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Skepta: I'm Bored Of The Black James Bond Conversation

Skepta has grown "bored" of debates about whether an actor of colour could play James Bond.The 41-year-old rapper makes his film debut in 'Tribal Mark', which centres on a black undercover secret service agent, and...

Skepta Apologises After Holocaust Backlash Over New Single Artwork But Won't Let Art Be 'Policed'

Skepta won't let his art be "policed" after backlash over the 'Gas Me Up (Diligent)' artwork.The 41-year-old rapper has apologised and promised to be "more mindful" after the cover art for the song featured a...

'Knife And Fork Is Loading In 2024!' Skepta To Drop First Studio Album For 5 Years

Skepta is to release his first new studio album for five years.The 41-year-old grime rapper - whose last album, 'Ignorance Is Bliss', dropped in May 2019 - took to Instagram to reveal his new record,...

Skepta Is A Surprise Abba Fan

Skepta is a surprise fan of ABBA.The 41-year-old grime rapper was performing a DJ set at Dear Darling nightclub in London's upscale Mayfair district and stunned revellers by dropping the Swedish pop group's single 'Money,...

The 2023 Brit Award Statue Has Been Unveiled By Its Designer

The new BRIT Award for 2023 has been unveiled by its designer, Slawn.The Nigerian-born artist - who has been championed by late fashion icon Virgil Abloh and Grime star Skepta - follows in the footsteps...

Knucks, Little Simz, And Central C Lead The Mobo Awards 2022 Nominations

Knucks, Little Simz, and Central C lead the nominations for this year’s MOBO Awards.The ‘Home’ hitmaker, 27, has been put up for five nods at the ceremony - which is taking place on 30...

Skepta Launching His Own Record Label

Skepta is launching his own record label.The 40-year-old Grime icon has launched the talent agency Big Smoke Corporation and will share more information about Big Smoke Records soon.The label will “focus on signing new talent...

Mobo Awards Return To London For 25th Anniversary

The MOBO Awards are returning to London to celebrate its 25th anniversary.For a quarter of the century, MOBO has been proudly celebrating and elevating black music in the UK playing a pivotal role in supporting...

Machine Gun Kelly Pays Moving Tribute To Chester Bennington At Wembley Show

Machine Gun Kelly paid tribute to the late Chester Bennington at his concert at Wembley's OVO Arena in London at the weekend.The 'more than life' star looked visibly moved as he spoke of the last...

Slowthai Inks Publishing Deal With Bmg

Slowthai has inked a global publishing deal with BMG.The 27-year-old British rapper - whose real name is Tyron Frampton - has signed an agreement with the major label covering all his future releases, including his...

The O2 Arena 'Reviewing Security Procedures' After Fans Broke Into Wizkid's Gig

The O2 is "reviewing security procedures" after several people made their way into Wizkid's concert at the venue on Sunday night (28.11.21).Security staff were seen trying to contain the situation as a number of fans...

Skepta Admits That's A Rap As He Focuses On Producing Music

Skepta has "no unreleased music" and wants to concentrate on producing instead of rapping. The 38-year-old star is keen to focus on his work behind the microphone, because he feels rapping is "a waste of...

Skepta Teases New Ep And Vows To Never Quit Music

Skepta has vowed to "never quit music" and teased an upcoming EP.The 'Greaze Mode' rapper had hinted at his retirement earlier this year when he suggested that his work on producer JAE5’s song 'Dimension' would...

Skepta Loves Using Charcoal Face Masks

Skepta loves to use charcoal face masks.The 38-year-old rapper likes to treat his skin after a "heavy week" by indulging in a facial that lifts his face and leaves him with smooth skin. He told...

Skepta Hints At Retirement From Music

Skepta has hinted at his retirement from music.The 38-year-old rapper suggested that his work on producer JAE5’s new song 'Dimension' will be among his final tracks and revealed he will not record any new music...

