Who I Am: Skepta, From North London
I'm Skepta. My name is Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr., I was born in London on 19 September 1982 and I grew up in North London. I'm a grime MC, rapper, record producer and DJ, and this shop is where my merch lives.
Where did it start?
With my younger brother Jme. We were both briefly part of Roll Deep, and then we became founding members of Boy Better Know in the mid-2000s. BBK put out my first album, Greatest Hits, in 2007, and it is the label behind Konnichiwa too.
What do I make?
Grime first. I write and spit as an MC, I produce, and I DJ. Over the years that has turned into six albums, from Greatest Hits to Insomnia, the 2020 album I made with Chip and Young Adz.
Quick facts
- Name: Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr., known as Skepta
- From: North London
- Crew: Boy Better Know, with Jme
- Albums: Greatest Hits (2007), Microphone Champion (2009), Doin' It Again (2011), Konnichiwa (2016), Ignorance Is Bliss (2019), Insomnia (2020, with Chip and Young Adz)
- Mercury Prize: 2016, for Konnichiwa
What's in the shop?
Designs with words and art you can read from across the room: Psychworld in dripping letters over a figure, Love You Die in the same melting type, and a heat-map style portrait in yellow, orange and blue. Each one comes on tees, long sleeves, crewnecks and hoodies.
Where can you follow me?
On Instagram and X as @skepta, on TikTok as @skeptatv, and on Facebook and YouTube. The links are at the bottom of every page.
Ready to pick one? Browse the full shop.