My Interviews Are Hotter (SK Vibemaker)

Livin the crazy life - Dutchavelli x SK Vibemaker (My Interviews Are Hotter) Uk Female rapper on the rise Lavida Loca talks to SK Vibemaker about: Her story so far, Moving from Malawi to the UK from a young age, The Vybz Kartel vs Wizkid debate, The making of her track ‘ I been’, Being cool with being seen as that ‘raw hood chick’, If she compromise her raw sound to gain a wider audience? Her take on the music industry since she has stepped in, The challenge of writing her brutally introspectively honest track ‘2 sides’, Putting her videos on her own youtube channel rather than on brand channels/platforms, How much unity she feels amongst her female rap peers, Bouncing back from 4 years in jail & getting her life back on track & more… www.instagram.com/skvibemaker | www.skvibemaker.co.uk

East London rapper on the rise Dutchavelli talks to SK Vibemaker about: The new phase in his career, His music journey so far, Transition from Dutch to Dutchavelli, Being SteffLon Dons younger brother - The Pros/cons to having a successful sibling musician who came out before you, Not falling under his sisters shadow, Bouncing back from being locked up & returning to music, Moving around from Birmingham, Rotterdam & then East London as a younger, His take on what is happening in the UK rap game at the moment, Ambitions as an artist & more… www.instagram.com/skvibemaker | www.skvibemaker.co.uk

East London Female rapper on the rise Teezandos talks to SK Vibemaker about: The Teezandos story so far, The story behind her name, Being the princess of UK Drill, Being a weirdo & What is ‘weird’ in Teezandos eyes? How she is dealing with the extra male fanbase, Inspiration behind her track ‘Highlander’, Being from East LDN but not repping it, Artists that have inspired her on the come up, Why she is not inspired by UK artists, How she has inspired UK female Drill artists, Forthcoming body of work, If she would tone down her raw content to gain a wider audience & more… www.instagram.com/skvibemaker | www.skvibemaker.co.uk

On the release of their album ‘Breathing exercises’, Brighton rapper/producer duo Frankie Stew & Harvey Gunn talk to SK Vibemaker about: Releasing an album during lockdown, Explaining what they do musically, The relevance of their album title ‘Breathing exercises’, Their powerful song ‘Tortoise’, The challenge of not going with trends/waves with their sound, The importance of carrying on the theme in their music of mixing together rap, garage, dance together, The debate about the relevance of Grime amongst younger audiences, Mike Skinner comparisons & more… www.instagram.com/skvibemaker | www.skvibemaker.co.uk

Making her return to music after her online freestyles as a kid - The Queen of the south herself Shaybo, talks to SK Vibemaker about: Being put as the face of Female UK Drill, Being the Queen of the South, The relevance of Grime & the roll it has played in her musical growth, Clashing with Novelist back in the day, Being bi-lingual, How much camaraderie she has with her female peers, The sexual side of Shaybo - Real life Shaybo? Or Shaybo alter-ego? Steps she has taken to control her ‘Anger’, Regular track making process for Shaybo, Dropping out of university to persue music, Working with Grenfell tower survivors, Ambitions as a musician, Forthcoming project & more… www.instagram.com/skvibemaker | www.skvibemaker.co.uk

3 decades in the game… The UKs very own Soul diva Terri Walker talks to SK Vibemaker about: The point in which felt like a serious artist, Writings songs about people & them hearing them, The lack of successful UK female soul artists over the years, Flashing back on her career, Her current project ‘Breakout E.P.’, Amy WInehouse stories & more… www.instagram.com/skvibemaker | www.skvibemaker.co.uk

Reading Singer/Song-writer on the rise Lost Girl talks to SK Vibemaker about: Her story so far, Transition from covers to original music, Quitting her day job & sacrificing her A-Levels for music, How much her debut single ‘Never give up’ dictates the type of artist that Lost Girl is, Getting co-signed by Jadon Sancho, Her heritage, The story behind her name Lost Girl, Being signed to Tinie Tempah & the role he plays in her career, Being a small town girl, Pressures to live-up to the Bad B persona, Ambitions as a musician, Her love for Tatoos & more… @skvibemaker | www.skvibemaker.co.uk

North West singer/Song-writer on the rise Sharna Bass talks to SK Vibemaker about: The current state of R&B, The direction she hopes to take her sound, Being a 97 girl with an old school soul, Her latest project ‘Beautiful Chaos’, Working with Dr. Dre, Weather she feels much unity with her current female counterparts, Does she ever consider compromises her sound to gain a wider audience? How she shares her song-writing responsibilities & more… @skvibemaker | www.skvibemaker.co.uk

Coventry rapper on the rise PA Salieu talks to SK Vibemaker about: A turning point when he released his single ‘Dem a lie’, His musical journey so far, Not liking his track ‘Frontline’ at first, Growing up in Hillfields / Coventry, Making it out of the frontline, J Hus comparisons, That one artist that used to fill up his MP3 player, Being born a militarian, His turbulent school days, Speaking to his parents about following the path of music rather than academics, How he would respond to rappers sending for him, How he is with collaborating, UK artists that he used to listen to, Regular track making process & more… @skvibemaker | www.skvibemaker.co.uk

