Although Skepta is rising to prominence in America just as of recent, the man has been a fixture on British radio for the past 10 years and pirate radio long before that. The eldest son to Nigerian immigrant parents growing up in Tottenham England, Skepta or Joseph felt like an outsider during his youth due to his foreign last name and heritage. A lot has changed with him being the front man of the uprising of Grime music in London. Some north American viewers may be unfamiliar with grime - the British hybrid of rap and dancehall and UK garage – they also like to ass in pounding car alarms, cause why not.