'History', a 'mad ting', 'our time!': How grime reacted to Skepta's Mercury Prize win

Skepta has won the Mercury Prize, the most respected award in British music, and everyone in grime is talking about it.

The breakthrough is being compared to Dizzee Rascal's victory for Boy In Da Corner in 2003.

Skepta's brother, grime MC JME, posted that it was a "mad ting" - which is something the pair's mum must be thinking this morning too.

Her response to the £25,000 prize announcement has been made into a gif.

BBC Music tweeted the image of Mrs Adenuga after Radio 1 DJ Clara Amfo posted she wanted it.

Lethal Bizzle says "revenge is in process" and that music execs are "gonna act like they supported us from the start".

Bizzle wrote on Twitter: Just know Skepta winning the Mercury shines a light on all of us. UK artist it's our time now! We all gonna be millionaires I swear. Get to work!

Wiley, who's often referred to as the godfather of grime, is part of the Boy Better Know collective along with Skepta.

He wrote on Instagram: My brudda. We do not talk everyday but we generally have always wanted the same thing #ToWin.

You can see Skepta performing at the awards show list night, below.

AJ Tracey, who's been described as one of the best new grime artists in the UK, also posted how much of a big deal this is for the genre.

He posted: Massive congrats to @Skepta - doing loads and opening so many doors for the mandem

Tinchy Stryder posted that he believes it's "history".

He wrote: Yo!!! Shouts to man like Skeppy @Skepta congrats bro... Mercury award! *History* 💯😏👊

And the praise didn't just come from other grime acts.

Fellow Mercury Prize nominee Matty Healy from The 1975 called him "an inspiration".

He posted: YES @Skepta you really are an inspiration!! @MercuryPrize thank you so much for everything & awarding the album that truly represents 2016!!

And Adele posted on Instagram: "Wow."

The image is here.

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