His production credits include: Wiley, Tinie Tempah, Drake, Ella Mai, Dave, K-Trap & more… London based Producer Extraordinaire Nana Rogues talks to SK Vibemaker about: What Nana Rogues does, Where the journey began, Studying production to making it a full-time job, Section Boyz ‘Trappin aint dead’ putting him on the map, His #1 producer inspirations, The productions he has done that people might not know, Working with Drake tracks, Transition from producer to artist, Knowing when to charge for production & more… @skvibemaker | www.skvibemaker.co.uk

On the release of his eagerly anticipated 4th album ‘Grime MC’, JME talks to SK Vibemaker about: 4 years between albums, if he ever suffers writers block, Possibilities of a joint project with Giggs, Why his ‘Grime MC’ album is physical only & not available on streaming services, Why he has such a D.I.Y. ethic & doesn’t employ anyone, Feeling like the odd one out, His take on the rise in UK Drill & weather he will ever make any, Being part of Boy Better Know when Wiley & Skepta are going at it, Grimes role in politics, How fatherhood & marriage have affected him, The amount of money he has spent on Grime MC & more… @skvibemaker | www.skvibemaker.co.uk

Harlem rapper Dave East talks to SK Vibemaker about: Why it has taken so long to drop his debut album after over 10 mixtapes, Transition from making mixtapes to debut album, People surprised at his collabs with Gunna, The place where he grew up in Harlem, Some of the key things he has learnt from having Nas in his corner, Any misunderstandings about the Crip lifestyle, Getting his share of the spotlight being of the lyrical persuasion, If he thinks of his female fanbase when making his music & more… @skvibemaker | www.skvibemaker.co.uk

Representing Croydon/Thornton Heath (South London), Rapper on the Rise Dotty talks to SK Vibemaker about: His history so far, His content being different to the current trends, The challenge of bucking the current trendy sound, Where his journey with UK music begins, His dad not being around when he was growing up, Growing up caring for his ill mother, Having 20+ siblings, Fav songs he has Written to date, Getting into singing in his songs, The making of his song ‘Marga man’, Weather artists should be responsible for the actions of the listeners, Long term ambitions, The story behind his name & more… @skvibemaker | www.skvibemaker.co.uk

A veteran of the Reggae Dancehall scene Agent Sasco forrmaly known Assassin sat down with SK Vibemaker for another chat & spoke about: Assassin era Vs. Agent Sasco era of his career, 12 months on from the release of his 4th album ‘Hope River’, How much strategising went into his evolution into Agent Sasco, The positive message in his track ‘Be Careful’, His 2019 Notting Hill carnival experience, How Notting Hill Carnival compares to other carnivals around the world, The evolution of his voice, Making ‘Slow down’ with juls & his hunger for Afrobeats productions, The point that he felt he made his mark as an artist, The change is riddim culture in dancehall, Advice for upcoming dancehall artists, The place he is from in Jamaica, Long term goals & more… @skvibemaker | www.skvibemaker.co.uk

North Carolina Rapper DaBaby talks to SK Vibemaker about: Working with his creative directors - Reel Goats, Being the best rapper alive, Having an aggressive competitive nature, Growing up in Mecklenburg county (North Carolina) and avoiding the greezy life growing up, His 1st job before music, The Carpet burn video, Being a fun guy in real life & not just in his videos, The beginnings of his relationship with Stunna 4 Vegas, Setting up Billion Dollar Baby Ent., Talks about his collaboration with Lil Baby & there never being any beef between them, Introducing Suge Knight to a whole new generation with his song ‘Suge’ & more | @skvibemaker | www.skvibemaker.co.uk

Born in Amsterdam, of Nigerian & Ghanian heritage, now based in the UK… Rapper on the rise JB Scofield talks to SK Vibemaker about: His music history so far, Completing his degree, His confidence as artist, Quick success vs. boundary pushing, Going back to conquer Holland, The chances of bi-ligual raps, His song SNM with Young T & Bugsey, Signing a major label deal & making a decision between labels & more | @skvibemaker | www.skvibemaker.co.uk

East London Singer/Song-writer on the rise Hamzaa talks to SK Vibemaker about: Coming from a performing Arts background, Being vulnerable & putting her heart on her sleeve as a young new artist with her debut E.P., How she feels about sharing Song-writing responsibilities with music, Auditioning for the Voice UK, The point which she began to feel like a serious artist, How she feels about the camaraderie between her & her UK R&B/Soul peers, Pressures to be overly sexual in the music industry, The story behind her name, The affect of not growing up around her biological father, The story behind her song red, Some of the signs when she started to realise her mental health wasn’t that good & more | @skvibemaker | www.skvibemaker.co.uk

