Skepta presents Big Smoke Festival
at Crystal Palace Park, London
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Appearing:
- Skepta
- JME
- Frisco
- Chip
- Skyla Tylaa
- Grime MC FM
- The Den
- Chy Cartier
Skepta
North London MC, producer, DJ and runner of the 'Boy Better Know' grime label. As a rapper and MC, Skepta aims to make grime music for the masses! A veteran of the U.K. grime scene, MC, producer, and record-label owner Skepta was influential in the genre's shift from the underground to the pop charts, as well as its creative and commercial resurgence during the mid-2010s. Born Joseph Junior Adenuga to Nigerian parents, Skepta moved to Tottenham with his family at the age of three. Inspired by both US and UK hip-hop, he started his music career appearing on the pirate radio circuit and performing at various MC battles. In 2005, he formed the grime label Boy Better Know with brother J.M.E. and Wiley, and a year later joined East London collective Roll Deep, although he left the following year to concentrate on Boy Better Know and his solo career.
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JME
A founding member of Boy Better Know along with Skepta, JME has built up his own record label and T-Shirt brand. Wiley helped launch Boy Better Know and has featured on the singles 'Too Many Men' and JME's solo track 'Side Tracked'.
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Frisco
Deshane Cornwall, better known by his stage name Frisco, hails from Tottenham, North London and is a member of the Boy Better Know collective and CEO of The Den.
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Chip
Formerly known as Chipmunk, Chip is a major player on the UK hip hop scene. The grime star from Tottenham, Jahmaal Noel Fyffe released his debut album 'I Am Chipmunk' at the tender age of 18 in 2009 which reached no.1 on the UK album charts. By that point in his life, he'd already picked up a MOBO for Best UK Newcomer and holds another for Best Hip-Hop Act (2008) and Best Grime Act (2016). He has also colloborated with the likes of Stormzy, Ghettes and most notably Chris Brown, scoring a UK no.2 hit single with 'Champion'.
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Crystal Palace Park & Bowl
Thicket Road
Crystal Palace
London
SE19 2BA
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