Most famous outside the dubstep community for his crossover hit 'Midnight Request Line' released in 2005 on Tempa, he continues to churn out classics at an amazing rate, including his 'Skreamizm' vinyl series and a self-titled album, both also on the seminal Tempa record label.
As well as releasing bad-boy tunes on other labels such as Big Apple (also the name of the shop where Dubstep was founded by Hatcha, Youngsta, Skream and a select few others) and Tectonic (Bristol resident and long-time dubstep devotee Pinch's label), 2008 marked the launch of Skream's own label 'Disfigured Dubz', introducing new artists such as Kulture and Late.
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Meet Skream: Croydon's musical wonderkid. At 15 he discovered making music. Five years later he's changed the course of UK urban music, having helped build the foundations of London's most exciting new musical style, dubstep. But he's barely started yet: because right now, Skream is an artist on fire.
Skream's story begins in Croydon, in secondary school year 11. He wasn't getting on with teachers and they weren't getting on with him: but he was getting on with his music. But two friendships cemented then would start him onto the path to musical success.
First he met Benga, another talented Croydon kid who was starting to make music. Then he met Hatcha, soon to be one of the most influential and pioneering DJs in urban music. Around 2000 Benga and Skream set about building on the early dark garage flavours that were to be found on the pirate airwaves around Croydon. Through Hatcha's sets at club Forward» and releases on the seminal Big Apple label, they were about to create a new phase of dubstep.
At first Skream specialised in one flavour of dubstep: dark. His clipped, techy minimal style became a trademark sound. Long before grime existed, it reflected dark murky streets and sinister nights, the sound of decaying London and its frustrated communities, stuck out in satellite towns and sink estates with nothing but a PC and freely available software to channel their frustration into. Stuck in front of a PC for days on end, that's exactly what Skream did.
Then two years ago Digital Mystikz burst onto the dubstep scene, expanding the sound with new flavours and vivid colours. Skream became even more inspired. It not like he wasn't prolific already - rumour has it he's made over 1500 tracks - but out poured a host of bright new tracks from the wonderkid. "Indian remix" took him into trippy Asian territories, "Cheeky..." into Arabia, his unreleased mixes of Sunship fused Jamaican dancehall smut with hooky Kraftwerk melodies. "Smiling Face" broke out cheerful reggae skanks on dancefloors.
But his biggest tune was yet to come. Enter "Midnight Request Line" - on Tempa records - an anthemic explosion of electro arpeggios and dub sub-bass. It's a tune you can sing along to: Skream has it as his own ringtone. When it got dropped by DJ Youngsta at club Forward» grime dons Wiley, Jammer and the rest of Roll Deep began to shock out, flashing their lighters out of hard earned respect. The flip of this mighty release is bassline boomer "I," an excursion into deep dub basslines and shifting cinematic textures.
It shouldn't come as any surprise he likes sub-bass, Skream has grown up around it. His older brother was a member of Croydon's notorious jungle hell-raising raving outfit Intanatty Crew, which featured Radio 1's Grooverider and Bailey's 1Xtra as members. Ollie, Skream's real name, is no stranger to a bit of hell raising himself, famous for his up-for-it behaviour at parties or out on the town. In fact he's the only known music artist with a subdued alter-ego. Most rock stars are quiet by day with flamboyant alter-egos. Our wonderkid is the other way around. But then that's wonderkids like Skream for you: unique.
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Skream Lyrics
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You know that I love you baby
You know that I love you babe
You know that I love you baby
You know that I love you babe
You know that I love you baby
You know that I love you babe
You know that I love you baby
You know that I love you baby
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You know that I love you baby
You know that I love you babe
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You know that I love you baby
You know that I love you baby
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You know that I love you babe
You know that I love you baby
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The lyrics to Skream's song Do U Know are repetitive yet straightforward, expressing an unwavering love towards a particular individual. The artist repeatedly asserts their love by stating "You know that I love you babe" multiple times throughout the song. The simplicity of the lyrics adds to the raw emotion of the song, emphasizing the depth of the artist's feelings for their partner.
The repetition in the lyrics serves as a form of emphasis, highlighting the intensity of the love being expressed. The lack of elaborate language and metaphor also adds to the song's vulnerability, as the artist is directly declaring their love with no euphemisms or double entendres. Overall, the lyrics are a declaration of love, and through their repetition, they successfully convey the strength and simplicity of the artist's feelings.
Line by Line Meaning
You know that I love you babe
I want to reiterate that I have strong feelings for you and I care deeply about you.
You know that I love you baby
I want to remind you that my love for you is genuine and real.
You know that I love you babe
I want to emphasize that I am incredibly devoted to you and my feelings for you are steadfast.
You know that I love you baby
I want to ensure that you understand how important you are to me and that I am completely devoted to you.
You know that I love you babe
I want to make it clear that I have strong emotions for you that I cannot deny.
You know that I love you baby
I want to express my deep and unwavering love and caring for you.
You know that I love you babe
I want to assure you that my commitment to our relationship is unwavering and I love you deeply.
You know that I love you baby
I want you to always remember that my love for you is pure and true.
You know that I love you babe
I want to remind you that you are the most important person in my life and I am deeply in love with you.
You know that I love you baby
I want you to understand that my love for you is one of the most important things in my life.
You know that I love you babe
I want to communicate to you that my feelings for you are intense and genuine.
You know that I love you baby
I want to make sure that you never doubt my love and devotion to you.
You know that I love you babe
I want to reassure you that I am always here for you and I love you deeply.
You know that I love you babe
I want to stress that my love for you runs deep and will always be a part of my life.
You know that I love you babe
I want to make it clear that I am deeply in love with you and always will be.
You know that I love you baby
I want to express my love and devotion for you and ensure that you never forget how much you mean to me.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: OLIVER JONES
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O5KAR
There are tunes that move you deeply, that make you feel nostalgic, a bit sad maybe, but in the same time very happy.
Tunes that make you care about everyone around.
This track is one of them. Pure PLUR vibes.
And this beautiful video makes it even better.
Big up Skream.
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Big up
mattd
The great Skream, pioneer of what used to be one of the most popular genres, is back, with a banging garage tune. Thank you.
Thomas Crocker
why the dislikes this song is fire
Ego Thief
This song was on my mind for so long and couldn't remember for the life of me the name or producer. I'm so glad i found this, I could cry
Rene Rodrigues
Top d+ meu. Valeu skream vc manda muito bem camarada.
Duncan Tarter
This jam is on repeat ALL DAY, fucking fireeeeeeeee
Sarlight
why so many dislikes? I remember Skream because of Dubstep but this track is actually pretty good
Shaun Murphy
I'm the same here, only heard this for this first time Friday night just there on Annie Mac BBC iPlayer though Danny Howard was filling in for her, just took me back to my D&B days
xander10
Wills Pram Guess that puts me as an odd one out then as I enjoy Skream's Garage tracks as well as his Dubstep.