British-Nigerian rapper Skepta will try his hand at curating a Sotheby’s auction this month—and he’s using the occasion to debut his own artwork as well. Skepta, whose real name is Chief Joseph ...
“I think they’d be surprised at how good it is,” Skepta told me earlier that day in one of the hotel’s meeting rooms. In the interview with Observer, Skepta still sounded proud of his work. Rather ...
The U.K. rapper later responded to the criticism over the cover of his single "Gas Me Up (Diligent)," writing, "I can promise you that was definitely not our plan so I have removed it." By Carly ...
In 2005, brothers Joseph and Jamie Adenuga were facing uncertainty in the wake of their rap crew disbanding. While other ...
The project comes from h.wood, the L.A. hospitality group that recently expanded into film and TV production. By Seth Abramovitch Senior Writer H.wood Group is making its next move in the film and TV ...
Skepta, one of the UK’s most prominent grime musicians and producers, can add a new title to his resume: artist and curator. The award-winning performer has guest curated a section of the upcoming ...
Skepta created “Mama Goes to Market,” in seven days during the pandemic, driven by boredom at being unable to play shows. Titled “Mama Goes to Market,” the piece was included in the “Contemporary ...
In new developments, the Nigerian-British rapper has teased an upcoming release titled 'Tony Montana' featuring Nigeria Street pop sensation Portable. In the teaser that has now gone viral on social ...
UPDATE (3AM ET): Skepta has addressed the growing backlash against his controversial single artwork for "Gas Me Up." In a statement posted to his social media late Tuesday night (Jan. 9), the U.K.
During the most recent episode of Complex's GOAT Talk, Ed Sheeran sat down with Barry Keoghan to debate the greatest rap albums and rappers, and the singer-songwriter weighed in on Skepta's recent ...