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Joseph Junior Adenuga,, better known by his stage name SKEPTA, is an English rapper, songwriter, record producer and music video director from Tottenham, North London. Adenuga released his debut studio album Greatest Hits in 2007 and his second album, Microphone Champion in 2009, both independently; while his third studio album Doin' It Again was released in 2011 by AATW.

I'm winning even if I have zero pence in my bank account, because my mind's free.
I am blessed to have been able to travel the world doing what I do.

His influence on contemporary British popular culture as a key figure in the grime scene saw him appear on Debrett's 2017 list of the most influential people in the UK.

All the other rappers around me aren't saying anything worthwhile. They're lost in rap: all they do is tell you they're a sick MC and they're better than you. I don't want to look like all these other little punk, dress-up, fake, manufactured artists. I'm not a rapper. I'm an activist.
Don't compare me to Stormzy. Me and Stormzy are both legends in our own right.
'No fear' is a mindset that I stand for. It's the reason why I've got to where I am today.

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