Ghetts Reveals Why He's Hoping Conflict Of Interest Goes To No1

Ghetts hopes 'Conflict of Interest' goes to number one because the many collaborators he worked with on the album "deserve it".The Grime megastar's follow-up to 2018's ‘Ghetto Gospel: The New Testament’ features a starry list...

Ghetts' New Album Features Ed Sheeran, Skepta And Emeli Sande

Ghetts' new album features the likes of Ed Sheeran, Emeli Sande and Skepta.The Grime megastar - who counts Drake as a fan - has announced his star-studded follow-up to 2018's ‘Ghetto Gospel: The New Testament’,...

Slowthai Won't Let A Virus Stop Him From Releasing His Album

Slowthai won't let the Covid-19 pandemic delay his new album 'TYRON'.The rapper's follow-up to 2019's 'Nothing Great About Britain' is still set to drop on February 5, but the 26-year-old star has revealed he and...

Ed Sheeran And Paul Mccartney Among 1,500 Acts Calling For UK Government To Save Live Music

Ed Sheeran, Sir Paul McCartney, Dua Lipa, and Annie Lennox are among the 1,500 acts who have signed an open letter calling for the British government to help save the live music industry. The stars...

Naomi Campbell Not Speaking To Skepta?

Naomi Campbell has suggested she's no longer on speaking terms with Skepta.The 50-year-old supermodel was romantically linked with the 37-year-old rapper last year, though they never publicly confirmed their relationship, and while the British beauty...

Octavian To Feature On New Gorillaz Track

Gorillaz are set to release a collaboration with rapper Octavian. Since the start of the year, the virtual band - created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett - have been releasing tracks as part of...

Cover Lovers? Naomi Campbell And Skepta Go Topless For A Magazine Shoot

There have been a number of rumours going around the past few months suggesting that supermodel Naomi Campbell and grime artist Skepta have been secretly dating, and a steamy new magazine shoot they have just...

Mabel Felt Like A 'Strong' Woman In Skepta's Music Video

Mabel says she felt like a ''strong'' woman when she starred in Skepta's 'Shutdown' video.The promo for the rapper's 2016 smash hit was shot around the Barbican area of London and the 21-year-old singer -...

Skepta The Big Winner At 2017 Ivor Novello Awards

As if it wasn’t already confirmed by now, grime music is most certainly in the mainstream, with the genre’s poster boy Skepta winning the prestigious Ivor Novello Award for songwriter of the year.The 34 year...

Skepta To Headline Wireless Festival 2017 With Chance The Rapper And The Weeknd

He may have gone home empty-handed from the BRIT Awards last night, but Skepta’s profile is set to grow even further with the announcement that he is to headline the 2017 Wireless Festival in London...

Wiley Pleased By Grime's Newfound Popularity

Wiley is ''so happy'' grime music has become popular.The 'Can You Hear Me?' hitmaker is pleased to see the likes of Stormzy and Skepta at the top of the charts and is looking forward to...

Sam Bennett's Top Ten Albums Of 2016

Along with 2016, as is the case with every twelve months that passes by, came the age-old complaints that 'hip-hop isn't the same' and that any progression or change is automatically a bad thing. UK...

2016 Is A Great Year For Grime As Skepta And Kano Dominate Mobo Awards Nominations

The recent ascendency of grime to the British mainstream has once again been confirmed with the nominations for the 2016 MOBO Awards, with Kano and recent Mercury Prize winner Skepta both receiving multiple nominations.Skepta, whose...

Skepta Wins The 2016 Mercury Prize

Grime star Skepta has edged out competition from red hot favourite David Bowie to win the 2016 Mercury Prize for his album Konnichiwa in London.The crowd at the Hammersmith Apollo erupted when Skepta’s name was...

David Bowie, Radiohead And Skepta Included On 2016 Mercury Music Prize Shortlist

Radiohead, Skepta, The 1975 and the late David Bowie are the big names to have been shortlisted for the 2016 Hyundai Mercury Music Prize, with Adele and previous winner James Blake the notable absences.The 12-strong...

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