On his new wave with a new sound, Mercston talks to SK Vibemaker about: His musical journey so far, His new contrasting vibe to what a lotta people know him as, Making grown music, Only writing singy songs these days, Weather the movement legacy appreciated enough, Forthcoming album ’Top Tier’, Possibilities of more Back to 95 projects & more | @skvibemaker | www.skvibemaker.co.uk

With the release of his latest project ‘Money Over Everyone 3’, P Money talks to SK Vibemaker about: MOE3 being one of the easiest projects he has made, The purpose of the project, The story behind his track ‘No One’, How much he has changed/evolved since his debut project ‘Coins to notes’ in 2005, Temptations to make Afrowave/Swing, Grime MCs doing Hip Hop challenges, Most challenging song to write on the project, The process of making sure there is no filler on the project, The status of his rivalries with Big H & Ghetts & more | @skvibemaker | www.skvibemaker.co.uk

On the release of his new project ‘Utopia’, M Huncho talks to SK Vibemaker about How he expected ‘Utopia’ to be received, His rise over the last 2 years, People having the wrong pre-conceptions of him, His own definition of his music, Developing his melodic side, The story of his track ‘Broken bottles’, The story behind ‘Utopia’, His growth since ’48 hours E.P.’, The pros/cons of him wearing the mask, Being a difficult Scorpio, Working with Yxng Bane, Other artists relying on features, His long term goals & more

On the release of his 4th album ‘Outcast’, Devlin talks to SK Vibemaker about The length of the album making process of ‘Outcast’, Getting the fun back in his music, The independent hustle, How he usually approaches making an album, Being an outcast, Favourite era in music so far, Artists that inspired his flow, Weather he misses the Pirate radio days, His single ‘Limelight’ & more

With the release of her latest project ‘Reminiscent E.P.’, Joy Crookes talks to SK Vibemaker about Being an outsider, Learning song-writing & playing the Guitar, Her Bangladesh & Irish mixed heritage, Her alter-ego Nigel, M.I.As influence on her, Suffering from writer block, Her message on her track ‘Mans world’, The categorisation of her music, Comparisons with Amy Winehouse, Her career ambitions & more www.skvibemaker.co.uk

On the release of his 3rd album ‘No more normal’, Swindle talks to SK Vibemaker about: 10 years in the game & his musical history, What compelled him as a producer to make albums, How his musical relationships with Mahalia & Kojey Radical began, What ‘No more normal’ means & curating the feature list, His relationship with L.A/California, Mentors in his career, How concise he is with the amount of tracks made when making an album, Balancing music & fatherhood, Releasing his album through Giles Petersons ‘Brownswood record label’, Business advice for budding producers, The making of Drill work with Ghetts & more

Atlanta Hip Hop duo Earthgang, talk to SK Vibemaker about: Forthcoming album ‘Mirrorland’ ,Comparisons with Outkast, Being signed to J Coles ‘Dreamville’ & his role in their career, The ‘Southern lyricists don’t exist’ myth, The making of their tracks ’Stuck’ & ‘Proud of you’ with Young Thug, Take on the 21 Savage deportation situation & more #MyInterviewsAreHotter www.skvibemaker.co.uk

UK underground veteran General Levy talks to SK Vibemaker about: Staying hungry & inspired after 4 decades in the game so far, The struggles of UK dancehall, The making of his Ed Sheeran ‘Shape of you’ DNB Remix, His views on the current state of UK music, Being taken seriously by his Jamaican counterparts, An uncelebrated / non-historically documented era of the UK & lack of historians, Weather he knew his DNB classic ‘Incredible’ was going to be so iconic, His new music & more #MyInterviewsAreHotter www.skvibemaker.co.uk

On the release of his 2nd album ‘Ghetto Gospel - The new testament’, Ghetts talks to SK Vibemaker about: 4 years between albums, The difference between the reception of ‘Ghetto Gospel The New testament’ & ‘Rebel with a cause’, Worries of possibly having naysayers asking where the raw Ghetts is on this album, Feeling like an outsider, UK Drill being an evolution of Grime, The role of social media on the violence in London this year & more #MyInterviewsAreHotter www.skvibemaker.co.uk

On the release of his new project ‘Untold Truth’, Margs talks to SK Vibemaker about: The challenge of impacting with Pen Game 3 after the success of Pen Game 2, A quick history of Margs so far, Temptation to go the Afrowave/afroswing route, The Wiley Co-sign/relationship, How far we are from a Margs album, His perspective on weather youth crime is getting worse & more #MyInterviewsAreHotter www.skvibemaker.co.uk

Being the reggae artist that everyone is talking about at the moment, Koffee talks to SK Vibemaker about: Her 18 month career so far, The story behind the name ‘Koffee’, Having Chronixx & Protoje in her corner, Growing up in Spanish Town/Jamaica, Growing up in a single parent household, Talks about studying to be a pharmacist rather than persuing a music in school, Always being a conscious artist, The lack of reggae female artists, Her long term goals as a human/musician, Her forthcoming debut E.P. project, Her relationship with producer Walshy Fire & more #MyInterviewsAreHotter www.skvibemaker.co.uk