Skepta talks to Peter Rosenberg about his Start, "Shutdown" , Working with Drake & More! CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/12lN6vb HOT97: www.hot97.com TWITTER: / hot97 FACEBOOK: / hot97official
ragiiofficial this is the look he's chosen for this period and its worked for him. He used to wear high fashion stuff but this current look and image works
fadethechannel bruh, even americans can't understand some of the mainstream rap you put out.. I mean, lifestyle is a big song cos it has a nice beat and the people rapping literally cannot be understood
Ten crack commandments while mans talking about the death of his unborn baby, either turn the music down or lock it off completely, especially at a moment like that. Taking the piss man
Big up dons like lordie, some of you Americans should defo subscribe to him (grimereporttv) above. I like this but its kind of worrying man, I don't really want this to go the wrong way like I hope Americans don't try and take over our genre. But that could never happen tho 🔫🔫
devious141 I was on him once I started hearing his tracks and JME's tracks being played in the background of FIFA youtubers videos. Dude can spit and never disappoints. Straight Up.
chrisjohnson181 Same. It also annoys me when Rosenberg brings up Dizzie Rascal like he's still poppin. Bonkers is so old and on the Krept and Konan interview they were acting like it just came out...........
della foray in the krept and konan interview I thought they're were talking about dizzie as well . but theyre talking about a grime artist called bonkaz. look him up his good
Fair enough if you was some sort of contributor to Skepta's current successes then yeah "YOU" can take credit for grime branching out… BUT!! As a bystander of grime, we ain't don't nutin, this is what Skepta was saying… London is too small, the scene is too small, there's a specific way you've gotta be to fit in a certain category in UK grime and everyone knows everyone, we've gotta stop thinking this way because then that way there will only ever be the odd Dizzee Rascal & Skepta because Skepta ain't really repping grime on whole, he's repping himself, it's called branding… It's the same as Toronto bruddas saying "because of Drake we're now making a name for ourselves" when no, I don't know any other Toronto rappers apart from Drake… (I hope this made sense, goodbye)
Yo what do these Brits not understand we ain't interested lol make money in Europe that's a big fan base to get but don't waste your time here it's not gonna be accepted and don't say y'all don't care because these Brits are going wild because some dude got a hot97 interview lol
Found out about skepta 3yrs ago, I've been waiting for the day grime in general would make it on to U.S soil. Ima be watching this over and over, well deserved. Holdtight the BBK mandem.
della foray He's maybe gassed about it because its one of the biggest songs of 2015? I don't know why some people in these comments expect americans to look at grime and grime artists from the same eyes as londoners do
Assibey121 Not tryna be rude at all or anything and I get your point but, like the guy said his songs are telling a story. Isn't better to not just acknowledge one song alone but other songs he has made as well. Each of his songs are telling a story. The audience will get a greater representation of who Skepta is by hearing his story expressed in other songs, not just one. Not trying to put down Shutdown at all cause I love that song just don't think it should be the only song that labels Skepta worldwide. He has had many hits. Not even saying to talk about tracks from years ago. Like there's Back then which I think is a great song and that was released recently. But I guess if everyone gravitates more towards Shutdown then that's cool. As long as he's getting the recognition he deserves right.
Yeah 100% agree with you but I think tbh That's not me is the song that labelled Skepta worldwide but because Shutdown is so big in the states I think he only feels it's relevant to bring that track up since Skepta did a shutdown tour. And yeah I suppose
must be the first time iv heard an mc/rapper be straight up and genuinely say what he thought in the interview process without being sly saying subliminal things. When he said that drake was at him for doing a remix of shut down, and skepta said that he didnt want the track to just be about him, man that was straight up. Thats the attitude i want to see in rappers and mc's these days, even if its your boy or what ever crew you fuck with
I live in Texas and in 2006 I met a guy that moved from Brixton. He showed me the practice hours DVD and it blew my mind. I started listening to nothing but grime. Im the only person in my city(Houston) that listens to grime. A few people know about Dizzee and now people are starting to listen to Skepta, but most americans can't get past the UK accents. I hope grime doesn't get big in the US because I know they're gonna make it commercialized and ruin it
The fact that Rosenberg and Hot 97 are featuring a 30+minute interview with one of the biggest artists out of the UK, Skepta, that many Americans have never heard about, speaks volumes. Everyone in the comments are going on about genre titles, labels, how Americans aren't up on UK stuff. This moment right here is HUGE. People need to shut the fuck up and be proud that someone from across the pond is getting their props in the US. Being big in the UK is a fresh thing. Making noise in the US opens the rest of the world up. I'm American and I remember when he did the posse joint "Duppy/Doin' It Again". He deserves his props across the world. Shoutout Hot 97 for exposing this artist.
