SKENGDO X AM at Motion in Bristol on Tuesday 7 April 2020

 

Straight out of Brixton, Skengdo x AM are the hottest duo in the UK Rap/Drill scene right now.

 

Their classic Mad about Bars freestyle has reached over 10 million views, with fans going crazy for their trademark style; Skengdo’s hyped-up tongue twisting lyrics contrasting starkly with AM’s menacing baritone and intricate metaphors. Painting vivid pictures of London’s unforgiving streets, Skengdo x AM deliver harsh truths with flashes of dark humour, their exceptional style and flow rendering the competition irrelevant.

 

With 2Bunny, Skengdo x AM have delivered a drill classic, and one of the most accomplished and compelling mixtapes of the year. With every track produced by fast rising production masterminds D Proffit, and zero space wasted on features from guest rappers, 2 Bunny feels more like a cohesive album than a mixtape. The response from fans has been rapturous - the tape debuted at #1 on the iTunes hip hop chart, beating Stormzy and Jay-Z (a fact Stormzy retweeted), and amassed over 1 million streams on its first week of release. The video for lead single Macaroni has been viewed over 2 Million times.

 

With the imminent broadcast of Skengdo x AMs debut appearance on Charlie Sloth’s Fire in the Booth, it looks like there’s little sign of things slowing down for the UK;s most exciting new duo.

Tickets cost £14.80 and are available online here


Consistently rated among the world’s best club venues and regarded as a pillar of UK club culture, Motion stands head and shoulders above the rest when it comes to Bristol nightlife. Sat in a sparse industrial estate, the 4,000-capacity venue has thrived on Avon Street for the past decade.

 

Inside, the club is an industrious matrix of old warehouse space. Almost deliberately sparse and dark, Motion lets its bookings do the talking. Armed with top equipment and immersive staging capabilities, the venue has hosted some of the world’s most exciting artists over the years. Events are packed; DJ sets are intense and high energy, but Bristol wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s the ultimate club to experience the city's unwavering love of electronic sound and pioneering promoters.