Central Cee will get “Boy Higher Know” tattoo, Skepta replies

Central Cee paid homage to the grime legend Skepta by getting a tattoo of the Boy Higher Know brand on a livestream.

Final Friday (January 24), the rapper went on PlaqueBoyMax’s stay stream for an ‘In The Sales space’ studio session and made the dreamy drill music ’24 Hours’ collectively. The duo additionally listened to Cee’s new debut album ‘Can’t Rush Greatness’ – which options the Tottenham rapper on the energetic and hard-hitting ‘Ten’.

Whereas listening to the file, a tattoo artist confirmed up and Cench selected to get a top level view of the long-lasting block-lettered brand of Boy Higher Know – the pioneering grime collective based by Skepta and his brother JME again in 2005.

“I wished to get one thing for, like, Skepta, like a Boy Higher Know tatt’ or one thing,” Cench revealed. “Man actually grew up on Skep’, like, and the actual fact on the album and that – that’s one massive accolade for man, however I don’t know.”

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CENCH GOT A TATTOO FOR SKEPTA | #centralcee #skepta #plaqueboymax #fypシ #cantrushgreatness #dontletthisflop /

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“Large up, Skep,” Cench mentioned as soon as his new physique artwork was completed. Skepta retweeted a photograph of Cench’s new BBK tattoo, suggesting that he'll get one in homage to Cee within the caption: “#CantRushGreatness tatt pending [sand timer emojis]”.

#CantRushGreatness tatt pending ⏳⏳ https://t.co/3g4BTBWRGd

— Large Smoke – (@Skepta) January 25, 2025

‘Can’t Rush Greatness’ is out now through Cench’s label CC4L and Columbia Information, which options verses from Skepta, Lil Durk, Younger Miko, Dave, Kamal and 21 Savage.

In a glowing four-star assessment, NME wrote: “Sure, some duds ought to have been left off the album, nevertheless it’s nonetheless well worth the wait. Central Cee may simply stay hidden behind his signature mystique, however as an alternative tells the story of a boy turned man all whereas on the world’s stage. No smoke and mirrors, the album is authentically Cench each step of the best way.”

Not too long ago, it was revealed that Cee was nominated for 3 BRIT awards: Artist of the 12 months, Tune of the 12 months and finest Hip-hop/Grime/Rap Act. Try the total checklist of nominees for the BRIT Awards 2025 right here.

This Thursday (January 30) will see Cench take over London’s KOKO for a one-off gig in his hometown.