@@ArensYazid that's not at all true and you sound ignorant as hell. England, just like America and every other country has different accents in every different region.
@@ArensYazid We have 50 plus cities and states where in each city we have different accents.They didnt even know that and they are calling you ignorant.And I dont know anyone that sounds like Rosenberg.lol
This interview is really quality because of how open and truthful he is being. Like he's just being himself so many artists try to put on this act and try to be someone who they're not and say things just to impress.
For real, I'm real proud of Skepta. North London Stand up! This was a great interview. You can tell his demeanor is different from even his older interviews. Brilliant insights.
For me this is massive. Being a grime fan from the UK it's great to see skepta in america. I've been listening to his music for years and I hope he goes far in the us.
The point he made about keeping your style, and reversing the perspective of not being able to 'understand UK accents' with regards to keef, but sticking with it Caus he liked his story, is such an interesting point. Skepta is on point, glad he's not willing to compromise his identity for US exposure, exactly what our UK music scene needs...reminds me of old punk music #represent
This reminds me of Futures interview with Tim Westwood, I'ma always come back to this. I see a lot of confusion in the comments section but this was a great interview. I saw it as an honest, 'stream-of-consciousness' conversation (flow). Skeppys in the zone rn, it's good to see. Big up BBK, truly holding ldn down globally.
HOW PATRONISING IS THIS DJ? London's not a big place?! Got the same number of people as New York bro, and a far more interesting music scene. No wonder Skepta sounded bored
This guy played the escape rooms where I work here in London. He was actually sick. Him, his mate and a girl. Not even joking, they did better than most 3-player teams
You people saying Skepta is jetlagged or been blazing don't get it. He's just not gonna start doing jazz hands just cos hes in New York. Fact is Rosenberg is a chubby Zane Lowe with no timing or style, whats Skep meant to do? Buss out the Rolex Sweep?
Who's ever said they don't understand what he says? The British accent is the most formal, precise-sounding thing ever. Almost to the point of inadvertently, constantly sounding patronising.
IamJohno Cannot lie it would be nice to see some US rappers and Grime artists go head to head on XXL cyphers or even on the BET hip hop awards in a BET cypher. Or what do you think?
Are you serious? You think NO US rapper, could take on Skepta and JME? Cole, Kendrick, KRIT, Jay Electronica and etc. could rap circles around Skepta bro, I'm just being honest. Don't get that Young Thug shit confused with the real Hip Hop shit fam.
Lyric wise Skepta kills them you just don't understand what he's saying.. Been listening since crazy Titch days, but you won't know who that is either.
I'm sorry but lyrically hip hop is in a different level compared to grime. Grime never started of as being lyrically good but it was more of how well you can spit you bars. Coming from someone who listens to grime and hip hop ( London as well).
showerman lengmanting Most Americans can't tell the difference between a plane and a boat so don't expect them to tell the difference between Nines and Skepta.
+LeftLaneDreams There isn't an "obsession" with the U.S. And why is America suddenly acknowledging the grime scene in 2015? Answer the million dollar question.
much respect to Skepta hes got great songs that i listen too when i workout also Shoutout to Rapman badass story teller Many more UK artists that i can say are Shitting on our Mainstream artists because UK artists come with bars with a Accent much Love!!!!
