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Five-track EP from the veteran London grime MC/producer and founding member of the Boy Better Know collective and label alongside his brother J.M.E. and Wiley. The single "Nirvana" [out 7/29] features a guest appearance from the Colombian "Prince Of Reggaeton" J Balvin, who has sold 35M+ albums worldwide. The EP also boasts features from two-time Grammy-winner and platinum selling Cleveland MC Kid Cudi and Nigerian artist Teezee [DRB LasGidi]. Skepta's previous solo album Ignorance is Bliss [2019] debuted at #2 on the UK charts, was certified silver, and received high praise from The Guardian, The Independent ["a quintessentially London record, as dark and moody as it is brash and innovative"], Stereogum, Complex, NME, Clash, and others. Insomnia, his collaborative 2020 album with Chip and Young Adz, hit #3 on the UK charts. His gold-selling 2016 album Konnichiwa ["a landmark in British street music," NME] also reached #2 on the UK charts, won the Mercury Prize, earned him "Best International Act: UK" at the BET Awards, and received three BRIT Award nominations, three MOBO Award nominations, and four NME Award nominations. He has shared stages with Kanye West, and worked with Mick Jagger, Gorillaz, Pharrell Williams, A$AP Rocky, P. Diddy, Playboy Carti, Novelist, Lethal Bizzle, Dizzee Rascal, and many others. In December 2019 he appeared as himself in a "Grand Theft Auto" online expansion as a radio host with Danny Brown.