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Music | Skepta – Ignorance is Bliss [@Skepta]

Skepta  ‘Ignorance Is Bliss’ (Boy Better Know)

Friday 31st May – Ending weeks of fevered anticipation since its announcement and punctuated by two brilliant singles and accompanying videos (‘Bullet From A Gun’ and ‘Greaze Mode’), SKEPTA’s fifth album ‘Ignorance Is Bliss’ is out today.

Released via SKEPTA’s own Boy Better Know label, ‘Ignorance Is Bliss’ is brilliantly uncompromising, authentic and unwavering in its desire to push boundaries and is set to go down as SKEPTA’s best album to date. SKEPTA takes the lead / sole producer role on the majority of the record alongside the likes of Ragz Originale, Ayo, IndigoChildRick and Trench, and collaborations with Nafe Smallz, Key, J HUS, Cheb Rabi & B Live, Lancey Foux, Lay Z & Wizkid and BBK. 

‘Ignorance Is Bliss’ is the follow up to his era and genre-defining, UK gold certified 2016 album ‘Konnichiwa’, which won the coveted Mercury Music Prize and saw SKEPTA picking up awards and collaborating around the world, including multiple BRIT Awards nominations. From early UK pioneer to global icon, SKEPTA’s influence is felt throughout contemporary culture. 

‘Ignorance Is Bliss’ 
(Track list) 

1. ‘Bullet From A Gun’
2. ‘Greaza Mode’ (feat. Nafe Smallz)
3. ‘Redrum’ (feat. Key)
4. ‘No Sleep’
5. ‘What Do You Mean’ (feat. J Hus)
6. ‘Going Through It’
7. ‘Same Old Story’
8. ‘Love Me Not’ (feat. Cheb Rabi & B Live)
9. ‘Animal Instinct’ (feat. Lancey Foux)
10. ‘Glow In The Dark’ (feat. Lay-Z & Wizkid)
11. ‘You Wish’
12. ‘Gangsta’ (feat. Boy Better Know)
13. ‘Pure Water’ (Clean)
14. PR | Press Photos | Label Copy | Artwork

Meanwhile, SKEPTA is set to perform across Europe throughout the summer. These shows include a headline appearance at this year’s Field Day Festival (7th June) which takes places at London’s Meridan Water – a stones through from the Meridian Estate where SKEPTA grew up – and is set to be a huge homecoming show. He is also a headliner at this year’s Manchester International Festival alongside Yoko Ono and Idris Elba & Kwame Kwei-Armah, where we will be debuting his truly unique, immersive DYSTOPIA987 show. Continued Enclosed! 

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Music | Krept & Konan – Freak of the Week


Krept & Konan – New Single – ‘Freak Of The Week’ (feat. Jeremih)
Release Date: 28th June 2015 

Pre-iTunes Link – http://po.st/LWHiTdlx

After their recent hard-hitting collaboration ‘Certified’ with Rick Ross racking up a BBC 1Xtra A List and over 300,000 views online, KREPT & KONAN have recruited yet more international players in DJ Mustard and Jeremih for their new single ‘Freak of the Week’ to bring another transatlantic slice of their signature hip hop to the charts. Sampling the Playground Riddim from the legendary ‘Who I Am’, ‘Freak of the Week’ is inspired by dancehall Godfather Beenie Man.

Destined to dominate the airwaves and become the soundtrack of the party circuit this summer, ‘Freak of the Week’ is a force to be reckoned with, guaranteed to reign supreme taking
KREPT & KONAN into the realms of global success. With some of the duo’s hottest lines inked over a heavy bassline, the new single offers a second taste of what is to come from their hugely anticipated debut album.

KREPT & KONAN stand as forerunners in their scene commanding a huge fan base that pushed their last mixtape into the top 20 – the highest ranking unsigned release in British chart history. Their album, ‘The Long Way Home’ sees a collection of artists so rarely seen on a debut record, from the hottest property in UK Grime at the moment Skepta to Grammy nominated Ed Sheeran, Wiz Khalifa and YG to name a few.

This summer will also see the duo hitting festival stages around the world including Glastonbury and Wireless for a second time after a rammed set at last year’s festival.