"Shutdown" is a song by English rapper
Skepta, released as the second single from his fourth album Konnichiwa (2016) on 26 April 2015 through his
Boy Better Know record label. A music video for the song was uploaded to
YouTube on the day of the song's release. "Shutdown" peaked at number 39 on the
UK Singles Chart. The song samples speech from a
Vine video created by Canadian rapper
Drake.[1] The song was covered by English
rock band
Slaves in the
BBC Radio 1Live Lounge[2] and has since been included in the band's live setlists. The track is featured in NBA 2K17,Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 and Watch Dogs: Legion.
Music video
The official music video for the song, shot in the
Barbican Estate and lasting two minutes and fifty seconds, was uploaded on 26 April 2015 to Skepta's
Vevo channel on
YouTube. It was directed by Grace Ladoja and produced by Skepta and Ragz Originale. It was the last music video aired on
MTV Base UK before its closure on 31st March 2022.[3]