Empire Mates Entertainment
(EME) artiste, Skales, in this interview speaks on his forthcoming debut album,
well as his rapping and singing skills as well as relationship with label mate,
Wizkid.
You have been with EME since
2009; tell us how you were able to achieve the growth and popularity
Basically, it was hard work
and consistent hustle. We have been praying hard too. We did not just want to
stop. We focused on one person and now we are moving on to the next.
Your album will be out in
2013, what are the details surrounding it.
Right now, there is not much
detail actually. I have just been working a lot. I think I should have had up
to three or four albums already. I even have songs that I cannot remember. It
is when they play them for me that I remember.
So, how do you keep track of
your songs?
I have them on my laptop. It
is when I go back to the tracks that I remember. Trust me, I have recorded so
much that sometimes I do not even know how my songs leak, and I wonder how.
Is your album going to be more
of singing than rapping or the other way around?
It is going to be both. I am
going to have songs where I am just singing and I will have songs that I will
just rap. At the end of the day, I am just trying to bring something new to the
table. Of course, it is just normal for people not to understand you until you
prove it to them.
What is your 2013 looking
like?
It is looking like a great
year coming already because I have a bunch of singles. I have more videos
coming. I have ideas that I know are going to hold everybody in 2013. I do not
really want to talk much about it but trust me 2013 will be my year.
Which music producer are you
really feeling right now?
Everybody knows my favourite
producer is Sarz. He is like a brother to me and we are always together.
How did you hook up with him?
I have known Sarz for a while.
I have always wanted to work with him. Honestly, if you ask me right now how
Sarz and I became this close, I cannot remember. I just know we became close
just like that because we used to stay close to each other.
Let us talk about ‘Heading for
a Grammy’. Why do you think people still refer to the song that is four years
old?
‘Heading for a Grammy’ is a
classic because I was going through a lot at that time in life. The song was
actually inspired by Kanye West’s ‘Jesus Walks’. I am Kanye’s number one fan in
the world. Basically, what I mean by ‘Heading for a Grammy’, which a lot of
people misunderstand is, I was not talking about going for the Grammy, I was
talking about being the best and the most incredible. What I was talking about
on the song was that I was going to be great; I was going to be that person.
Your label mate Wizkid has
been the hottest act for two years now. How does that influence you or motivate
you to be successful?
Wizkid is a great inspiration
to me; I will not lie to you. I never sat down one day to say I want to envy
him. He inspires me a lot because we work together. Sometimes I even give him
ideas and sometimes he gives me too. You can even tell on songs even though we
are not always together but when we meet in the studio it is always something
else for us. Wiz is like an inspiration to me and just encourages me to want to
do better as well as do more.
courtesy: dailyindependentnig.com
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