HERITAGE: Skepta Jumps In The Booth In This Exclusive Session With Slew Dem's Chronik (2013)

HERITAGE: Skepta Jumps In The Booth In This Exclusive Session With Slew Dem's Chronik (2013)


October 06, 2022

In 2013, seemingly moments before "German Whip" and grime's mid-2010s global takeover, Chronik was working on his own big plans. At the time he was cooking up Rise Of The Lengman, a mixtape that was since shelves but showed some serious promise.

One of the tracks that would most likely have been on there was "Spliffs In The Party", a collaboration with Skepta that bridged the gap between the late 2000s and the modern era. Had it come out, it would've been perfectly timed, but it wasn't to be.

Sadly, this one never quite saw the light of day. There's a radio rip floating around and a very rough, unfinished version without Skepta, but the full studio version with both MCs eludes us even now. The beat, however, does bear a striking resemblance to the "It Ain't Safe" instrumental...

Thankfully, Lordie was on hand to document the recording process so we at least have this to remember it by.



Photography: Liam Ricketts


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