Joseph Junior Adenuga (born 19 September 1982), better known by his stage name Skepta, is an English MC, rapper, grime artist, songwriter and record producer ofNigerian descent.

 

He is the brother of fellow musician Jme, and radio presenter Julie Adenuga. Similarly to his brother he is most commonly known for releasing grimemusic.

Adenuga released his debut studio album Greatest Hits in late 2007 and his second, Microphone Champion in 2009, both independently, while his third studio album Doin' It Again was released in 2011 by 3 Beat Records. His fourth studio album, Konnichiwa, was released on 6 May 2016.

 

In March 2014, Skepta provided a verse for the remix of "German Whip" by Meridian Dan, and in the same month, he released his new single, "That's Not Me", featuring his brother JME, peaking at number 21 on the UK charts. The single's music video won the award for Best Video at the 2014 MOBO Awards. Upon receiving the award, Skepta stated that the video cost him £80.

 

In late 2014, Skepta released another single titled "It Ain't Safe" featuring A$AP Bari. This was followed in early 2015 with "Shutdown", as well as features on "Red Eye to Paris" by Flatbush Zombies and the remix of "Ojuelegba" by Wizkid, also featuringDrake. Skepta and others joined Kanye West at a surprise show in London, performing numerous songs together during a shared set.[8] He was also named one of GQ's 50 best dressed British men in 2015.

 

Konnichiwa was released to critical acclaim and became Grime's highest charting album, peaking at number 2 in the UK music charts.

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