Rapper Skepta has released a new track in honor of Amy Winehouse. The song, titled “Can’t Play Myself (A Tribute To Amy),” samples the Grammy-winning singer’s beloved “Tears Dry On Their Own.”
Clearing the record by the Amy Winehouse Foundation, Skepta uses the late singer’s vocals from the 2006 song, which was featured in her 2006 Back To Black album, NME reported.
Skepta, who released the newest single under his Más Tiempo house music label, previewed the song over the summer when he performed at the Glastonbury Festival back in June.
“When you get in there, it’s crazy because the music is hitting you from all these crazy angles,” he said in a recent interview with Notion. “We turned the booth up to the loudest and made sure the mixes were tight, but it was good man. It was a good experience.”
Winehouse died from alcohol poisoning at age 27 in 2011, according to People. Millions of fans, however, still continue to be touched by her music. Winehouse’s music video for “Back to Black” recently reached 1 billion views on YouTube.
Mark Ronson, Winehouse’s longtime friend and collaborator, honored the singer on Sep. 14 to celebrate what would have been her 40th birthday, NME reported.
“Happy Birthday Amy,” Ronson wrote on Instagram while sharing a clip of himself listening to Winehouse’s “You Know I’m No Good” track.
The 41-year-old British rapper released his last studio album, Ignorance Is Bliss, in 2019. Since then, he has released several songs under Más Tiempo. Skepta, who co-founded the label with fellow British rapper Jammer, has collaborated with artists like Pop Smoke, A$AP Rocky and Slowthai.
