preceded by a short documentary shot on VHS in a style intended to invoke early grime DVDs such as ''Lord of the Mics'' and ''Practice Hours''. This video, which had a budget of £80, won the Award for Best Video at the 2014 MOBO Awards The MOBO Awards (Music of Black Origin, also known as the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konnichiwa (Skepta Album)
''Konnichiwa'' is the fourth studio album by British rapper Skepta. The title is the greeting "hello" in the Japanese language. After numerous delays, it was released on 6 May 2016 by Boy Better Know. ''Konnichiwa'' features guest appearances from Jme, Boy Better Know, D Double E, Novelist, Wiley, Chip, Pharrell Williams, ASAP Nast and Young Lord. ''Konnichiwa'' was executively produced by Skepta himself, who produced all but three songs on the album. Pharrell also worked on production with Skepta on the album. ''Konnichiwa'' was originally announced in early 2013, yet suffered from numerous delays and reworking. In November 2014, Skepta stated that ''Konnichiwa'' was to be released in March 2015, however this release date was delayed once again. In April 2016, Skepta restarted the album campaign by announcing the finalised release date. The album was launched with a party in Tokyo on 5 May 2016 arranged and broadcast globally by live streaming platform Boiler Room. ''Konnich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anti-Social (2015 Film)
''Anti-Social'' is a 2015 Hungarian-British crime film written and directed by Reg Traviss and starring Gregg Sulkin, Meghan Markle, and Josh Myers. Premise In London, a successful street artist is forced to jeopardise his future to help his criminal brother when gang rivalry escalates. Cast *Gregg Sulkin as Dee *Meghan Markle as Kirsten * Josh Myers as Marcus *Christian Berkel as Philip *Michael Maris as Kwame *Andrew Shim as Jason * James Devlin as Nicky * Richie Campbell as Dominic *Sophie Colquhoun as Emma * Caroline Ford as Rochelle *Skepta as Leon *Aymen Hamdouchi as Junior * Doug Allen as Chris *María Fernández Ache as Nadine *Giacomo Mancini as Shaun *Sasha Frost as Tara *Zita Téby as Kerry *Lisa Moorish as Leila *Ben Peel as Baxter *Amanda Ryan as Claire * Rob Knighton as Tim *Tebraiz Shahzad as Karim *Hajni Zsigar as Ursula *Reiss Davison as Danny *Philipp Heerwagen as Airline Steward *Jeremy Wheeler as Customs Officer *Boglárka Komán as Punk Girl *Bernadett von ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doin' It Again
''Doin' It Again'' is the third studio album by English grime artist Skepta. It features artists N-Dubz, Preeya Kalidas, Charlee Drew, Boy Better Know and Chip and was released on 31 January 2011 on Boy Better Know and All Around the World. The album's release was preceded by four singles which attained varied chart success on the UK Top 40 Singles chart throughout 2010. Background The album consists of 15 tracks, seven which feature artists (with one artist being uncredited) and "Hello, Good Morning" recorded by both Skepta and Diddy-Dirty Money. For the song "Big", Skepta collaborated with fellow English rapper Chipmunk. Skepta told The Sun: "Chipmunk and me were out in the West End clubbing together. I'd made 'Big' for my album with the producer S-X. I played it to Chipmunk on the way home that night when we driving back from the club together and he loved it so much that he came to my studio the next day to put in his verse down on it.". The album is presumably named aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microphone Champion
''Microphone Champion'' is the second studio album by English grime MC Skepta, released on 1 June 2009. It includes the single "Too Many Man" featuring Boy Better Know, also featured on Wiley's own album, '' Race Against Time'', and Shorty's "Short Man Syndrome". Singles * " Rolex Sweep" is the first single from the album. It was released on 15 September 2008; it reached number 89 on the UK Singles Chart. * " Sunglasses at Night", a non-album track, was released as a single on 16 March 2009;. It reached number 64 on the UK Singles Chart. * "Too Many Man", featuring fellow artists from Boy Better Know, is the second single from the album. It was released on 18 May 2009; it reached number 79 on the UK Singles Chart. * "Lush", featuring Jay Sean, is the third and final single from the album. It was released on 12 October 2009. Track listing ;Notes * The bonus tracks "Rolex Sweep" and "Sunglasses at Night" are only available on the CD version of the album. Sample credits * "Ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greatest Hits (Skepta Album)
''Greatest Hits'' is the debut album by grime artist Skepta, released on 17 September 2007, by Boy Better Know Boy Better Know, often abbreviated as BBK, is a British grime collective and record label. The collective was founded in North London in 2005 as an independent record label by brothers Jamie and Joseph Adenuga, better known as Jme, and Skepta. .... Track listing ;Notes * Track: 15 "Single (Remix)" is only available on the CD version of the album. References Skepta's year in grime, 2015 following on from the Greatest Hits album Year of Grime External links * 2007 debut albums Skepta albums {{2007-hiphop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Of The Mics
Lord of the Mics (also known as LOTM) is a series of recorded grime clashes, headed by Jammer and Chad ‘Ratty’ Stennett. Each edition of LOTM features grime MC's participating in recorded clashes, where they 'battle' each other over grime instrumentals. Various notable grime artists have participated in Lord of the Mics, such as Skepta, Wiley, Kano, P Money, Big H, and Canadian MC Tre Mission. LOTM was originally launched in 2004. The first clash to be filmed for LOTM, Wiley versus Kano, was filmed in Jammer's basement. The series was originally only published via DVD. LOTM was the first platform that released filmed grime clashes. Clashing is considered to be an important aspect of grime music due to the influence of Jamaican sound clashing. Jammer also credited Smack DVD as an influence, an American hip hop series. Smack helped him realise that grime didn't have anywhere where you could see the face of an MC. Format The series features various clashes between two MC's over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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