Skepta: Konnichiwa review – rhymes that are dextrous, sharp and very British

The architect of grime’s resurgence might have an eye on the US market, but he’s a distinctively, winningly English rapperIt features five singles – two of them silver-certified hits – guest appearances from A$AP Mob’s Young Lord and A$AP Nast and a collaboration with Pharrell Williams, but the most telling track on Skepta’s fourth album might well be one that contains no music at all. As a tense bit of old-fashioned grime called Corn on the Curb unexpec...

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