Skepta - Back Then Lyrics






Plasticman production
Very early, very authentic, icy
Boy Better Know
Tracksuit mafia
Sun is blazin'

[Hook:]
Back then hoes didn't want me
See me on the magazine cover and they're all on me
The sun goes down, these skets wanna call on me
They can see that I make paper
My last mixtape was a game changer
And now I got these hoes on my iPhone talkin' 'bout, "Hey stranger"
I just double tap
Switch apps, ain't nobody got time for that
Jump on the plane and I kick back
This plane that I'm on got Wi-Fi
Run up your mouth online, get a bitchslap
Cause man don't do that tit for tat
Don't wanna tweet, don't wanna talk, don't wanna interact with you

I can't take these niggas
Who the fuck raised these niggas?
Don't know a thing about workin' hard
Nobody gonna employ or pay these niggas
Yes I come from the streets
But still man's tryna make them Jay Z figures
And like Lukey said, "Trust me, failure's not an option"
Straight out of London, Tottenham
I get love from Houston to Compton
From Vancouver to Boston
Gimme the mic, I shut down, no problem
Treatin' shows of 25 people the same as 25 thousand
That's why I'm on a worldwide tour and I ain't even dropped my album
I never saw this comin'
When I was in the hood, stressed out, bunnin'
I had a strap on my lap thinkin' about enemies I wanna put one in
Now I don't care what niggas say
I've got girls down under tellin' me that I'm on Triple J
All my niggas on the rise, man
It's a sad time for the KKK
They're tryna work out what's happenin'
David Cameron on the phone to Obama
Man are shakin' and panickin'
When they see the Shutdown Shoreditch gatherin'
Come off my TV, all they do is stand up and pose like mannequins
I put my voting card in a black bin and I dash that like javelin

Phone rings
Who's that?
Phone rings
Voicemail for them tings, trust me, voicemail

[Hook:]
Yo, back then hoes didn't want me
See me on the magazine cover and they're all on me
The sun goes down, these skets wanna call on me
They can see that I make paper
Blacklisted was a game changer
And now I got these hoes on my iPhone talkin' 'bout, "Hey stranger"
I just double tap
Switch apps, ain't nobody got time for that
Jump on the plane and I kick back
This plane that I'm on got Wi-Fi
Run up your mouth online, get a bitchslap
Cause man don't do that tit for tat
Don't wanna tweet, don't wanna talk, don't wanna interact with you

Icy
Different
'Stician





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  1. R.... ....

    To this day one of the hardest instrumentals shout out plastician

  2. M.... M....

    Majestic

  3. R.... S....

    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  4. C.... M....

    OI SHOUTS TO VANCOUVER

  5. A.... H....

    you lot are some bait fans. if only you could see how far my man has fallen...

  6. B.... ....

    2020 anyone?

  7. C.... T....

    2020 нахуй

  8. M.... F....

    17 In the house. Skepta is carrying

  9. M.... G....

    sun is blazing

  10. t.... ....

    GET THIS TO A MILLI 🔥

    t.... ....

    Get skeppy back on proper grime!

    t.... ....

    Lemon Cake haha trust!

  11. t.... ....

    still tippin

  12. d.... ....

    I've been looking for this

  13. T.... C....

    HOUSTON we have a problem....

  14. W.... ....

    idk if there are more of you out there
    but i play this every single day since the day i found this
    don't think i'll ever get sick of this

    W.... ....

    I'm here with you :)

  15. H.... S....

    This piece is grissssss

  16. z.... L....

    Yo skeppy unblock me

  17. B.... O....

    Castro beat, if you know you know! #DeadTeam

  18. j.... n....

    from burundi bip up young fela kuti.skepta

  19. T.... L....

    This instrumental is grime 💪💪

  20. B.... L....

    Nearly on a milli, but not even 1K subs for the uploader come on !!

    B.... L....

    he hasn't uploaded anything in 4 years..

  21. f.... o....

    I’m sorry but - lil yachty freestyle on funk flex was better than this - used the same beat

  22. E.... ....

    Still a absolute slapper

  23. T.... T....

    Plastic man production 👌🏼

  24. h.... ....

    so dope. and love the fuckin refrence to Tripple j in australia legde

  25. A.... W....

    look who creepin look who crawlin still ballin in the mix .swishahouse beats with skepta!yes fucking please!!!!!

