Copyright © 2018 EverythingIsNoise. Track the top streaming cities of Skepta's new album, Ignorance is Bliss. Love is something else that he muses on often, but he approaches it from a reasoned point-of-view that’s been around the block a few times. The last of whom features on “Glow in the Dark”, a track addressing race and growing up while trying to keep your own head straight, with a breezy hook that lends itself well to the light summer airiness of it all. If you're new to Skepta and hoping to settle into his sound, Ignorance Is Bliss is not the place to start. In the beat, you hear these sharp synth stings that come and go real quick and MIDI-esque string arrangements; they all bridge a gap between grime’s distinct sound and Nintendo 64-era sound bytes. The album contains 13 songs and has contributions from Nafe Smallz, Key!, J Hus, Cheb Rabi, B Live, Lancey Foux, Lay-Z, Wizkid, Boy Better Know, Ragz, and IO. Seemingly energised by his venture into fatherhood, he channels this new energy into a mature, balanced album that will stand out in his discography. “No Sleep” is a lesson in supreme flow and rhyme patterns, and he stays poised as his tunnel vision aims at continued wins. Definitely feels like a step back in terms of tone and quality, but at least it wasn’t as bad as “Ladies Hit Squad” which was an unmitigated dumpster fire of a song from Konnichiwa.

On 28 July 2019, Skepta released the music video for "Love Me Not", which alongside appearances from both Cheb Rabi and B Live, features cameo appearances from Octavian, Frisco, Chip, Jammer, Slowthai, Lancey Foux, Michael Phantom, and Heartless Crew.

The first couple lines of Skepta‘s hook from “Gangsta” proclaims ‘Yeah, we did young and stupid/Now I do grown and sexy‘ and there isn’t much else on the album that succinctly states where he sits at this time as that. It’s a grime album to bump well into your 60s, a merry go round through Skepta’s mind as he navigates through familiar surroundings with the haters, scorn lovers, and his crew behind him. With a beat that would be suited in an old school 64-bit video game, it harkens back to early eskibeat instrumentals (ironic considering Skep’s current relationship status with Wiley), a perfect milieu for his intense lyricism. I can see your eyebrows just launched into the stratosphere, so let me explain. A track that popped out of the album’s tracklist does not disappoint. Ignorance is Bliss isn’t a cosigning of that mentality, rather more of a warning from someone who knows all too well not to fall into the trappings of ignorance just to earn sought after bliss. The Everything Is Noise-Newsletter is currently in maintenance. First single “Bullet From A Gun” was literally that, the first shell from the chamber of his new musical bank, and it represented a new Skepta entirely: an introspective example of audible elevation and growth, the track was symbolic of the renewed sense of self-purpose in his life. Ignorance Is Bliss is the fifth studio album by British rapper Skepta. Jme’s “you can’t buy G status” quirk perfectly summarises the mood of this track, and it sounds good to have these men all on one track again. From comparing his crew to art pieces to praying the haters live the lives they paint with words, Skepta continues to prove that while priorities may have changed, the smoke for others remains. It actually reminds me a bit of Skepta‘s feature on A$AP Rocky‘s last album which was easily the best part of that whole record. A more traditional UK rap song—its BPM is noticeably slower than on other songs—J Hus comes through with another memorable hook. “Gangsta” has the fun and tone of a night playing Goldeneye with a few of your friends. Reverse the name of this track and you have its subject. In the center is Skepta himself holding his recently born daughter, River. All rights reserved. The themes of Ignorance is Bliss are laid out right on the cover itself. Though, if the slight change of direction thematically and lyrically has you throwing accusations of the London rapper going soft or Selling Out™, well… then explain this wild-ass production, or his newly tightened vocal flows.



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