{"product_id":"skepta-konnichiwa-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","title":"Skepta: Konnichiwa (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrussss mi daddy.\u003c\/i\u003e The vinyl version of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?q=skepta\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSkepta\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s Mercury Prize-winning fourth album comes three whole years after we initially got hooked on “That’s Not Me,” the first leak from the record. On \u003cem\u003eKonnichiwa\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003egrime's Top Boy catches the vibe of his early white-label singles “Pulse Eskimo,” “Panorama,” “Dirty” and “Ring Tone Tune;” when a grime record almost always meant an instrumental, and lyrics were reserved for pirate radio clashes. The nascent genre was a spinoff of UK garage that magnified its grittier qualities; typified by a pastiche of ice-cold square waves, 8-bit video game samples and hard techno drums rearranged into syncopated rhythms. After getting in at the ground floor and steadily rising to the top of the grime scene, all while staying independent and humbly racking up hits, \u003cstrong\u003eJoseph Adenuga Jr.\u003c\/strong\u003e finds himself bored with the stale sound of grime and disenchanted with his own aesthetic; a realization he outlines in detail on “That’s Not Me,” the album’s most potent tune. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?\u0026amp;q=drake\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Drake%22%20OR%20Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Drake%20%26%20Future%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrake\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e surprised the music world by quoting a few bars from the track on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=hh-4254\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e“Used To,”\u003c\/a\u003e a moment which began a trans-continental bromance that has seen the two trade tattoos but has yet to yield a full-on collaboration.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?q=skepta\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSkepta\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e returns the favor here by sampling \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?\u0026amp;q=drake\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Drake%22%20OR%20Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Drake%20%26%20Future%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDrake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e’s 2014 drunken vine post in which he speaks in a fake patois, recycling it into the roadman anthem “Shutdown,” one of the album’s highlights. Elsewhere,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?q=skepta\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSkepta\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e links with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Pharrell+Williams\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePharrell Williams\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eASAP Nast\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eYoung Lord\u003c\/strong\u003e (aka \u003cstrong\u003eASAP Bari\u003c\/strong\u003e), but the brightest moments come when he keeps it close to home. “Lyrics” channels the tower block kitchen clashes of the early days of grime, and “Corn On The Curb” features a rare appearance from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=wiley\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWiley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, the godfather of grime who briefly recruited\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?q=skepta\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSkepta\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e into \u003cstrong\u003eRoll Deep\u003c\/strong\u003e in 2006.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?q=skepta\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSkepta\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e made most of the beats himself (with a notable emphasis on the original eski grime sound invented by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=wiley\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWiley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e), with help by London producer \u003cstrong\u003eRagz Originale\u003c\/strong\u003e, and most of the better vocal assists come from his brother \u003cstrong\u003eJME\u003c\/strong\u003e and other members of \u003cstrong\u003eBoy Better Know\u003c\/strong\u003e. Our favorite moments are the two songs which bookend the album: the title track, a hyperactive show opener which contains some of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?q=skepta\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSkepta\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s sharpest bars to date, and “Text Me Back”, a reflective and sentimental tribute to his bird and mum laced with late-night eski synths and Nokia chirps. This red vinyl pressing comes housed in high-quality color print inner and outer sleeve and is extremely limited, so grip now before this reaches \"Functions On The Low\" prices, innit? Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ered vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted inner sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Boy Better Know 2017\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by eskiboi joe 06\/2017\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skepta","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":38627669576,"sku":"lp-8765","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/skepta-konnichiwa.jpg?v=1762273457","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/skepta-konnichiwa-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}