--- title: "10 Grime Quotes By Skepta" description: "10 Grime quotes by Skepta. Plus more from Skepta and more Grime sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1f/skepta-5714_been_i-don-t-think-grime-has-ever-been-respec_379105.jpg" --- > [I don't think grime has ever been respected; it's not seen as a nice sound.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/i-don-t-think-grime-has-ever-been-respected-it-s-not-seen-as-a-nice/) [Skepta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skepta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1f/skepta-5714_been_i-don-t-think-grime-has-ever-been-respec_379105.jpg) > [I know that I'm in grime, but I had to separate myself and do things myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/i-know-that-i-m-in-grime-but-i-had-to-separate-myself-and-do-things/) [Skepta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skepta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef5/skepta-5714_had_i-know-that-i-m-in-grime-but-i-had-to-se_918194.jpg) > [A lot of us who've made grime might be in the chart, but that is because of the country we are in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/a-lot-of-us-who-ve-made-grime-might-be-in-the-chart-but-that-is/) [Skepta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skepta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcb/skepta-5714_because_a-lot-of-us-who-ve-made-grime-might-be-i_1684751.jpg) > [I think the grime scene is one of the sickest, most diverse scenes ever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/i-think-the-grime-scene-is-one-of-the-sickest-most-diverse-scenes-ever/) [Skepta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skepta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38a/skepta-5714_diverse_i-think-the-grime-scene-is-one-of-the-si_3206994.jpg) > [Becoming a commercial scene? I don't think people in grime would be happy about that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/becoming-a-commercial-scene-i-don-t-think-people-in-grime-would-be/) [Skepta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skepta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e4/skepta-5714_be-happy_becoming-a-commercial-scene-i-don-t-thin_1799150.jpg) > [I'm happy that grime remains underground. A lot of people talk like it's some underrated or ignored genre, but to me, that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/i-m-happy-that-grime-remains-underground-a-lot-of-people-talk-like-it/) [Skepta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skepta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c6/skepta-5714_beauty_i-m-happy-that-grime-remains-underground_900966.jpg) > [Beyonce's 'Bow Down,' to me, that could be a grime tune. If it's electronic and 140-ish bpm, and people go crazy to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/beyonce-s-bow-down-to-me-that-could-be-a-grime-tune-if-it-s/) [Skepta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skepta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9f/skepta-5714_bow_beyonce-s-bow-down-to-me-that-could-be-a_2875669.jpg) > [We've been ahead for so long in the U.K., we're so multicultural, and that's the beauty. That's why grime was formed, from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/we-ve-been-ahead-for-so-long-in-the-u-k-we-re-so-multicultural-and/) [Skepta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skepta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/053/skepta-5714_ahead_we-ve-been-ahead-for-so-long-in-the-u-k_1471277.jpg) > [I hear all the big department stores like Macy's and Bloomingdale's in the U.S. playing hard hip-hop records to the shoppers, like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/i-hear-all-the-big-department-stores-like-macy-s-and-bloomingdale-s/) [Skepta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skepta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/077/skepta-5714_amazing_i-hear-all-the-big-department-stores-lik_2847206.jpg) > [It's not just my music. Not everyone just listens to grime now 'cause of Skepta. They like how we speak. They like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/it-s-not-just-my-music-not-everyone-just-listens-to-grime-now-cause/) [Skepta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skepta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c5/skepta-5714_dress_it-s-not-just-my-music-not-everyone-just_1786332.jpg) ## Other authors on Grime ## More by Skepta > [They respect rappers in the U.S., but in England, it's the Queen's country. She'll forever be putting out the message on these BBC networks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/they-respect-rappers-in-the-u-s-but-in-england-it-s-the-queen-s/) [Skepta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skepta/) > [There would be weeks when I'd just go to Paris on a cheap ticket, sleep on my friend's floor, and just do a show…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/there-would-be-weeks-when-i-d-just-go-to-paris-on-a-cheap-ticket/) [Skepta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skepta/) > [A good diss track needs to have some facts in it and definitely tell some truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/a-good-diss-track-needs-to-have-some-facts-in-it-and-definitely-tell/) [Skepta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skepta/) > ['No fear' is a mindset that I stand for. It's the reason why I've got to where I am today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/no-fear-is-a-mindset-that-i-stand-for-it-s-the-reason-why-i-ve-got-to/) [Skepta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skepta/) > [I've been trying to do this music stuff and work it out for so long... I was like, 'Let's do it for ourselves.' All…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/i-ve-been-trying-to-do-this-music-stuff-and-work-it-out-for-so-long-i/) [Skepta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skepta/) > [The worst thing that happened to me at a gig was when the microphone wasn't on one time, and for the three lines of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/the-worst-thing-that-happened-to-me-at-a-gig-was-when-the-microphone/) [Skepta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skepta/) > [Radio 