A biography for Skeptahasn’t been written yet.
“The worst thing that happened to me at a gig was when the microphone wasn't on one time, and for the three lines of the verse with Chipmunk, you couldn't hear me.”
“When I was younger, I was very wild, and I didn't really have my head screwed on properly.”
“I'm happy that grime remains underground. A lot of people talk like it's some underrated or ignored genre, but to me, that's the beauty of it.”
“I've been into clothes since I was a kid, going to garage raves and seeing all the Tottenham gangsters wearing Moschino and Versace; I just always had a passion for it.”
“When I finally got there, to where I thought was the top, I wasn't doing what I was doing in the beginning. I was not happy.”
“I want to show the young generation that success is not something you search for externally: it is from within.”
“In school, I wasn't like the cool guy who had all the new clothes and had all the girls. I felt like the world saw me as an idiot.”
“When I was younger, I was an aggressive fighter but I'm growing into someone who understands we don't have to answer things with violence.”
“I definitely think that my vibe has rubbed off on Drake a bit.”
“I think the grime scene is one of the sickest, most diverse scenes ever.”
“I've been trying to do this music stuff and work it out for so long... I was like, 'Let's do it for ourselves.' All these songs, we've travelled the world - no record label, nothing. We just did this for us, but the love is very appreciated.”
“It's almost a blessing for a new generation to say somebody like myself went to their school. It helps kids dream, and now they're getting into acting, football, whatever.”
“Some artists are like ready-salted crisps and just do what they are supposed to do. But I'm every flavour in one. I'm one of those variety packs.”
“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.”
“I used to think my accent was blocking me, and I hated it. Then I went to America, and every time someone said, 'What? Can you say that again?' I started liking it.”
“Britain is just a melting pot for every culture. Like a pot for every culture around the world mixed into one. Artists over here understand that more.”
“You have to understand, that's all I've ever wanted: for London to have a credible musical voice. I will honestly, honestly die happy knowing that I saw it happen.”
“When I was trying to make songs to go to America, to go to Japan, they'd never work.”
“Pirate radio is like street art.”
“There's a lot of oppressed people in Tottenham, but people in Tottenham also know how to turn pain into triumph.”