| Skepta | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joseph Junior Adenuga |
| Born | 19 September 1982 Tottenham, North London, England |
| Origin | Barnet, North London, England |
| Genres | Grime, Gangsta rap, Hip-Hop |
| Occupations | Rapper, Singer-Songwriter, Record producer, DJ |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Boy Better Know (2005–present) AATW (2010–present) Universal Island (2011–present) |
| Associated acts | Meridian Crew, Boy Better Know, Roll Deep, N-Dubz, Tinchy Stryder, JME, Big H, President T, Paper Pablo, Bossman Birdie, Dan, Wiley, Frisco, Jammer, Jay Sean, Giggs, Diddy |
| Website | doinitagain.co.uk |
Joseph Junior Adenuga (born 19 September 1982), better known as Skepta, is an English rapper from London. Originally from and born to Nigerian parents he moved to London aged three.[1].
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Skepta has released five singles off his third studio album Doin' It Again (first with a major label), titled "Bad Boy", "Rescue Me", "Cross My Heart" featuring Preeya Kalidas", "So Alive" and "Amnesia", as well as a video for the Hello Good Morning (Grime Remix). Three singles charted in the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart, with "Rescue Me" being the most successful at number 14. "Cross My Heart" came in at number 31 and dropped out of the Top 40 a week later. Doin' it Again spent 3 weeks in the top 100 album charts and debuted and peaked at number 19 on its first week of release.
Skepta recently signed a four year album deal with Island records at Universal. This is known to be Skepta's first official signing to a major record company and was confirmed by Skepta's using his twitter "just a singed a album deal at island records universal, safe for the love #bbk"
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| UK | UK R&B |
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| Greatest Hits |
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| Microphone Champion |
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| Doin' It Again |
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19 | 2 |
| The Honeymoon |
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| Year | Single | Peak Chart positions | Album | |
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UK R&B [4] |
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| 2008 | "Rolex Sweep" | 86 | — | Microphone Champion |
| 2009 | "Sunglasses at Night" | 64 | 17 | |
| 2010 | "Bad Boy" | 26 | 8 | Doin' It Again |
| "Rescue Me" | 14 | 6 | ||
| "Cross My Heart" (featuring Preeya Kalidas) | 31 | 8 | ||
| 2011 | "So Alive"(vs. N-Dubz) | 99 | 26 | |
| "Amnesia" | 164 | — | ||
| "Hold On" | – | – | The Honeymoon | |
| Year | Single | Peak Chart positions | Album |
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| 2009 | "Too Many Man" (with Boy Better Know) | 79 | V.I.P & Microphone Champion |
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