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Skepta admits he 'hates being famous' and 'dreams of going back to his normal life' as he teases his next album will be 'best he's ever made'

Since bursting on the scene with his debut album in 2007, the grime star, 42, has gone on to win the Mercury Prize and conquered the worlds of music, fashion, modelling and film.

Since bursting on the scene with his debut album in 2007, the grime star, 42, has gone on to win the prestigious Mercury Prize and conquered the worlds of music, fashion, modelling and film (pictured in 2019) The hitmaker will be back hosting the Big Smoke Festival in August for the second year, with a star-studded line-up including the likes of his brother Jme, Central Cee, Skyla Tyla and BXK. While he also talked his upcoming album, which he first announced in January last year, explaining the delayed release is because he's constantly coming up with new hit tracks and teasing that he predicts the final result will be 'the best record I’ve made'.

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