Skepta’s verses ride a fast, restless breakbeat co-produced with Chase & Status, while Suggs takes the chorus—a meeting of grime, drum & bass and the Madness frontman’s unmistakable voice. The song turns from barbed lines about fake news and political blame to a more personal refrain asking what happened to an “innocent smile,” with Skepta reflecting on the pressures faced by immigrant children. It also marks an unexpected British-music pairing that had been years in the making.
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