The Tottenham pioneering musician is ready to release his next album.
On October 1, Black British global superstar Skepta announced his long-awaited album. It’s called ‘The Fork and Knife’, which he described as an autobiographical story that became more than “a simple London story” and speaks to the “patriarchal system” with sincere hopes of changing a few minds. We’ll have to see how that goes.
In a written statement, Skepta said, “For a long time, I have felt like art is slowly losing its meaning and artists are slowly losing the will to keep creating. The silencing, the excessive meaningless content, dancing for the algorithm, etc. I haven’t been ready to go.
This album taking so long has meant it has many different emotions on it, starting out as a simple London story, then travelling deeper into the story about being an Immigrant child, then during the finishing stages I’ve been reading about the patriarchal system that a lot of us unknowingly sign up to as kids and thought that I could lend my voice to help drag even if it’s just a few of my supporters out of the bottomless pit of patriarchy.
I poured my fucking heart out on this album, it’s been a task making something conscious but still turnt up. I’ve grown up on YouTube and ultimately in front of you all and I believe the fact you’ve supported me for so long, I really do owe you honesty, I owe it to you to dig deeper, put my childish ego to the side and look inward to find some liberation that can help all of us. I can’t wait for you to hear it.”
Based on what’s written, he might experiment further with his sound. I have been a fan of his mellifluous uniqueness and unblemished face for two decades plus. I don’t think there’s anything that would make me stop being a fan.
Reports say the album is due November 6—ending the seven-year gap since ‘Ignorance Is Bliss’. As we all wait for an official tracklist reveal, check out this Mas Tiempo performance in London.
