Skepta
Joseph Adenuga Jr. from Tottenham who helped revive grime in the 2010s with tracks like 'That's Not Me' and 'Shutdown'. Co-founded Boy Better Know with his brother JME, bringing international attention back to grime when it was pronounced dead. His clash with Birmingham's Devilman in Lord of the Mics became legendary, later praised by Drake. Part of the wave that proved grime's infrastructure—pirate radio training, DVD documentation, DIY ethos—could produce global stars. When mainstream critics were writing grime obituaries in the early 2010s, he was one of the artists proving the underground was alive, experimenting, ready to explode again. 'That's Not Me' reached number 21 in 2014, signaling grime's commercial return while maintaining underground credibility.