SKEPTA FT PREEYA KALIDAS - CROSS MY HEART

Joseph Junior Adenuga, better known as Skepta, is an English Grime MC from Tottenham, North London, England. Originally from and born to Nigerian parents he moved from Lagos to London aged three. His family history can be traced back further to Ethiopia, to the Falash Mura community. He is a producer and DJ commonly associated with the North London Grime scene, including Roll Deep and Boy Better Know. The name "Skepta" originated from the word Sceptre, a type of staff. He did not like the way it was spelt and felt that he wanted a unique stage name so 'that he could type "Skepta" in YouTube and only he would come up.' So, he changed it. Skepta started his music career after he won a MC battle with over 300 people contesting beating Tempa T in the final. He also formed a partnership with his brother JME and became renowned throughout Greater London for his hit single (he also produced), "Private Caller" which featured many of his Meridian Crew from Meridian Walk in Tottenham. Skepta (Managing Director) along with brother JME (CEO), began their grime label Boy Better Know in late 2005. The phrase "Boy Better Know" was originated by Big H the artist. This phrase was then taken by Skepta and JME. Early 2006 saw the release of 'Shut Yuh Mut' - Boy Better Know Edition 1 which features all 3 artists and throughout the years has contributed and aided many other artists such as Frisco and Wiley to put out mixtapes, along with JME (4 mixtapes) and Skepta's September 2007 release 'Greatest Hits', which was distributed nationwide. However now, Wiley left because he found mainstream chart success with Roll Deep, a crew that he co-founded and has enjoyed two number one hit singles with on the UK Top 40 Chart. He also had an ongoing 'beef' with Skepta, with both artists creating diss tracks, Wiley's 'Barnet' and Skepta's 'House in the Country' were both uploaded onto YouTube by both artists. However, this 'beef' was later proved to be false, as Skepta has stated in interviews, over Twitter, and whilst appearing on Ustream. Skepta has released three singles off his third studio album, Doin' It Again (first with a major label). Titled "Bad Boy", "Rescue Me" and "Cross My Heart" featuring Preeya Kalidas, as well as a video for the Hello Good Morning (Grime Remix). All singles charted in the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart, with "Rescue Me" being the most successful at number 14. The chart position of "Cross My Heart" was fairly disappointing coming in at number 31 and dropping out of the Top 40 a week later, bearing in mind it had the most promotion out of any of the tracks. After the success of his first single "Bad Boy", Skepta's videos were removed from his own channel and promoted through All Around The World (a division of Universal Records). His tracks were also premiered on the official website of the label. It is expected that "Doin' It Again" will be either released on or in partnership with All Around The World records, scheduled for a release of 31 January 2011 for digital download and on 7 February 2011 as a CD. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

Preeya Kalidas (born 1980) is a British singer and actress. She is best known for her roles in the films East Is East and Bend It Like Beckham and the soap opera EastEnders, playing Amira Shah. Following her departure from EastEnders, she began a career in singing, with her debut single “Shimmy” being released in July 2010. Born in Isleworth, she was raised in Twickenham, south-west London. The daughter of an independent financial adviser father, and mother who works for British Airways, she started ballet classes at the age of three, and tap at five. She keeps her personal life private, but has been linked by tabloids and community media to Hungarian aristocrat Count Miklós Cseszneky de Milvány and also to her onscreen partner, Marc Elliott. She has revealed she would be prepared to ask her parents to find her a husband, adding arranged marriages are a positive thing. She trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London. She trained at Songtime Theatre Arts, where her love of acting really began. Kalidas first appeared on screen in the drama Googleyes. She then went on to play Usha in a short film called Jump Boy in 1998, directed by Menhaj Huda and written by Harsha Patel. After a number of parts in films and on television, including: East is East, Bollywood Queen, My Family and Casualty, in 2002 she appeared as Monica in Gurinder Chadha’s film Bend It Like Beckham. She then played the female lead Priya in the Andrew Lloyd Webber-produced Bollywood-style hit show Bombay Dreams, written by A.R. Rahman, Meera Syal and Don Black. She then appeared in the BBC Television series Bodies as Dr. Maya Dutta. In 2007, Kalidas landed the female lead in a West End revival of Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Appearing as the narrator, she performed with Lee Mead, who won the title role of Joseph in BBC One’s Any Dream Will Do talent search series. In late 2007, Kalidas appeared in the multi-award-winning Channel 4 miniseries Britz. In 2009, Kalidas appeared in the second series of BBC One’s Mistresses, and joined EastEnders in April 2009 as Amira Shah, the girlfriend, and later wife of Syed Masood. She has also appeared in Hotel Babylon as Aisha Chaudhri, the daughter of a rich Indian hotel owner. She also appeared in the music video “Love Is Blind” by Ramzi featuring Ash King and “Lets Work it Out” by Raghav. In December 2009, Kalidas played the part of Leanne in ITV comedy drama Mister Eleven, alongside ex-EastEnders actors Michelle Ryan and Sean Maguire. In January 2010, Kalidas decided to quit EastEnders to pursue a pop career. Her debut single, Shimmy featuring Mumzy Stranger, will be released on July 26 this year. The video for her single premiered on June 10 on the MSN website. She appeared in the 2010 Chris Morris feature film Four Lions playing Sofia, the wife of main protagonist Omar (played by Riz Ahmed). The film was released on 7 May. She also appeared in a small role in Gurinder Chadha’s latest film It’s a Wonderful Afterlife. After leaving EastEnders, Kalidas pursued a career in music, and was signed to Universal Records. Her debut single, “Shimmy”, is scheduled for release on 26 July 2010. Kalidas stated that her album will consist of various genres. Digital Spy confirmed that the album will be called I’m Over It. Her debut single, "Shimmy", featuring Mumzy Stranger, was released on 26 July 2010. She appeared on several shows including the National Lottery Show and Loose Women to perform the single. The single got mixed reception after BBC Newsround only gave the song three starts, and described the song negatively. Although, Ruth Harrison from FemaleFirst stated she 'liked the single' but she doesn't like that genre of music. Kalidas stated that her album will consist of various genres, and the album will be titled Constant Craving. While Kalidas was recording her debut album, she also collaborated with several artists. She is featured on Bashy's single, "Fantasy". Kalidas also is featured on rapper, Skepta's come back single from his second studio album, Doin' It Again, "Cross My Heart" Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.