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That's Not Me (Skepta Song)
"That's Not Me" is a song by British MC Skepta, featuring his brother Jme. It was released on 8 June 2014 as a digital download in the United Kingdom on iTunes as the lead single from Skepta's fourth album '' Konnichiwa'' (2016). The song peaked at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart. "That's Not Me" is an intentional throwback to the early era of grime music. ''Complex'' magazine ranked the song number 1 on its list of "Grime's Most Impactful Songs of the 2010s" , calling it "one for the history books". Music video A music video directed by Tim and Barry to accompany the release of "That's Not Me" was first released on YouTube on 13 April 2014, at a total length of 3:04. It was preceded by a short documentary shot on VHS in a style intended to invoke early grime DVDs such as '' Lord of the Mics'' and ''Practice Hours''. This video, which had a budget of £80, won the Award for Best Video at the 2014 MOBO Awards The MOBO Awards (Music of Black Origin, also known as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skepta
Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr. (born 19 September 1982), known professionally as Skepta, is a British grime MC, rapper, record producer and DJ. Alongside his younger brother Jme, he briefly joined Roll Deep before they became founding members of Boy Better Know in 2005. With Boy Better Know, Skepta clashed with fellow MC Devilman for the video release '' Lord of the Mics 2'', in what is remembered as one of the biggest clashes in grime history. Skepta released his debut studio album '' Greatest Hits'' in 2007 and his second album, '' Microphone Champion'' in 2009, both independently; while his third studio album '' Doin' It Again'' was released in 2011 by AATW. He made his acting debut in the 2015 film '' Anti-Social''. Skepta's fourth studio album, '' Konnichiwa'' (2016), featured the hit singles " That's Not Me" and " Shutdown". The album, which was widely acclaimed, won the Mercury Prize. In 2018, he produced and was featured on American rapper ASAP Rocky's single " Prai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skepta Songs
Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr. (born 19 September 1982), known professionally as Skepta, is a British grime MC, rapper, record producer and DJ. Alongside his younger brother Jme, he briefly joined Roll Deep before they became founding members of Boy Better Know in 2005. With Boy Better Know, Skepta clashed with fellow MC Devilman for the video release '' Lord of the Mics 2'', in what is remembered as one of the biggest clashes in grime history. Skepta released his debut studio album '' Greatest Hits'' in 2007 and his second album, '' Microphone Champion'' in 2009, both independently; while his third studio album '' Doin' It Again'' was released in 2011 by AATW. He made his acting debut in the 2015 film '' Anti-Social''. Skepta's fourth studio album, '' Konnichiwa'' (2016), featured the hit singles " That's Not Me" and " Shutdown". The album, which was widely acclaimed, won the Mercury Prize. In 2018, he produced and was featured on American rapper ASAP Rocky's single "Praise th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jme Songs
Jamie Adenuga (born 4 May 1985), known professionally as Jme, is a British grime MC, songwriter, record producer and DJ. He is the co-founder of the crew and label Boy Better Know. He also serves as a sole owner and director of an associated company, ''Boy Better Know Limited'', which he incorporated in 2008. He was previously part of the grime collective Meridian Crew and later Roll Deep alongside his older brother, Skepta. Early life Jamie Adenuga was born on 4 May 1985, in Hackney, into a family who are of Nigerian descent. He grew up in Tottenham, North London where he lived in a council house. He attended St. Paul's School and then Winchmore School in Winchmore Hill, Enfield along with his younger brother Jason, elder brother Joseph and sister Julie. Adenuga subsequently graduated from the University of Greenwich having studied 3D digital design. Career He started out producing by making mobile phone ringtones. He later used ''Mario Paint'' and Game Boy Camera. In h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Songs
Fourteen or 14 may refer to: * 14 (number), the natural number following 13 and preceding 15 * one of the years 14 BC, AD 14, 1914, 2014 Music * 14th (band), a British electronic music duo * ''14'' (David Garrett album), 2013 *''14'', an unreleased album by Charli XCX * "14" (song), a 2007 song by Paula Cole from ''Courage'' * "Fourteen", a 2000 song by The Vandals from '' Look What I Almost Stepped In...'' Other uses * ''Fourteen'' (film), a 2019 American film directed by Dan Sallitt * ''Fourteen'' (play), a 1919 play by Alice Gerstenberg * ''Fourteen'' (manga), a 1990 manga series by Kazuo Umezu * ''14'' (novel), a 2013 science fiction novel by Peter Clines * '' The 14'', a 1973 British drama film directed by David Hemmings * Fourteen, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community * Lot Fourteen, redevelopment site in Adelaide, South Australia, previously occupied by the Royal Adelaide Hospital * "The Fourteen", a nickname for NASA Astronaut Group 3 * Fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaykae
