“The UK music industry is controlled by cabals”- Rapper, Skepta claims

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Foremost British recording artiste, Skepta, has bemoaned the state of the music scene in the United Kingdom.

The ‘Big Smoke’ crooner lamented that the British music scene is sad, segregated and run by cabals.

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“The UK music scene is sad. Smallest, most segregated, label run, crabs in a barrel scene of all scenes smh,” he wrote via his X handle.

Read the tweet below:

The UK music scene is sad. Smallest, most segregated, label run, crabs in a barrel scene of all scenes smh

— Big Smoke – (@Skepta) October 18, 2024

Skepta is regarded as one of the pioneers of the UK Grime genre.

He was born in the UK to Nigerian parents, Mr and Mrs Adenuga.

Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr., known professionally as Skepta, is a British grime MC, rapper, record producer and DJ. Alongside his younger brother Jme, he briefly joined Roll Deep before they became founding members of Boy Better Know in 2005.