  26. 4.... P....

    When you go back in time and realise skepta was shit.. And still is. Bog standard lyrics, too much of the word nigga, flows are shit.

  27. M.... P....

    Can we get 1000 likes in 2019

  28. j.... w....

    This needs to be on Spotify

  29. D.... L....

    Intro]
    Plasticman production
    Very early, very authentic, icy
    Boy Better Know
    Tracksuit mafia
    Sun is blazin'

    [Hook]
    Back then hoes didn't want me
    See me on the magazine cover and they're all on me
    The sun goes down, these skets wanna call on me
    They can see that I make paper
    My last mixtape was a game changer
    And now I got these hoes on my iPhone talkin' 'bout, "Hey stranger"
    I just double tap
    Switch apps, ain't nobody got time for that
    Jump on the plane and I kick back
    This plane that I'm on got Wi-Fi
    Run up your mouth online, get a bitchslap
    Cause man don't do that tit for tat
    Don't wanna tweet, don't wanna talk, don't wanna interact with you

    [Verse]
    I can't take these niggas
    Who the fuck raised these niggas?
    Don't know a thing about workin' hard
    Nobody gonna employ or pay these niggas
    Yes I come from the streets
    But still man's tryna make them Jay Z figures
    And like Lukey said, "Trust me, failure's not an option"
    Straight out of London, Tottenham
    I get love from Houston to Compton
    From Vancouver to Boston
    Gimme the mic, I shut down, no problem
    Treatin' shows of 25 people the same as 25 thousand
    That's why I'm on a worldwide tour and I ain't even dropped my album
    I never saw this comin'
    When I was in the hood, stressed out, bunnin'
    I had a strap on my lap thinkin' about enemies I wanna put one in
    Now I don't care what niggas say
    I've got girls down under tellin' me that I'm on Triple J
    All my niggas on the rise, man
    It's a sad time for the KKK
    They're tryna work out what's happenin'
    David Cameron on the phone to Obama
    Man are shakin' and panickin'
    When they see the Shutdown Shoreditch gatherin'
    Come off my TV, all they do is stand up and pose like mannequins
    I put my voting card in a black bin and I dash that like javelin

    [Interlude]
    Phone rings
    Who's that?
    Phone rings
    Voicemail for them tings, trust me, voicemail

    [Hook]
    Back then hoes didn't want me
    See me on the magazine cover and they're all on me
    The sun goes down, these skets wanna call on me
    They can see that I make paper
    My last mixtape was a game changer
    And now I got these hoes on my iPhone talkin' 'bout, "Hey stranger"
    I just double tap
    Switch apps, ain't nobody got time for that
    Jump on the plane and I kick back
    This plane that I'm on got Wi-Fi
    Run up your mouth online, get a bitchslap
    Cause man don't do that tit for tat
    Don't wanna tweet, don't wanna talk, don't wanna interact with you

    [Outro]
    Icy
    Different
    'Stician

  30. C.... H....

    Wow!! 🔥🔥

  31. J.... G....

    i come from the streets but still man's trying to make them jay-z
    vs
    Plastic Man production very early very authentic i see






    skepta.. you are god

  32. F.... A....

    if this beat was a liqour, it'll be that wray wray for sure

  33. S.... M....

    try listening to this song at 1.25 speed..!

  34. A.... I....

    back than hoes didnt know....now im hot hoes all on me

  35. C.... T....

    Oh shit🔥

  36. b.... c....

    Lord of the mics, too many man, sunglasses at night... if you know you know

  37. s.... ....

    Banger!!!!

  38. J.... G....

    THE SUB!!!!

  39. L.... E....

    Of course skepta kills the dub , STRAIGHT OUTTA LONDON 🇬🇧

  40. O.... N....

    Nice lyrics homie. U inspire.

  41. D.... F....

    THIS IS THE REAL SKEPTA

  42. z.... d....

    Why do I suddenly feel the need to buy a grill and a very long tshirt?

    z.... d....

    slab shinning with the grill

  43. X.... X....

    HHHAAAIIZZZ

  44. L.... G....

    2019 anyone?

    L.... G....

    Nearly 2020

    L.... G....

    2020 bruv!

  45. B.... ....

    Who murked it better? Castro or Skeppy?

