Skepta appears on the biggest freestyle platform in the UK, Plugged in with Fumez for a Halloween special.
The legendary grime rapper took to Pressplay media freestyle platform ‘Plugged in’ with Fumez to drop his first freestyle on a UK platform since he would appear on Westwood freestyle in the early 2010s, having never dropped a Grm daily duppy or link up tv Behind Barz.
Skepta is one of the greatest exports from the UK music scene, the grime legend has always stayed true to his sound and has always carried the grime culture with him no matter if he is on a track alongside his fellow BBK members or creating platinum hits alongside ASAP Rocky. Skepta kept to his Grime sound on his ‘Plugged in’ with Fumez, a platform often used by drill artists. Skepta rapped over a carns hill beat, carns being one of the pioneers of the UK drill sound-producing songs for a large number of the early drill artists who came out of Brixton, south London.
Despite performing over a drill beat Skepta used many of his classic grime lyrics throughout his freestyle, a key characteristic of grime music. The lyrics such as “It’s the return of the mac I’m still alive just like Tupac” and “God forgive me if I bust my nine” from classic Skepta tracks such as “What D’ya mean” and “That’s not me”. Skepta has had an eventful week appearing on the American late-night show, The tonight show with Jimmy Fallon. The 39-year-old appeared on the show and performed his song “Lit like this” off his newly released project All in.
As well as this the UK grime legend turned ut for Lancey Fouxs sod out show at Earth hall in stoke Newington. Skepta has always been a big supporter of Lancey bring him on his Sk level tour and appearing on track alongside the artist.
Skepta has begun to support the younger artist in the UK music scene more intently in the last few years. Whether it’s artists such as Lancey Foux and Slowthai who create a more alternative type of UK hip hop or Drill rappers such as Headie one, Bandokaay, Double Lz and Abra Cadabra from Tottenham, the area Skepta grew up in and is still connected with, the UK rap legend was friends with Bandokaays father Mark Duggan who was killed by the police in 2011 sparking the London riots.
Skepta’s appearance of Plugged in with Fumez was another example of him supporting the younger generation in the growing UK music scene.
Skepta’s Plugged in with Fumez is available to watch here:
