72 matching entries found. I don't think people in grime would be happy about that. Culture America Rap Music Taxation Humor Funny Wisdom Funny People. It's the reason why I've got to where I am today. I wonder, 'Is today the day where everybody stops lying to themselves and realises that the government is the enemy?'. That's why grime was formed, from this mix, this understanding of different people. That's why it's so real. Skepta. You have to understand, that's all I've ever wanted: for London to have a credible musical voice. ... 2. Skeppy, who The beauty of disappointment and never-satisfied love. Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent. 1. This is a smash-and-grab movie! You get some people who really love music... and you get people who do this because they want to have money or want to be famous. I don't judge her but I could never love her cause to her I'm just a rapper and soon she'll have met another. 5. But I'm every flavour in one. It’s everything.”, “Radio 1 doesn’t exist to me. — SKEPTA (@Skepta) January 6, 2016 . And eventually you'll get to where you want to be. I was working so hard at music and trying to do this whole 'industry' thing and realised that it wasn't for me. Dishesnot just one or two, but different dishes. And what was happening in school comes from the media, innit? I talk real-life music. I lived my shit. I’m an activist.”, “For a long time, men weren’t respecting women. Just show up at the hotel. Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman. I stand up for women standing up for themselves in the same way I stand up for being black. They like how we dress. When you grow older, there's a a void - and right now, I'm filling a space where a lot of old rock, grime, hip-hop, punk artists left a vacant space. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed. In this music industry, you'll find the differences with artists. Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life. In this music industry, you'll find the differences with artists. No salad, nothing. Songs like 'One Love' by Bob Marley - they stand the test of time - it doesn't matter - so anytime I write music, I try to write in tune with an emotion, and I hope there are more times like that for everyone. We just did this for us, but the love is very appreciated.”, “I was working so hard at music and trying to do this whole ‘industry’ thing and realised that it wasn’t for me.”, “I know that I’m in grime, but I had to separate myself and do things myself.”, “There is so much good music from our scene in the U.K., and I’m happy I’m part of that movement. 'No fear' is a mindset that I stand for. All these songs, we've travelled the world - no record label, nothing. They need to run theirself. I don’t judge my success by anything they say.”, “England is so black and white, so plain, like a burger with nothing on it. It just makes sense. 1.) People stopped being threatened by the music and just started to appreciate that it's good. Look at Jay-Z! It's the reason why I've got to where I am today. I sure hope you get better soon. Adele texts me all the time and keeps me in check. On relationships: The cruel beauty of nature and everlasting beauty of monotony. Even the biggest of the bullies got bullied. QUOTES. Can you say that again?’ I started liking it.”, “I want to show the young generation that success is not something you search for externally: it is from within.”, “At every stage of my life, I’ve always wanted to do good for Earth.”, “Britain is just a melting pot for every culture. “The moment you feel like giving up that´s the moment you lose”. “All the other rappers around me aren’t saying anything worthwhile. It's something we are all touched by. Everybody should run theirself.”, “I’m from the street, but I’m not a street head. They like the slang. I stand up for women standing up for themselves in the same way I stand up for being black.”, “Even with the ‘Top Boy’ series with Ashley Walters… I’ve been talking like on the creative direction wave with Drake about the series. If it's electronic and 140-ish bpm, and people go crazy to it, to me, that's grime. If you're really a rapper, you can't stop rapping. but but he so sweet, she wanna lick the rapper. I’m nerdy at heart, man.”, “I did drama at school, as a kid, but I ain’t been to, like, acting school or anything. It helps kids dream, and now they’re getting into acting, football, whatever.”, “There’s a lot of oppressed people in Tottenham, but people in Tottenham also know how to turn pain into triumph.”, “It’s important for anybody who finds success to show other people where to find it.”, “I put three productions of my youngest brother Jason on my album, on ‘Konnichiwa,’ and that made me happy, to be able to do that for him.”, “You won’t feel inferior in my sportswear!”, “When I got ‘forever’ tattooed on my throat, it meant that my legacy was going to live forever. 'That's Not Me' video cost me 80 English pounds. When I’m with him, it’s like I’m working with someone that I’ve known all my life, and we’re both there to make the sickest track we can.”, “’Konnichiwa,’ to me, is a classic because I don’t make music for today where everyone is going to judge what I did in two years; they’re gonna tell me today.”, “When I was trying to make songs to go to America, to go to Japan, they’d never work.”, “With the music that I’ve put out, I realized that putting pressure on an album isn’t always the right thing to do for yourself.”, “I haven’t just come up with a hit – I’m not like a one-hit-wonder – I’ve been here for ages. QUOTES. There is so much good music from our scene in the U.K., and I'm happy I'm part of that movement. I don't watch the news because I understand that I'm like a science lab. Becoming a commercial scene? They like the slang. Because it feels different. She's the one you kidnap when you want the rapper to plea. Boy Better Know, when we die, people are going to realise that we are just seven guys who just, like, try to have fun. They like how we speak. I did drama at school, as a kid, but I ain't been to, like, acting school or anything. The guys in my team have learnt a lot from bringing girls in.”, “I think about this every day. 3. I’ve always hoped to never get lost in translation with me being British-born.”, “Everything makes sense to me in Lagos; I even understand myself.”, “When I was younger, I was an aggressive fighter but I’m growing into someone who understands we don’t have to answer things with violence.”, “They respect rappers in the U.S., but in England, it’s the Queen’s country.