# Skepta’s new album challenges anti-immigration rhetoric and racism

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ignorance-towards-immigration-is-horrible-its-not-british-skepta-on-his-long-awaited-return-and-his-anger-at-the-racist-right/
- Published: 2026-10-30T05:00:47+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T05:17:15+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/oct/30/skepta-interview-the-fork-and-knife-album
- Topics: Americas, Business, Culture, Entertainment, Markets, Music, UK, World

## Key points

- Skepta’s new album is shaped by a stronger sense of responsibility.
- “Innocent Smile” defends immigrants and celebrates multicultural Britain.
- The album arrives 33 months after it was announced.

## Summary

Skepta says his long-delayed album, *The Fork and Knife*, reflects a growing sense of responsibility for the messages he puts into music. At 44, the grime artist wants to address immigration and racism while keeping the records lively, arguing that multiculturalism is central to British identity.

The album is due next week, 33 months after it was first announced. On the single “Innocent Smile”, featuring Suggs and Chase and Status, Skepta condemns politicians who scapegoat immigrants and honours his Nigerian parents’ journey to Tottenham. He links his views to growing up around his father’s ska records and a mix of Black and white family friends, and says fatherhood has made him more mindful of what he says.

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