    B.... ....

    manni d if we're being completely real

    B.... ....

    @GHG Music and it's and its..
    Bad boy manni

    B.... ....

    BreezyFamily if you know you know family! Respect

  46. A.... ....

    Mike Jones!

  47. s.... d....

    I can only speak for myself as a listener but skeppy needs to jump back on plasticman Dubz and leave this fashion industry he’s wrapped up in

  48. l.... w....

    What album was this from does anyone no??

    l.... w....

    lewis wright 99% sure it wasn’t on any mate

  49. e.... d....

    From HOUSTON TO COMPTON💯

  50. L.... t....

    Microphone champion

  51. S.... M....

    Fucking class Skepta 🔊🔊🎶🎶

  52. f.... ....

    First time I heard this I literally lost it at 1:00 ...

  53. A.... ....

    That mmhmm is the sound i make biting into some kfc strips

    A.... ....

    That's the noise when girl hit the tip of my dick

  54. D.... M....

    OH man this beat takes me soooo back, I think plastician started one of his BBC radio 1 sets with this.

  55. h.... d....

    where is that string instrumental sample from? sure I know this from a different song

    h.... d....

    it was in the comments :) Still Tippin haha fucking swisha

  56. T.... B....

    Love it mate

  57. G.... ....

    still tippin sample. Skepta steady killin beats too

  58. P.... p....

    Ficke sie von vorn hahahaha

  59. r.... g....

    Tons of it

  60. J.... H....

    Mike Jones and Nicole wray - still trippin 👌 if you wanna know more

  61. P.... W....

    Skepta is the Grime GOAT

  62. K.... -....

    Sounds like a mobb deep type of beat!!!

  63. A.... M....

    if ladies hit squad wasnt on the aLbum but back then and lukey worlds were. shit

  64. 1.... M....

    Boss Hogg Slim Thug ✨🔥⚡

  65. r.... ....

    Need this on Spotify.

  66. L.... O....

    LUV bro .. <3

  67. T.... A....

    Meridianhouse

  68. M.... L....

    VOICEMAIL FOR THEM VOICEMAIL

  69. R.... L....

    Som muito louco salve do BRASIL (DOPE)

  70. Z.... ....

    Plasticman killed it in vegas

  71. M.... B....

    Ahh yeah tracksuit mafia from UK to AU we feeling you out here Skepta. 😎

  72. S.... M....

    Voicemail for them tings trust meee

  73. B.... a....

    This backtrack was like num 11 on an album I think the main guy was “brazan boy” n a girl was spittin on his backtrack n it’s never forgotten but someone try he’ll find the name

  74. B.... K....

    Still tippin ma'fucka

  75. M.... ....

    nice !!!

  76. G.... S....

    Houston to UK! I see you Skeppy!

  77. N.... ....

    Everybody talking about the beat, praising plasticman - it’s still tippin - Mike Jones. Plastic just added some more bass and changed the drums a bit. And obviously the title of the track is a reference to mike jones’ verse in still tippin.

    N.... ....

    the BEAT is completely plastician, the only thing sampled from still tippin' is the violin sample. Go listen to still tippin' again, the BEAT is nothing similar.

  78. M.... T....

    its true im from Australia he is on triple j all the time. xxxx

    M.... T....

    It's true I'm from London and we really don't give a fuck bruv. What of it bruv

  79. Y.... t....

    Just fucking raw

  80. K.... W....

    Glad I stumbled on this

  81. R.... W....

    Does he say Plastikman production at the start lmao Richie on the beat

    R.... W....

    haha yea :D he does so in "intensive snare" too always putting a smile on my face

  82. K.... K....

    who tha fuck put this subtitles?"straight out from London chocolate",really??

  83. S.... G....

    one of the best grime tracks of all time

  84. T.... ....

    Sick as always never lets me down shd hav 10 million views by now 1 of his best

  85. F.... H....

    Ayye Mike Jones still tippin sampled on the beat for sure.

  86. T.... G....

    skepta is sick

  87. L.... C....

    Ive got girls down under saying that I'm on triple j

  88. J.... M....

    Tracksuit mafia 🤔

  89. K.... E....

    Can someone make me an instrumental like this ? Sick

  90. w.... ....

    havent heard this for awhile

  91. J.... A....

    devilman >

    J.... A....

    wunsen!