Virginia ‘TrapHouseJazz’ artist Masego talks to SK Vibemaker about his musical history so far, the impact his song ‘Tadow’ on his career, the surprising inspiration for him to learn to play the sax in school, being a part time vegan, How much censoring goes into his music with both his parents being pastors, His vocal performance on ‘Black Love’, The making of his debut album differing from his prior projects, His model-esq swag, Where his great respect for women stems from, Being born in Jamaica but there not being much of a Jamaican influence through out his music, His more traditional R&B slant in his music, The royal/regal album cover to ‘Lady lady’, His single’ Old age’ about the older women, How far he would go with Age gaps in a relationship, Collabing with SiR & more
Mist Interview
Just after his performance at Reading Festival Mist spoke to SK Vibemaker about his transition from smaller stages to festivals stages, ‘Diamond in the dirt’ project sounding like an album & how his album will differ, Possibility of a joint Mist/Mostack project, the making of ‘Mosh pit’, his love from London, the surprise of his track ‘Wish me well’ with Jessie Ware, setting the video standards even higher & more
Jay Rock Interview
On his 1st trip to the UK, Jay Rock talks to SK about owning album of the year with ‘Redemption’, Where his single ‘King’s Dead’ ranks in his discography, the possibility of a follow up to his joint project with Kendrick ‘No Sleep in N.Y’, the dynamic within Black Hippy, Kendricks Lamars involvement in his career, Growing up in Nickerson Garden Projects in California, A music moment that made a major impact on him, The media connecting music with voilence in the youth, the making of his single ‘Win’ & more
D Double E 1 hour special
On the release of his debut album ‘Jackuum’, D Double E spoke to SK Vibemaker for an hour special ‘Oh my word… What an interview with SK Vibemaker & D Double E’ & talked about staying hungry after being so many years deep in the game, what can be expected from the ‘Jackuum’ album, connecting with Gorgon City, setting up his label ‘Bluku Music’, talks about directing production on his album, the current status of Grime, His favourite Era so far in UK music, his filtering process to picking tracks for his album, deciding the album title & more
Father 1 hour special
Awful Records rapper/producer Father spoke to SK Vibemaker for an hour special ‘An Awful interview with Father & SK Vibemaker’ & talked about the start of Awful Records, His cult following in the UK, his production skills being understated, signing a partnership with RCA for his label Awful Records, being one of the poster people for ‘Soundcloud rap’ & how it has developed/evolved, the story behind ‘Everybody getting in the club getting shot’, where a lotta overly sexual content in his music comes from, growing up in Mississippi before ATL, all the Collabs he did with IluvMakonnen, the breakdown in his relationship with Playboi Carti, his decision to drop out of Art School & persue music/Awful Records, balancing the label with being an artist himself, not wanting to Slur/mumble rap or croon, his forthcoming album & more
WILL.I.AM Interview
7 years since the last Black eyed peas album Will.I.Am talks to SK Vibemaker about fans possibly getting a culture shock with their new music, the V.R./A.R. novel that accompanies the new album, the creative video for ‘Street Livin’, the story behind their ‘Thought banger’ Street Livin’, B.E.P. aiming to rock the planet & not just rock the block, How much the dynamic of the group changed with Fergie not being involved in this album, The ‘get it’ mentality & more
One Acen Interview
One Acen talks to SK Vibemaker about highlights of his career so far, how much he is driven by online youtube views, the making of ‘EIO’ with Hardy Caprio, weather we will see a joint One Acen & Hardy Caprio project in the near future, girls lying about their body count & more
Big Narstie 1 hour special
On the release of his album ‘BDL Bipolar’, Big Narstie spoke to SK Vibemaker for an hour special ‘Rinse Defence league with SK Vibemaker & Big Narstie’ & spoke about releasing his debut album, his bittersweat feeling of success at the moment, suffering from being Bipolar, his extensive work The Heavytrackerz, making an Afrowave-Afro-Swing track on 5AM with Heavytrackerz, ‘When the bassline drops’ with Craig David changing his life, how he ended up a getting a TV show on Channel 4, being friends with Piers Morgan & more
Flowdan Interview
Grime MC veteran Flowdan talks to SK Vibemaker about his ‘One Shell fits all’ E.P., What’s been happening since the release of his debut album in 2017, The different Grime style of his ‘One Shell fits all’ E.P., Setting up his label ‘Spent shell’, The current state of Roll Deep, The health of Grime over the last few years, The latest single ‘Rudeboy ting, The story behind ‘One Shell fits all’ E.P. & more
Shy FX Interview
With his forthcoming Soundtape project ‘Raggamuffin’ on the horizon, one of the original junglist Shy FX talk about suffering from insomnia, his mentors, producing under secret aliases in his early days, the possibility of a Shy FX & Ms Dynamite project, his favourite collaborators, the releasing of his old school lost catalogue, the making of his single ‘Call me’ with Maverick Sabre & more