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Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by nigconnect(m): 9:25pm On Sep 16, 2016 |
British-Nigerian rapper, Joseph Adenuga, better known as Skepta, was awarded the UK’s prestigious Mercury Prize on Thursday for his album “Konnichiwa”, in recognition of a resurgent homegrown genre. Skepta muscled out late rock legend, David Bowie, to clinch to top prize. The award ceremony, which held at London’s Eventim Apollo, saw Skepta win the £25,000 award price for self-released album Konnichiwa, which covers topics including police harassment and his anger at British politics. Skepta, who featured in Wizkid’s Ojuelegba remix, belongs to a Hip-hop genre called the Grime, a genre of music that emerged in England in the late 90s to early 2000s. It is primarily a development of UK garage and jungle, accustomed with heavy instruments and is mostly homemade. “The internet has given a lot of opportunities to people who are not built for big corporations,” he told the BBC after winning the award. “It allows you to speak to fans directly. To make things from your bedroom and give it to them.” source:http://www.premiumtimesng.com/arts-entertainment/music/210549-nigerian-born-uk-artist-skepta-wins-britains-prestigious-mercury-prize.html 13 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by Luckylife(m): 9:30pm On Sep 16, 2016 |
Kul! 1 Like |
Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by lagerwhenindoubt(m): 9:31pm On Sep 16, 2016 |
Nigerian-born |
Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by missKiffy(f): 9:38pm On Sep 16, 2016 |
Congrats to him, Nigerians doing great things both home and abroad 3 Likes |
Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by omusiliyu(m): 10:28am On Sep 17, 2016 |
Brown roofians, making Nigeria proud abroad. 19 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by CzarRex: 10:28am On Sep 17, 2016 |
another amala and ewedu eating boy from the brown roof republic doing great things abroad proud omo oduduwa! 19 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by CzarRex: 10:28am On Sep 17, 2016 |
missKiffy: 1 Like |
Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by SharkTank(m): 10:29am On Sep 17, 2016 |
Afonjas i hail oo. Oya come and tell us how this award is better than an Oscar. 5 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by costandi(m): 10:31am On Sep 17, 2016 |
NCAN Bonny branch heartily facilitate with an afonja who has worked to be a beam of light in a dark and perverse afonja nation 11 Likes |
Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by OlandoOwoo: 10:31am On Sep 17, 2016 |
Who get the gist, make e helep me? |
Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by lastmessenger: 10:32am On Sep 17, 2016 |
God bless your hustle bro |
Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by Fiscabally(m): 10:32am On Sep 17, 2016 |
its about time |
Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by Opistorincos(m): 10:32am On Sep 17, 2016 |
E jhor e wo tun ni mercury price. 1 Like |
Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by oenamus1(m): 10:32am On Sep 17, 2016 |
Good luck to him but not Ebele 1 Like |
Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by oenamus1(m): 10:35am On Sep 17, 2016 |
[quote author=oenamus1 post=49435634]Good luck to him but not Ebele
[/quote@Shatank],sidon dey type in the range tribalism. 1 Like |
Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by Nobody: 10:36am On Sep 17, 2016 |
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Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by Nobody: 10:36am On Sep 17, 2016 |
SharkTank: 27 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by Nobody: 10:38am On Sep 17, 2016 |
SharkTank:At least it's far better than being executed in Indonesia ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... It's you guys that always start all these, by the time you are now served in your coin in your thread, you tag the person a tribalist or hater. 32 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by Lovelynature(m): 10:41am On Sep 17, 2016 |
Nice one |
Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by AikayDaWrapper(m): 10:41am On Sep 17, 2016 |
Nice one. I loved his Konnichiwa album. Grime is really fun to listen to. |
Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by forgiveness: 10:42am On Sep 17, 2016 |
[sub][/sub] SharkTank: Has any of Nigerian origin won Oscar award? Tell me I pray d. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by MNDY(m): 10:43am On Sep 17, 2016 |
When one hears stories about Nigerians making exploits elsewhere like this, one begins to feel more Nigerian! There are great minds here, na the place no just good! For instance, Nigerian music is formidable in global music! |
Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by danypst: 10:45am On Sep 17, 2016 |
Nigerians are smart, good and intelligent people. We just have bad and greedy government since 19kokoro....so painful! 1 Like |
Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by Nobody: 10:53am On Sep 17, 2016 |
dats one of my fav grime artistes, boy better know. big ups to all the black guys holding it down in the grime scene: chipmunk, tinchy strider, giggs, sneakbo, wiley, stormzy, wretch 32, devlin, professor green etal etal. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by sukkot: 10:54am On Sep 17, 2016 |
we will soon see that bellicose pugnacious nigga Shym3xx in this thread. the nigga is the number one skepta fanboy 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by TrollTrap: 10:56am On Sep 17, 2016 |
I don't know why man's callin' me family all of a sudden Like hmm, my mum don't know your mum Stop telling man you're my cousin I got day ones and I got new ones No fake ones, trust no one It's Boy Better Know 'til I die Man like Skeppy 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by Aregs(m): 10:57am On Sep 17, 2016 |
Is ok |
Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by sukkot: 10:58am On Sep 17, 2016 |
CzarRex:amala and ewedu is where its at bro. dats how we eating outcheaaaa 13 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by xtervaganza(m): 11:09am On Sep 17, 2016 |
SharkTank: 11 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by SharkTank(m): 11:10am On Sep 17, 2016 |
Bolustic: When Yoruba stop topping the chart of most wanted 419ers and conmen in the UK. 1 Like |
Re: Skepta's “Konnichiwa” Wins Mercury Prize In UK by Thobiy(m): 11:12am On Sep 17, 2016 |
congrat to him |
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