{"id":32052,"date":"2017-07-03T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/skepta-hypsocrisy\/"},"modified":"2017-07-03T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-07-03T22:00:00","slug":"skepta-hypsocrisy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/music\/skepta-hypsocrisy\/","title":{"rendered":"Skepta Bemoans \u201cHypocrisy\u201d on New Loose Track"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tottenham MC Skepta had his big break stateside within the past couple of years, thanks to key co-signs from Drake, Kanye West, and A$AP Mob, as well as his most popular album to date, but he’s far from a rookie in the UK’s grime scene. Since 2006, he’s released five mixtapes and four albums, all (save for one, 2011’s maligned pop crossover attempt Doin’ It Again<\/em>) on his own label, Boy Better Know. He’s seen the scene’s rise, fall, and second coming, the last of which has seen him at the forefront, leading the movement overseas.<\/p>\n

Last year’s Konnichiwa <\/em>rode the coattails of hit singles “That’s Not Me<\/a>” and “Shutdown<\/a>,” and was Skepta’s biggest success to date, hitting number two on the UK album chart, going gold, and winning the country’s prestigious Mercury Prize. Aside from a few loosies and features (including an entire interlude of his own on Drake’s More Life<\/em>), Skepta has been light on new music since dropping his fourth album last May, but last night he surprised us with a new cut entitled “Hypocrisy.” <\/p>\n