SINGER

Skepta

1982 - Today

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Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr. (born 19 September 1982), 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. With Boy Better Know, Skepta clashed with fellow MC Devilman for the video release Lord of the Mics 2, in what is remembered as one of the biggest clashes in grime history. Skepta 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Skepta has received more than 5,753,643 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Skepta is the 3,416th most popular singer (down from 3,045th in 2019), the 7,033rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,279th in 2019) and the 287th most popular British Singer.

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  • 5.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Skepta ranks 3,416 out of 4,381. Before him are Levina, Travie McCoy, Dotter, Young Thug, Yelawolf, and Nina Kraljić. After him are Morena, Cassie Ventura, Zhang Liyin, Mikolas Josef, Srbuk, and Monika Kuszyńska.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Skepta ranks 709. Before him are Kwame Brown, Katie Featherston, Shereefa Lloyd, Jānis Blūms, Maria Kanellis, and Duke Dumont. After him are Radomir Đalović, Laura Chiatti, Ejegayehu Dibaba, Anders Eggert, Juninho, and Amar Benikhlef.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Skepta ranks 7,033 out of 8,785. Before him are Gary Stevens (1963), LTJ Bukem (1967), Alister Jack (1963), Martin Cross (1957), Duke Dumont (1982), and Solly March (1994). After him are Flávio Canto (1975), Kate Ashfield (1972), Edward Holcroft (1987), C. B. K. Beachcroft (1870), Alvin Martin (1958), and David Narey (1956).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Skepta ranks 287. Before him are Anna Calvi (1980), Clodagh Rodgers (1947), Jay Sean (1979), Oliver James (1980), Mutya Buena (1985), and Alex Hepburn (1986). After him are Lucie Silvas (1977), Mia Rose (1988), Sonia (1971), Chesney Hawkes (1971), Carl Barât (1978), and Liz McClarnon (1981).

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