[New Music] Punch His Face- Skepta

"dreadful, R.I.P the king of grime"
"Horrid music, falling off again"


Last night Skepta posted his new track "punch his face", the song is his own adaptation of D'Banj's early 2011 single 'Oliver Twist'. The single did relatively well and led to D'banj making a considerable amount of noise and subsequently joining the G.O.O.D Music roster, at this point it's fair to say that Afrobeats is quickly growing and being accepted more and more by the wide public. The success of a genre is subject to the regression of another, for a genre to flourish in popular culture another has to decline-Funky House is almost certainly being shifted from the top spot in the raves by Afrobeats. 

"versatility is important"

Skepta is an artist, in the past he was exclusively a Grime artist, he has featured on rap songs and we have even seen him shake feathers in the charts with Funky House; for an artist concerned with chart success versatility is important because an unwillingness to accept what the public enjoys listening to at any given time and run with it can only bring about failure. A lot of comments on the song are negative as some die hard Grime fans insist on clinging on to the fantasy of Skepta being the flag bearer for a scene in decline, some were negative purely because the instrumental is unlike anything they've heard before. 'Punch His Face' is a good thing for music, it introduces a new audience to Afrobeats and increases its marketability which may open doors for other artists. 


If a willingness to try new things is falling off, I'm glad that Skepta is on the floor right now. The video and download link for 'Punch His Face' are below, have a listen and download it if you like it; feel free to post any comments about the track or any thoughts on the article.

Punch His Face-Skepta

Download link- http://www.mediafire.com/?uf7w8a2vmkv34f8