Janum Khan, better known by his stage name Jaykae, is a British rapper and actor from Small Heath, Birmingham. Music career Jaykae's start with music began when he started listening to other grime artists from London. In 2017 he released a single, "Every Country," featuring Murkage Dave of the Murkage cartel. The song, produced by Skepta, was Radio 1's Tune of the Week. He has featured on Charlie Sloth's BBC show, '' Fire In The Booth'', where he performed a two piece set which reflected on life and the recent passing of fellow grime artist and friend, Depzman. He has performed on the BBC radio show segment, ''The BBC Live Lounge,'' where he performed two of his own songs, "Moscow" and "Toothache", and also a cover of Cameo's "Candy". Jaykae was described by the 2017 MOBO Awards website as the "essential voice of the city" of Birmingham. He featured on Skepta's All-Star Remix of the single '" That's not me". He collaborated with Mike Skinner (of The Streets) producing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President T
Anthony George Harris, better known by his stage name President T, is a British grime artist. President T was born in Birmingham, but moved to Tottenham, North London when he was 3 years old. He is known for his distinct style of delivery, offbeat rhyming patterns, and flow. Biography President T started his music career as a drum and bass and jungle MC, later moving into UK garage when that began to emerge, and then grime. President T has credited pirate radio for allowing him to perfect his craft. President T has family in Manchester and spent some time there for three years in his teens. In the late 1990s, he joined Manchester-based group Darkside Crew alongside Black Tiga, Ms. Shotta, Vane, DJPH1, and Nova & Cautious. In 2003, he joined younger brother Big H, cousin Bossman Birdie, as well as Skepta, Jme, Pablo, Meridian Dan, and Lieutenant to form Meridian Crew, all of whom were based around the same area in North London. President T released his debut mixtape, ''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tempa T
Nicky Nyarko-Dei (born 9 October 1984), known by his stage name Tempa T, is a British grime MC originating from East London. He is well known for his 2009 single "Next Hype", considered an anthem of the UK underground scene, from which he is known for his excitable nature, aggressive lyrics, love of word play and use of the phrases "hype" and "par". He is featured on "Hypest Hype" by Chase & Status and is a former member of east London-based grime crew Slew Dem. In 2015, Tempa T released the single, "Shell", produced by So Real Sounds, which reached number one for eight weeks in the UK Grime Chart show with DJ Cameo on BBC Radio 1xtra. Music career His first public performance was in 2006 with Mike Crosby from Greater Manchester, SlewDem at The Chantelle Fiddy club night at 333 in Shoreditch. In 2007 he styled himself as an ‘angry Grime MC’ and ‘the hype man’, with his high energy and infectious stage presence. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D Double E
Darren Jason Dixon (born 19 January 1980), known professionally as D Double E, is a British grime MC, DJ and record producer from Forest Gate, East London. He performs both as a solo artist and as a member of the grime duo Newham Generals. Career D Double E has been active for over 20 years, beginning his career in jungle and UK garage music. In the mid-1990s, he was a DJ and went by the name DJ Dan. D Double was at the time in a crew called Bass Inject, alongside Terror Danjah and DJ Tempo. In 1998, Terror and D Double E went on to form the drum and bass collective the Reckless Crew which played sets on Rinse FM. RWD, He later formed M.A.D., short for Monkey, Alley and D Double E, and joined 187 Crew, alongside Hitman Hyper, Jammer, Leon B and Ebony J. After the disbandment of 187, he joined early grime collective N.A.S.T.Y Crew, until leaving after a dispute in December 2003. He then founded the group Newham Generals together with Monkstar and Footsie. The group rema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MOBO Awards
The MOBO Awards (Music of Black Origin, also known as the MOBOs) are an annual British music award presentation honouring achievements in " music of black origin", including hip hop, grime, UK Drill, R&B, soul, reggae, jazz, gospel, and Bantu music. The MOBO Awards were founded by Kanya King and Andy Ruffell. The first ever award was presented to Baby D, in the Best Dance Act category. The inaugural awards were broadcast by Carlton Television from London's Connaught Rooms. In 2009, the ceremony was held for the first time in Glasgow. Prior to that, it had been held in London. In 2011, the ceremony returned for a second time to Scotland. The awards then moved to Leeds for the first time in 2015 and returned there in 2017 before going on hiatus the following year. In 2020 it was confirmed it would be returning later that year, however for the first time ever it would be live streamed on YouTube. For the first time, Sheffield hosted in 2024 with Newcastle announced as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Of The Mics
Lord of the Mics (also known as LOTM) is a series of recorded grime clashes, headed by Jammer and Chad 'Ratty' Stennett. Each edition of LOTM features grime MCs participating in recorded clashes, in which they 'battle' each other over grime instrumentals. Various notable grime MCs have participated in Lord of the Mics, such as Skepta, Wiley, Kano, and P Money. LOTM was originally launched in 2004. The first clash to be filmed for LOTM, Wiley versus Kano, was filmed in Jammer's basement. The series was originally only published on DVD. LOTM was the first platform that released filmed grime clashes. Clashing is considered to be an important aspect of grime music due to the influence of Jamaican sound clashing. Jammer also credited Smack DVD, an American hip-hop series, as an influence, since it made Jammer realise there was no way for the public to physically see grime MCs. Format The series features various clashes between two MCs over grime instrumentals. The two MCs go b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
