Skepta shares his recently released and highly anticipated new album, The Fork and Knife, featuring our focus track, 'Broken Hearts' - featuring Central Cee & Jorja Smith.
Released via Big Smoke/Epic Records and spanning 15 tracks, the project brings together an expansive line-up of collaborators across rap, grime, electronic music and beyond, including Asake, Aya Nakamura, Central Cee, Chase & Status, Finessekid, Jorja Smith, Queenie, Novelist, Fred again.., Project Pat, Suggs, JME, Frisco, Kibo, PlaqueboyMax, Bossman Birdie, Mayhem NODB and Kruz Leone.
Rooted in the sounds, energy and culture of contemporary Britain, while looking firmly beyond its borders, The Fork and Knife draws on Skepta’s decades spent immersed in sound systems, clubs and rave spaces. Moving freely between grime, garage, house, jungle and electronic music, the album reflects his position at the forefront of British rap and his instinct to continually push the sound forward.
Listen to ‘Broken Hearts’ on F1 Tracks.
Identity runs through the heart of the album. Skepta explores what it means to be British, the son of Nigerian immigrants, and to exist between cultures. Rather than viewing diaspora through a lens of struggle, The Fork and Knife embraces it as a source of strength, a superpower that has informed his resilience, work ethic and creative instinct.
The visual world of The Fork and Knife draws on 1980s Nigerian-British imagery, football culture and documentary realism, connecting the history of the Windrush generation with the energy and reality of modern London.
One of the most influential figures in global rap, multi-award-winning artist Skepta is a defining force in the history and evolution of British grime. Born and raised in North London, and proudly Nigerian, he emerged from the UK’s underground grime scene to become one of the genre’s most important artists and international ambassadors, helping take its sound, language and culture to audiences around the world.
Across a career spanning two decades, Skepta has continually pushed the boundaries of music, both as a solo artist and through collaborations with artists across generations and genres. His project, Mas Tiempo, reflects his ongoing exploration of electronic music, while his latest album, The Fork and Knife, brings together his musical influences, cultural heritage and forward-thinking approach to sound.
His influence extends beyond music, but always through the lens of creativity and culture. In fashion, he founded MAINS, bringing together his British and Nigerian influences to create a distinctive visual language. At the centre of it all remains music, and Skepta’s enduring influence on the sound and culture of a generation.
