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Skepta

Skepta is a British grime MC and producer from North London who emerged as a central figure in the UK grime scene during the 2000s. Known for his distinctive flow and production work, he has released multiple albums and collaborated extensively within grime and broader UK hip-hop circles. His influence extends across grime's evolution and the wider landscape of British rap.

32 tracksTrap / Future Bass· 2007–2026
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Sound profile

EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal

Skepta is a moderate-energy — mostly instrumental artist.

This artistTypical Trap / Future Bass
Signature sound

Sits right in the typical Trap / Future Bass pocket.

How this compares to Trap / Future Bass

Across 32 analysed tracks, Skepta averages 48% energy — gentler than 78% of individual Trap / Future Bass tracks — and 49% groove, groovier than 67%.

Measured against 8,278 Trap / Future Bass tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 70–160 BPM with a median of 135 · predominantly minor keys (56% minor) · most common key: 12A (C♯ Minor) with 3 tracks.

BPM spread
70–74
2
80–84
1
95–99
1
100–104
3
105–109
1
110–114
1
120–124
1
125–129
1
130–134
3
135–139
9
140–144
7
145–149
1
160–164
1
Key distribution
1A21B2A2B3A3B14A24B25A35B26A26B17A7B28A38B19A29B210A110B111A11B112A312B1

Sound profile evolution

How Skepta’s production has shifted across their catalog. The radar overlays earlier and recent eras as one shape, the year-by-year chart shows every metric move, and the tempo trend tracks the BPM migration against the typical Trap / Future Bass tempo.

Sound profile shift
EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal
2007–2017·4 tracks
2018–2026·23 tracks
Year-by-year sound · scale 0–100
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Tempo migration · yearly average
This artistTypical Trap / Future Bass
What changed

Across Skepta's catalog, warmth has lifted; production has darkened; tempos have climbed from ~120 to ~127 BPM.

Release volume by decade

3
2000s
11
2010s
13
2020s

Tracks in catalog

32 total · sortable
Victory Lap album art
Victory Lap
Skepta, Fred again.., PlaqueBoyMax
140 BPM · 5B · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime · 62% Builder
140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
140
5B · E♭ maj
62%Builder
2022
Praise The Lord (Da Shine) album art
Praise The Lord (Da Shine)
Skepta, A$AP ROCKY
107 BPM · 8B · Trap / Future Bass · 60% Builder
Trap / Future Bass
107
8B · C maj
60%Builder
2018
TOXIC album art
TOXIC
Skepta, Playboi Carti
142 BPM · 8A · Hip-Hop · 59% Builder
Hip-Hop
142
8A · A min
59%Builder
2025
Praise The Lord (Da Shine) - Durdenhauer Extended Edit album art
Praise The Lord (Da Shine) - Durdenhauer Extended Edit
Skepta, A$AP ROCKY, Durdenhauer
148 BPM · 5A · Dance · 62% Builder
Dance
148
5A · C min
62%Builder
2018
Victory Lap Five album art
Victory Lap Five
Skepta, D Double E, Denzel Curry, LYNY, Fred again.., Hanumankind, PlaqueBoyMax, That Mexican OT
140 BPM · 5B · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime · 62% Builder
140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
140
5B · E♭ maj
62%Builder
2022
I Spy album art
I Spy
Skepta
70 BPM · 4B · Trap / Future Bass · 41% Sustainer
Trap / Future Bass
70
4B · A♭ maj
41%Sustainer
2007
Too Many Man album art
Too Many Man
Skepta, BBK
130 BPM · 12A · Trap / Future Bass · 37% Sustainer
Trap / Future Bass
130
12A · C♯ min
37%Sustainer
2009
Gut Genug (with Skepta & Blumengarten) album art
Gut Genug (with Skepta & Blumengarten)
Skepta, KitschKrieg, Blumengarten
122 BPM · 9B · Pop · 49% Sustainer
Pop
122
9B · G maj
49%Sustainer
—
Cops & Robbers - Extended Mix album art
Cops & Robbers - Extended Mix
Skepta, Sammy Virji
136 BPM · 4B · UK Garage / Bassline · 49% Sustainer
UK Garage / Bassline
136
4B · A♭ maj
49%Sustainer
2025
Show Out album art
Show Out
Skepta, Kid Cudi, Pop Smoke
144 BPM · 3B · Trap / Future Bass · 50% Sustainer
Trap / Future Bass
144
3B · D♭ maj
50%Sustainer
2020
Back 2 Back album art
Back 2 Back
Skepta, Fred again..
137 BPM · 6A · Hip-Hop · 54% Sustainer
Hip-Hop
137
6A · G min
54%Sustainer
2025
Bullet From A Gun album art
Bullet From A Gun
Skepta, Ragz Originale, Joseph Adenuga
135 BPM · 6A · Trap / Future Bass · 45% Sustainer
Trap / Future Bass
135
6A · G min
45%Sustainer
2019
Longtime album art
Longtime
Skepta, Wizkid
102 BPM · 11B · African · 45% Sustainer
African
102
11B · A maj
45%Sustainer
2020
Outside album art
Outside
Skepta, J Hus
95 BPM · 5A · Hip-Hop · 38% Sustainer
Hip-Hop
95
5A · C min
38%Sustainer
2025
Love Me Not album art
Love Me Not
Skepta, B Live, Joseph Adenuga, Cheb Rabi
135 BPM · 12A · Trap / Future Bass · 38% Sustainer
Trap / Future Bass
135
12A · C♯ min
38%Sustainer
2019
Cops & Robbers - Douvelle19 Remix album art
Cops & Robbers - Douvelle19 Remix
Skepta, Sammy Virji, Douvelle19
136 BPM · 8A · UK Garage / Bassline · 52% Sustainer
UK Garage / Bassline
136
8A · A min
52%Sustainer
2026
No Sleep album art
No Sleep
Skepta, Joseph Adenuga
135 BPM · 4A · Trap / Future Bass · 34% Warm-up
Trap / Future Bass
135
4A · F min
34%Warm-up
2019
Kiss and Tell album art
Kiss and Tell
Skepta, AJ Tracey
142 BPM · 5A · Trap / Future Bass · 48% Sustainer
Trap / Future Bass
142
5A · C min
48%Sustainer
2019
Pure Water album art
Pure Water
Skepta
138 BPM · 7B · Trap / Future Bass · 48% Sustainer
Trap / Future Bass
138
7B · F maj
48%Sustainer
2019
Back to Basics - Floating Points Remix album art
Back to Basics - Floating Points Remix
Skepta, Headie One
139 BPM · 1A · UK Garage / Bassline · 41% Sustainer
UK Garage / Bassline
139
1A · A♭ min
41%Sustainer
2019
U (JUJU) album art
U (JUJU)
Skepta, Davido
104 BPM · 9B · African · 52% Sustainer
African
104
9B · G maj
52%Sustainer
2023
Bet album art
Bet
Skepta, Octavian, Michael Phantom
104 BPM · 6B · Trap / Future Bass · 48% Sustainer
Trap / Future Bass
104
6B · B♭ maj
48%Sustainer
2019
Ghost Ride album art
Ghost Ride
Skepta, A$AP ROCKY, A$AP Nast
160 BPM · 8A · Trap / Future Bass · 47% Sustainer
Trap / Future Bass
160
8A · A min
47%Sustainer
2017
Gangsta album art
Gangsta
Skepta, Boy Better Know, Joseph Adenuga
137 BPM · 9A · 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime · 41% Sustainer
140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
137
9A · E min
41%Sustainer
2019
Jangrova album art
Jangrova
Skepta, Odumodublvck, Idris Elba, Tribal Mark
83 BPM · 12B · Hip-Hop · 53% Sustainer
Hip-Hop
83
12B · E maj
53%Sustainer
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Artists that mix with Skepta

