Skepta
Hip-Hop/Rap
The next Skepta concert is scheduled for Saturday, August 9, 2025 at Crystal Palace Bowl in London, United Kingdom. See all 2 upcoming concerts
![Listen to Praise The Lord (Da Shine) [feat. Skepta] by A$AP Rocky, see lyrics, music video & more!](/mkimage/image/thumb/Music115/v4/5f/fb/df/5ffbdfb9-34ba-7ff7-0a62-bf87ab47df5d/886447076446.jpg/375x375bb.webp "Listen to Praise The Lord (Da Shine) [feat. Skepta] by A$AP Rocky, see lyrics, music video & more!")
![Listen to Praise The Lord (Da Shine) [feat. Skepta] [Durdenhauer Edit] by Durdenhauer & A$AP Rocky, see lyrics, music video & more!](/mkimage/image/thumb/Music122/v4/a0/4d/a9/a04da938-0791-a858-a8eb-b5d63f6ab47f/196589614612.jpg/375x375bb.webp "Listen to Praise The Lord (Da Shine) [feat. Skepta] [Durdenhauer Edit] by Durdenhauer & A$AP Rocky, see lyrics, music video & more!")
Upcoming Concerts for Skepta
Skepta's Popular Music Videos
![Watch Praise the Lord (Da Shine) [feat. Skepta] music video by A$AP Rocky](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video125/v4/d3/1c/8d/d31c8dc7-c3cb-934a-5e78-568599445496/8864470888070101.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch Praise the Lord (Da Shine) [feat. Skepta] music video by A$AP Rocky")
![Watch Energy (Stay Far Away) [feat. Wizkid] music video by Skepta](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video128/v4/21/df/e5/21dfe56c-8a33-d694-abe5-12c8a2146be9/192562968727_1_1.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch Energy (Stay Far Away) [feat. Wizkid] music video by Skepta")
About Skepta
Hometown
Tottenham, London, England
Born
19. September 1982
Genre
Hip-Hop/Rap
Als Produzent und Labelchef hatte Skepta erheblichen Einfluss darauf, den düsteren Grime-Stil vom Untergrund in die Pop-Charts zu holen. Er wurde 1982 als Joseph Junior Adenuga in London geboren, seine Eltern stammen aus Nigerien. Er rappte bei verschiedenen Battles, 2005 gründete er mit seinem Bruder J.M.E. und dem "Godfather of Grime" Wiley das Label Boy Better Know. Nach den beiden Alben Greatest Hits (2007) und Microphone Champion (2009) kam Skepta bei All Around the World unter Vertrag und landete mit den Singles "Bad Boy", "Rescue Me" und "Cross My Heart" Top-40-Erfolge. Sein Song "That's Not Me" wurde 2014 vom FACT Magazine zum Track des Jahres gekürt, das vierte Album Konnichiwa kam 2016 auf Platz 2 der UK-Charts und gewann den Mercury Prize. 2019 folgte die fünfte Platte Ignorance Is Bliss.
Skepta has also released music as a member of Boy Better Know and Roll Deep.
Influenced by SkeptaSkepta has influenced the music of DAP The Contract, CARTIER HENDRIX, Namani and more.
