Rapper Ghetts has teamed up with fellow artist Stormzy on his first track of 2021, ‘Skengman’. The release is one of many which will be featured on Ghetts’ new album ‘Conflict of Interest’, about which the details are yet to be revealed.
Teasing ‘Skengman’ on his Instagram, the MC first posted a video of Stormzy accompanied by a short clip of the song with the caption “CONFLICT OF INTEREST : STORMZY. STAY TUNED.” He has been hinting at the album title since 10th January, and confirmed just yesterday, 14th January, as the new single was released.
Although pairing up to rap the chorus of ‘Skengman’, each artist puts their own spin on the verses. Verse two, performed by Stormzy, contains the title lyric multiple times, such as here: “If—if snitches then man’s cold / Them mans start hittin’ up, skengman mode.” According to Genius Lyrics, “‘Skeng’ is a British slang term for a weapon, most specifically a knife or a gun. Therefore, a ‘skengman’ is a person who owns such a weapon.”
Other songs included on the album are ‘IC3′, a collaboration with Skepta, as well as ‘Proud Family’ and ‘Mozambique’ featuring Jaykae and Moonchild Sanelly. In the music video for ‘Proud Family’, released last month, Ghetts revealed the album track-list to have 16 songs total. Despite the titles being crossed out, fans were able to uncover the names of most, if not all of the tracks. Although no date has been announced for the album’s release, Ghetts did say while promoting the single that ‘Conflict Of Interest’ is “coming soon”, so fans should be ready for more information.
