Sound of London: Skepta

 Grime hero...

Skepta - 'Hypocrisy'

Published on 6 Aug 2017

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"Hypocrisy"

They try to disrespect me
When they're online especially
But everyting cool when they check me
Because I'm so cool and deadly
See, I had to realise slowly
That nobody actually knows me
Yeah, man, I've got fifteen different iPhones
But I am so not phoney
They try to disrespect me
When they're online especially
But everyting cool when they check me
Because I'm so cool and deadly
See, I had to realise slowly
That nobody actually knows me
Yeah, man, I've got fifteen different iPhones
But I am so not phoney

See them online, they're vexing
They see the shirt I'm flexing
They see my spliff get larger
They see the girl I'm sexing
I'm a Nigerian eagle
In London smoking illegal
Nah, we are so not equal
Them man are cloning people
Anything I do, they bite
How do you sleep at night?
Is it codeine and Sprite?
I switch up the steeze on guys
I stand up in the rain, I'm dancing
Then I look at the game, start laughing
It's not a joke, though, got the fakes in a chokehold
I'd love to see them gasping

'Cause they try to disrespect me
When they're online especially
But everyting cool when they check me
Because I'm so cool and deadly
See, I had to realise slowly
That nobody actually knows me
Yeah, man, I've got fifteen different iPhones
But I am so not phoney
They try to disrespect me
When they're online especially
But everyting cool when they check me
Because I'm so cool and deadly
See, I had to realise slowly
That nobody actually knows me
Yeah, man, I've got fifteen different iPhones
But I am so not phoney

Everyday I'm shitting and I'm pissing
On this hypocrisy
Everyday I'm shitting and I'm pissing
On this hypocrisy
Everyday I'm shitting and I'm pissing
On this hypocrisy
It's that uncontrollable demon
They didn't wanna see, greaze

I declined some amazing dinners
And I'm still blazing Rizlas
I wanted to make some changes
I was not taking pictures
Now look at the labels dying
Nobody else is signing
We know the truth they're hiding
See, the plaques on my wall just shining
And I've already seen my death
We were the last ones left
I saw the hood get gassed
I had to hold my breath
I was a young black yout
The teacher took my zoots
They tried to show man Roots
They tried to send man loops
Now you have to respect it
I've been around the world, I'm tried and tested
Getting back money that I invested
Don't know about me? Get connected
No, I don't do that conscious rap, but
Man still know about Wretch and Kendrick
Top five niggas, don't get offended
Murdered the beat, no, it ain't attempted
I meant it
And I'm still top three selected
They never showed me the guest list
Nah, we just walked in the exit
Just came back from the Ivors
And look at what we collected
The MBE got rejected
I'm not tryna be accepted

They try to disrespect me
When they're online especially
But everyting cool when they check me
Because I'm so cool and deadly
See, I had to realise slowly
That nobody actually knows me
Yeah, man, I've got fifteen different iPhones
But I am so not phoney
They try to disrespect me
When they're online especially
But everyting cool when they check me
Because I'm so cool and deadly
See, I had to realise slowly
That nobody actually knows me
Yeah, man, I've got fifteen different iPhones
But I am so not phoney

Everyday I'm shitting and I'm pissing
On this hypocrisy
Everyday I'm shitting and I'm pissing
On this hypocrisy
Everyday I'm shitting and I'm pissing
On this hypocrisy
It's that uncontrollable demon
They didn't wanna see, greaze

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The official Skepta YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcfVrE3mmeQZ_RN3u5cUECA/featured

Biography

Joseph Junior Adenuga, aka Skepta, has always managed to balance being part of a scene with following his own path. 

 Like so many others, the North London MC and producer is parlaying a youth spent cutting his teeth on pirate radio and in grime raves into a mainstream career with seemingly unstoppable momentum, but along every step of the way he has done things his own way - and he has no intention of changing this to please anyone. 

 His first two albums - 2007's wittily titled ‘Greatest Hits’ and 2008's ‘Microphone Champion’ - were both released on his own crew's independent Boy Better Know label, and he has put the hard yards in when it comes to live performance.  Hard work means little without talent, though, but Skepta has plenty of that. He's nothing if not versatile: he can do menacing, he can do witty; he can do thoughtful, he can do feel-good party tracks. He can make you laugh and get you hyped up, and he's never less than a thrill to listen to.  His latest album, Konnichiwa, out on Boy Better Know as well, features guests such as Jme, Novelist, Wiley and global superstar Pharrell Williams as well as the full BBK crew. 

 "I'm never going to run away from Grime, it's my home," Skepta states. "No matter what I make or MC on, when you look at me, you have to see grime - I've contributed to the inner history of the scene. Beats that I've made, clashes I've had that are legendary; I've made proper marks in grime, and no matter what I do I'll always touch base with it."  "People are now realising that there's success to be had in music," he says. "Back in the day, the only path out was football. It's good to show the youth that there's another path."