1 doesn't exist to me. I don't judge my success by anything they say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/radio-1-doesn-t-exist-to-me-i-don-t-judge-my-success-by-anything-they/) [Skepta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skepta/) > [When I was a youth, to be called 'African' was a diss. At school, the African kids used to lie and say they were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/when-i-was-a-youth-to-be-called-african-was-a-diss-at-school-the/) [Skepta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skepta/) > [At every stage of my life, I've always wanted to do good for Earth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/at-every-stage-of-my-life-i-ve-always-wanted-to-do-good-for-earth/) [Skepta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skepta/) > [I don't think grime has ever been respected; it's not seen as a nice sound.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/i-don-t-think-grime-has-ever-been-respected-it-s-not-seen-as-a-nice/) [Skepta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skepta/) > [Bullying is bullying, man. Even the biggest of the bullies got bullied. And what was happening in school comes from the media, innit? It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/bullying-is-bullying-man-even-the-biggest-of-the-bullies-got-bullied/) [Skepta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skepta/) > [I've realised that there's art in everything we do in London. Suddenly, a photo of two boys sitting on a wall in tracksuits with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/i-ve-realised-that-there-s-art-in-everything-we-do-in-london-suddenly/) [Skepta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skepta/) > [You won't feel inferior in my sportswear!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/you-won-t-feel-inferior-in-my-sportswear/) [Skepta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skepta/) > [For a long time, men weren't respecting women. They weren't understanding Mother Earth, Mother Nature, the Motherland, all the motherly stuff. And now we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/for-a-long-time-men-weren-t-respecting-women-they-weren-t/) [Skepta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skepta/) > [Thank you to everybody who was there for me when I was going through depressed times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/thank-you-to-everybody-who-was-there-for-me-when-i-was-going-through/) [Skepta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skepta/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/grime/skepta/#itemlist", "name": "10 Grime Quotes By Skepta", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't think grime has ever been respected; it's not seen as a nice sound.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Skepta" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/i-don-t-think-grime-has-ever-been-respected-it-s-not-seen-as-a-nice/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1f/skepta-5714_been_i-don-t-think-grime-has-ever-been-respec_379105.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1f/skepta-5714_been_i-don-t-think-grime-has-ever-been-respec_379105.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1f/skepta-5714_been_i-don-t-think-grime-has-ever-been-respec_379105.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't think grime has ever been respected; it's not seen as a nice sound.” — Skepta", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I know that I'm in grime, but I had to separate myself and do things myself.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Skepta" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/i-know-that-i-m-in-grime-but-i-had-to-separate-myself-and-do-things/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef5/skepta-5714_had_i-know-that-i-m-in-grime-but-i-had-to-se_918194.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef5/skepta-5714_had_i-know-that-i-m-in-grime-but-i-had-to-se_918194.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef5/skepta-5714_had_i-know-that-i-m-in-grime-but-i-had-to-se_918194.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I know that I'm in grime, but I had to separate myself and do things myself.” — Skepta", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A lot of us who've made grime might be in the chart, but that is because of the country we are in.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Skepta" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/a-lot-of-us-who-ve-made-grime-might-be-in-the-chart-but-that-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcb/skepta-5714_because_a-lot-of-us-who-ve-made-grime-might-be-i_1684751.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcb/skepta-5714_because_a-lot-of-us-who-ve-made-grime-might-be-i_1684751.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcb/skepta-5714_because_a-lot-of-us-who-ve-made-grime-might-be-i_1684751.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A lot of us who've made grime might be in the chart, but that is because of the country we are in.” — Skepta", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think the grime scene is one of the sickest, most diverse scenes ever.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Skepta" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skepta/i-think-the-grime-scene-is-one-of-the-sickest-most-diverse-scenes-ever/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38a/skepta-5714_diverse_i-think-the-grime-scene-is-one-of-the-si_3206994.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38a/skepta-5714_diverse_i-think-the-grime-scene-is-one-of-the-si_3206994.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38a/skepta-5714_diverse_i-think-the-grime-scene-is-one-of-the-si_3206994.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think the grime scene is one of the sickest, most diverse scenes ever.” — Skepta", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Becoming a commercial scene? 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