Filthy beat with catchy lyrics and an infectious, rebellious chorus. A different style of so to what we usually expect from Skepta but it’s welcome and creates one of the many highlights on this album. With a psychedelic deep house beat and verses about weed of course. While the album itself was a deserved winner in its own right, Skepta's abilty to beat the likes of David Bowie and Radiohead to the title lays further emphasis on the record's cultural significance. Add an image, video, or tweet by pasting in the URL: The United States is in the midst of a national policing crisis. Journalism Graduate who loves to voice opinions on music. He played ‘Shutdown’ once when he was among the 12 finalists, and again when he was shortlisted in the final six alongside, Radiohead, Bowie, Michael Kiwanuka, Laura Mvula, and The 1975. Shutdown – 9.5/10

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A truly brilliant song, in the top three for the album. After numerous delays, it was released on 6 May 2016 by Boy Better Know.

5. LS1 5JD. Seems to continue with this deep, underground Harlem, New York style beat production which provides a fantastic platform for Skepta to release great verses. A more aggressive side to Skepta, it’s clear this is more of a statement than a song as he shows this anger in the tone of his voice. Discussion of crime on the streets within this song as Skepta shows a struggle from being worried about being shot and not seeing his son yet the crime also entices him and his rebellious side. The way Jarvis Cocker justified the decision made it all the more special. Courting the US audience with the autotuned functionality of tracks like “Ladies Fit Squad” may have proven lucrative, but ultimately would never have held its value.

184. Skepta once again stamps his authority and ensures he doesn’t get outclassed on his own song which is a sure fire sign of the man’s talents. It. 11.

To create this is a masterstroke and quite frankly, it not only secures his place at the top of the grime scene for a very long time, it also entices and encourages others to release albums and only make the genre bigger, before eventually the end goal is achieved and it becomes accepted as a respected venture of musical direction. Leeds

Perfume Genius - Set My Heart On Fire Immediately (2020) Charli XCX - how i'm feeling now (2020) Moses Sumney - græ (2020) ... Skepta - Konnichiwa (2016) Started by Chief, May 5, 2016. Released what seems like an eternity ago, Skepta and his brother, fellow grime artist JME, created a trance sound which people could vibe along to and started this wave of new school grime for artists such as Yungen, Krept & Konan and most notably Stormzy to create a catchy hook which would stand out to the youth of Britain who are crying out for a change. This means no new threads or posts can be created ... Skepta - Konnichiwa Follow.

Traditional Japanese activity in the background at the start creates a setting for the song and motive behind the album. 10. That “dem man dere” outro is catchyyyy. Grime figurehead Skepta was awarded with the 2016 Mercury Prize for Konnichiwa. 1. But he's seriously appreciating the love. Numbers – 7/10

Konnichiwa Skepta got Drake to feature on a grime song, that is all that needs to be said about this strike of genius.

Text Me Back It Ain’t Safe – 8/10 But at the same time, it does feel like a natural evolution from his last two albums. Konnichiwa’s success confirms that that won’t change even as grime’s rise becomes an international point of interest, and perhaps it is this that the industry expects behind the Mercury Prize have sought to impress upon us. Numbers (feat. Post opinions/ratings of projects you’ve recently heard, https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/miguel-confirms-hes-got-an-all-spanish-album-on-the-way-news.50044.html, hey guys, this is typically not something I would do but my friends have some wack tastes in music and I, Sweaecation was garbage bruh. Will we be saying hello to an album of the year contender or will  we be giving this a sayonara?

New music is in good stead and in many ways it's thanks to his musical genius. Meanwhile, Bowie’s song ‘Lazarus’ from the album Blackstar was performed by Michael C Hall who plays Bowie in the Lazarus musical that's opening in London soon as a successful run in New York continues. I liked the feature on the chorus but the actual verse he performs is boring and not very original. Skepta is soon to squash any possibility of someone taking his crown with this pulsating and classic opener. This song goes from 0-100 when the legendary grime artist Wiley does his part on the hook which is brilliant and a much needed change from this pure attack from Skepta. Does show this humble side by saying he “performed at the Brits and walked home in the rain” but that modesty soon disappears as he goes onto the widely regarded topic of grime MCs thinking they are the best. By including that complaint he is showing the stir he is causing and how he couldn’t care less. Without doubt the best part of this song is the inclusion of a public complaint about Kanye West’s BRIT Awards performance, in which grime artists such as Skepta, Stormzy, Krept and Konan created a menacing entourage and woke the public up to the reality of today’s youth.

Overall – 8.5/10 ( Log Out /  D Double E & A$AP Nast). I’m just a mediator for the french genius forum, It’s great but I wish there were more new tracks, I really liked it.

During the evening the winner played three times. Wiley & Chip) “It ain’t safe on the block, not even for the cops” is repeated in the chorus and shows just how intense the rough areas of London are, but there’s an embracing of that attitude shown by Skepta here as he reminisces on how he would hide in his house and peak round the the corner to find them and make sure they don’t see him.

This song is brilliant, has dominated the club’s with its intense vibe and even charted in the UK, serious movements for the Grime scene. As well as this you do feel a bit short changed with Skepta’s verses as they are quite short and, at times, slack and slow. Passionate involvement at the start in which he reiterates the importance of carrying on fighting against prejudice and discrimination across the globe. Kool Keith’s solo debut, underground classic. Support from Kanye and Drake might have thrown the Tottenham-born rapper back into the focus of audiences overseas, but his latest LP should be celebrated as a sign that he, as well as the grime movement that he represents, will not be diverted from the local and DIY foundations that give the music its unmistakeable identity. His mother danced on the spot with giddy excitement when he thanked her which got a huge applause from the audience. More of a love song than we’ve usually heard from Skepta but it works well and shows a different side to the North London rapper. It’s sure to be a grim classic and will be spoke about for years to come, congratulations Skepta, you’ve done it again.

This was a club colossus and still is to this day, with both Skepta and JME supplying 10/10 verses which are as memorable as it gets for this genre.

The other features are ok but nothing more than that, Skepta again holds the best verse on this song but even hat isn’t of his highest quality. After numerous delays, it was released on 6 May 2016 by Boy Better Know. Vinny45. Pusha T, Actually I think it was yesterday or something but idgf. Corn on the Curb – 7/10

Ladies Hit Squad (feat. The track opens with a sample from the awesome Queens Of The Stone Age first album opener, 'Regular John' and sets the precedent for so much raw, fearless energy to follow. Konnichiwa is a great album, and undoubtedly among the most important grime releases since Dizzee’s debut, but Skepta laid the groundwork for this victory long ago.

I broke my turn down button so man can't press that again, Brand new tracksuit looking all jet black again, But I'm in the Ace Hotel with the jetpack again, I remember when Wiley told me to jump on mic, See them man there? let me know what you think It was a fitting tribute to the legend and in many ways was more honorary than giving him the award posthumously.