Guardian Music — Black musicians were once boxed in by the mainstream. But the success of grime has helped diverse, diasporic tracks to hit the charts‘You can’t escape its inspiration’: inside the true history of grimeGrime’s overdue entran... more info

Guardian Music — The rapper’s aversion to the mainstream takes his third album to some glorious heights, with the help of Skepta and Frank Ocean. But is his swaggering decadence wearing thin?A$AP Rocky’s great gift isn’t that he flies above rap t... more info

NME — Testing is here... A$AP Rocky A$AP Rocky has released new album Testing, and it’s packed with appearances from some of rap and hip hop’s leading …Continue reading » The post A$AP Rocky drops new album ‘Testing’, featuring Frank Ocea... more info

MTV.co.uk News — ‘Testing’ ft Skepta, Kid Cudi and Moby coming THIS Friday! more info

Guardian Music — Various venues, BrightonA handful of standout acts were exhilarating but this celebration of new music highlighted a drift towards sameness and whimsyIf Brighton’s three-day festival of new music is any guide, and it’s usually a good on... more info

Stereogum — Late last year, British grime MC Skepta released his Vicious EP, which made our list of great EPs from 2017, and he's been pretty quiet since then. He's just dropped a new one, though, called "Pure Water," that starts off with a nursery rhyme riff ... more info

NME — Take a dip... Skepta Skepta has returned with new single ‘Pure Water’, and it’s one of his most contemplative efforts to date. The laid …Continue reading » The post Skepta returns with new single ‘Pure Water’ appeared first on NME... more info

BBC News - UK — The MC says he's "honoured" and will "continue to put time and love into Nigeria". more info

NME — Greatness only... Skepta Skepta has been honoured in Nigeria and awarded with a chieftaincy title. The grime MC, who was born in London to Nigerian parents, …Continue reading » The post Skepta has been made an actual Chief in Nigeria appe... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The LA fest also includes The Internet, The Breeders, Nils Frahm, Mount Kimbie, Glassjaw, Skepta, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, Destroyer (solo), U.S. Girls, and more. Continue reading… more info