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Caught up with Skepta to talk about the upcoming Fork & Knife album, what really drives him after reaching GOAT status, and why money didn’t fix the emptiness. He also opened up on trauma, healing, and what he thinks of grime in 2025 💬🇬🇧

#ukrap #grime #skepta #publicinterview #1kmatrix

Linked up with @danieltripleog at Visions Radio 001 to talk his vision for 2026, why Skepta’s Blacklisted changed his life, and the meaning behind his underrated tunes ‘Take You There’ and ‘What You Said’ 👀🇬🇧
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#ukrap #danielog #visions #grime #1kmatrix

Linked up with @nin0nat at Visions Radio 001 to talk 2026 vision, the greatest UK rap album of all time, and the story behind his favourite track off Ghana Must Go 👀🇬🇭🇬🇧
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#ukrap #ukundergroudrap #visionspresents #grime #1kmatrix

UK grime MC & producer @novelistguy pulled up to @redbullbcone, we spoke on his place in grime right now and his connection to breakdancing culture.

Interviewer @1kmatrix 🎤

@redbulluk
Follow @sickavision for more.

#novelist #grime #ukrap #redbullbcone

Been seeing a lot of discourse around @lancey charging £6.99 for his latest project🤔🇬🇧

Wanted to share my thoughts on it - and where I think the UK music industry might actually be heading over the next few years!

Would you guys pay for an artist’s project, or is streaming the only way you’d listen now?
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#ukrap #lanceyfoux #ukmusic #rapdebate #1kmatrix

UK rap is bigger than ever!

But the era where the whole country listened to the same artists?

That might be gone.

Are we in a better place now or did we lose something along the way? 🤔🇬🇧

Saw this debate on @ukrapnumbers and had to chime in!
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#ukrap #ukmusic #ukculture #grime #1kmatrix

Linked up with @kibo_69_ to talk timing, hunger and stepping into his moment properly💬

From becoming the “Kweffy world champion” to finally dropping consistently - plus Skepta reloads, Victory Lap reactions and the greatest grime instrumental of all time 👀🇬🇧
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#ukrap #grime #kibo #skepta #1kmatrix

Linked up with @ashbeckbaby at his ATOM EP release party to talk the meaning behind the project, the Astro Boy aesthetic, what he wanted this tape to do differently - and whether UK rap is in a strong place right now. 👀🇬🇧
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#ukrap #ashbeck #ukmusic #rushy #1kmatrix

Calling it early:

Road Rap is coming back 👀🇬🇧

But it won’t be marketing-led.
It’ll be identity-led.
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#ukrap #roadrap #giggs #sneakbo #1kmatrix

Victory Lap aren’t just filming freestyles.
They’re building context around artists - and that’s why it resonates. 🏆🇬🇧
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#ukrap #grime #victorylapradio #ukundergroundrap #1kmatrix

Grime has always been gritty.
But @namesbliss proved it could also be hopeful.

Same tempo.
Same DNA.
Different emotional direction.

This is episode one of New Gen Greatness - breaking down artists who are pushing culture forward without abandoning it.

You don’t have to be angry to be real. 💬🇬🇧
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#ukrap #grime #namesbliss #newgengreatness #1kmatrix

The UK underground isn’t winning by accident.
It’s winning because it understands people better than the mainstream. 💬🇬🇧
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#ukundergroundrap #ukrap #newgen #youthculture #1kmatrix