Skepta's 'The Fork and Knife' Drops Nov. 6: 15 Tracks, Central Cee, Project Pat, Asake

Skepta's first solo album in seven years is out. The Fork and Knife arrived on Nov. 6, 2026, a 15-track project with guest spots from Central Cee, Jorja Smith, Asake, Project Pat and a seven-MC grime cypher, according to HotNewHipHop. Big Smoke Records and Epic Records are releasing it, per Resident Advisor.

It is his first solo studio album since 2019's Ignorance Is Bliss. We had it in this week's New Music Friday roundup next to Lil Baby's FRESH. Here is the full breakdown.

What we know

• Release date: Nov. 6, 2026, per HotNewHipHop and BellaNaija.
• Labels: Big Smoke Records and Epic Records, per Resident Advisor and BellaNaija.
• Format: a 15-track studio album. Skepta also showed vinyl and CD editions when he posted the tracklist, BellaNaija reported, including a clear vinyl pressing.
• Features: Novelist ("Outside"), Project Pat ("Cold Shower"), Finessekid ("Magic"), Asake ("Aloe Vera"), Aya Nakamura ("Chippie"), Central Cee and Jorja Smith ("Broken Hearts"), Suggs and Chase & Status ("Innocent Smile"), and Fred again.. and PlaqueBoyMax ("Victory Lap"), per HotNewHipHop's tracklist.
• The cypher: "Belly" brings in Frisco, Bossman Birdie, Kibo, Mayhem NODB, JME, Kruz Leone and Queenie.
• Songs released before the album: "Gas Me Up (Diligent)," "Victory Lap," "Innocent Smile" and "Pandora's Box," HotNewHipHop reported. Resident Advisor notes "Gas Me Up (Diligent)" first came out in 2024.
• Grammy history: Skepta was nominated at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards for "Victory Lap" with PlaqueBoyMax and Fred again.., according to Resident Advisor.
• Artwork: the visuals draw on Nigerian-British imagery from the 1980s, BellaNaija reported.

Tracklist

1. Secrets of Patriarchy
2. Outside (feat. Novelist)
3. Cold Shower (feat. Project Pat)
4. Currency
5. Pandora's Box
6. Revenge
7. Magic (feat. Finessekid)
8. Gas Me Up (Diligent)
9. Melody
10. Aloe Vera (feat. Asake)
11. Chippie (with Aya Nakamura)
12. Broken Hearts (feat. Central Cee & Jorja Smith)
13. Innocent Smile (feat. Suggs & Chase & Status)
14. Belly (feat. Frisco, Bossman Birdie, Kibo, Mayhem NODB, JME, Kruz Leone & Queenie)
15. Victory Lap (with Fred again.. & PlaqueBoyMax)

Context

The rollout took years. HotNewHipHop says the project was first announced a long time ago as Knife and Fork before the title flipped. Skepta formally dated it on Oct. 2, 2026, when Resident Advisor reported the Nov. 6 release, and he revealed the tracklist in late October, per BellaNaija.

The guest list crosses lanes: London rap with Central Cee and the "Belly" cypher, Memphis with Project Pat, and Afrobeats and French pop with Asake and Aya Nakamura. "Victory Lap" arrives with a Grammy nomination already attached.

On the subject matter, HotNewHipHop reports that Skepta has said the record got more personal as he dug into his life as a child of immigrants. That lines up with the 1980s Nigerian-British look of the artwork.

What's unconfirmed

• Producers: the sources we checked do not list production credits, so we are not naming any yet.
• Chart peaks for the pre-release songs: we did not confirm UK or US chart positions for the singles before publishing. We will add them once we have them from the Official Charts Company or Billboard.
• Which songs are new: Resident Advisor's Oct. 2 announcement said some earlier singles, including the Aya Nakamura and Chase & Status songs, would not be on the album. The final tracklist includes both, so go by the tracklist.

Which "Fork and Knife" track hits hardest: "Broken Hearts" with Central Cee, "Cold Shower" with Project Pat or "Victory Lap"?