We scored every transition between Skepta’s 32 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 120 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 8 with the widest margin over chance are below.

Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.

Chris Brown

33 of the 1,280 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.3. They come from 13 different Skepta tracks.

ENiGMA Dubz

28 of the 1,280 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.3. They come from 11 different Skepta tracks.

Victory Lap → The Eyes · 5B → 5A · same BPM · 85 chemistry

Foreign Beggars

25 of the 864 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.0. They come from 17 different Skepta tracks.

Pure Water → Supreme · 7B → 8A · +2 BPM · 88 chemistry

TroyBoi

45 of the 1,280 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.3. They come from 12 different Skepta tracks.

Kiss and Tell → Reload Dat · 5A → 5A · +4 BPM · 90 chemistry

Virus Syndicate

26 of the 1,280 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.3. They come from 12 different Skepta tracks.

Gangsta → Bad Like We feat. Killa Benz · 9A → 8A · +3 BPM · 88 chemistry

What So Not

25 of the 1,152 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.6. They come from 11 different Skepta tracks.

Bullet From A Gun → High You Are - Branchez Remix · 6A → 6A · +2 BPM · 86 chemistry

Wiley

42 of the 1,248 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.2. They come from 15 different Skepta tracks.

Kiss and Tell → Talent · 5A → 5A · −1 BPM · 93 chemistry

Young Thug

21 of the 480 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.8. They come from 12 different Skepta tracks.

Pure Water → Don't Stop (feat. Young Thug) · 7B → 7A · same BPM · 86 chemistry

Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.

Related artists

Top 15 by similarity

DJs and producers closest to Skepta by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Skepta, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.

Jme
100%
11 tracks in catalog · Grime
Giggs
65%
7 tracks in catalog · Trap / Future Bass
AJ Tracey
57%
2 tracks in catalog · African · no artist page yet
Headie One
55%
8 tracks in catalog · Trap / Future Bass
Wiley
53%
39 tracks in catalog · Grime
J Hus
50%
9 tracks in catalog · Trap / Future Bass
Stormzy
50%
7 tracks in catalog · Trap / Future Bass
Dave
45%
12 tracks in catalog · Trap / Future Bass
Knucks
43%
Not in our catalog yet
Chip
43%
4 tracks in catalog · Trap / Future Bass
Frisco
41%
9 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Unknown T
39%
Not in our catalog yet
Dizzee Rascal
39%
18 tracks in catalog · Trap / Future Bass
D Double E
36%
16 tracks in catalog · Grime
Kano
36%
7 tracks in catalog · Nu Disco / Disco

Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.

FAQ

What BPM does Skepta play at?+

Skepta's tracks in our catalog range from 70 to 160 BPM, with a median of 135 BPM. Across 32 tracks, the most common range falls in the 135–140 BPM bucket.

What key are Skepta's tracks in?+

Skepta's tracks are mostly in minor keys (56% minor across 32 tracks). The most common single key is 12A (C♯ Minor) with 3 tracks.

What artists mix well with Skepta?+

We scored every transition between Skepta's 32 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 120 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Chris Brown, ENiGMA Dubz, Foreign Beggars are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: Victory Lap into The Eyes, 5B to 5A, 85 chemistry.

Which artists share an audience with Skepta?+

Skepta sits closest to Jme, Giggs, AJ Tracey in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.

When was Skepta most active?+

Our catalog has Skepta releases spanning 2007 to 2026, with the most tracks from the 2020s.