HERITAGE: Skepta Talks To Link Up TV Backstage After Winning His First MOBO (2014)

HERITAGE: Skepta Talks To Link Up TV Backstage After Winning His First MOBO (2014)


May 21, 2021

The 19th MOBO Awards was a massive night. The 19th edition saw the ceremony return to London for the first time in years, but that was the least of it.

Although Sam Smith dominated — winning Best R&B/Soul Act, Best Male Act, Best Song ("Stay With Me") and Best Album (In The Lonely Hour) — the night belonged to grime.

Skepta won Best Video for "That's Not Me", which famously cost "80 English pounds" to make, and accepted the award on stage in full Nike trackies. It was a huge moment that arrived as grime was finally gaining mainstream acceptance at home and getting the respect it deserved abroad.

Remel London caught up with Skepta after the ceremony to ask him a few questions for Link Up TV. It's a quick one, but they get into grime's ups and downs, earning the respect of the industry, grime's future prospects and more — as well as a slightly surreal cameo from Jammer.

The second half of the video features some words from a fresh-faced Stormzy who made history that night when he won the the MOBOs' first ever Best Grime Act award, beating out Big Narstie, Ghetts, Jme, Lethal Bizzle, Meridian Dan, Novelist, Sox and Wiley.




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