Oct 14 - Skepta Interview

Skepta has held the UK Hip Hop and Grime scene down for years now, smashing his opposition in competitions such as lord of the mic’s and freestyling on many popular UK publications. Him and his brother JME are two of the grime scenes elite, along with their group of A list emcees “Boy Betta Know”. I recently got the chance to get in contact with Skepta and ask him some questions about his music and of course his video game experiences.

Don’t forget Skepta’s new single Lush is out now available for purchase, as well as his latest album Microphone Champion.

1. So Skepta your new album Microphone Champion is out, and we know its hot, but can you tell me how you feel about this new album personally?

I feel that it’s got more bangers on it than any other UK album that came out this year.

2. The Koalition has many UK readers, but even more US readers, so can you school them a little on what you bring to the table lyrically?

The sickest bars from the UK, no one can spit like me except JME, Big H, P Money and Tempz. But apart from them and maybe a couple others the clarity that I have on the mic is second to none. Everyone else wants to be American, you can hear I’m an MC from the UK who used to listen to Heartless Crew. Plus I produce, I bring nothing but vybz to the music I make … NEXT HYPE!!

3. How does the divide between US urban and UK urban music make you feel?

American culture is Hip Hop, they are always gonna be them. Everyone thinks they are going to go to America and blow but when I went there, there are youts on road trying to sell their music. If these people are out there everyday who do we think we are, trying to go over there for two weeks and blow up?

I want to be big in Europe, I don’t care about America right now before they take on grime there are millions of other hop hop artist that are gonna have to get recognized first.

Then again, the divide doesn’t stop anything because UK artists are number one in England AND America right now (Chipmunk & Jay Sean)

read full interview here

props on the interview but skeppy is as swag ass biiaaatch
"no one can spit like me except JME, Big H, P Money and Tempz"
i think dizzee/wiley/kano even scorcher mite have somethin to say about that specially seein as wiley just merked him as well....

sway, bashy, ghetts and even black twang are better than him

[Not me]This sell-out serious? Go make your junkie music for massa, house nigga.

I like JME and Boy Better Know but I don't why they're called lyrical. I don't like Kano as much. Sounds too American to me. I do like Wiley and Bashy tho. Thats about as far as I get into Grime.

Safe for the interview