http://www.timeout.com/london/music/skepta-interview-im-not-a-rapper-im-an-activist
On nearly signing to a label:
‘They were like: “We understand you’ve done this all yourself, Skepta. You can have a deal like no-one else has got! You can have this, Skepta! You can have that, Skepta!” And I nearly broke. But I just wanted to know, if all else fails musically, could I make a CD and take it worldwide by myself. Like do you actually have to do this record label thing? And then I found out it was all a mirage. They just didn’t have anything for me.’