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Like his previous works, The Statement is a true reflection of Skeme. Loving the freedom his music provides, Skeme says “The biggest inspiration is music.” His songs are filled with the truths and stories of his environment, real life without the gimicks. “It’s about doing you,” he says while cracking a joke with his manager.
Skeme. Lonnie Kimble (born January 3, 1990), better known by his stage name Skeme, is an American rapper from Inglewood, California. Skeme has collaborated with various West Coast rappers such as the group Black Hippy, Bizzy Bone, The Game, Dom Kennedy, Nipsey Hussle, E-40, Casey Veggies and Problem among others.
- Skeme on Being Humbled by The Response to “Bare with Me”
- Skeme Calls His “Pistols & Palm Trees” Mixtape A Building Point
- Skeme Details Southern Ties & References to Malcolm X & Huey P. Newton
- Skeme Attributes His Accessibility & Work Ethic to Dolla
- Skeme Commends Kendrick’s “Control” Verse & West Coast Lyricism
- Skeme Accidentally Passed on Game, Chris Brown & Lil Wayne’s “Five”
HipHopDX:You just dropped “Bare With Me.” How do you feel about the response you’ve been getting with that? Skeme: The response on “Bare With Me”has been amazing. It was real humbling. With the few tapes before, we got the streets of LA, and a lot of people would follow it. But now it’s like seeing a lot more mothafuckas from other regions really f...
DX:A lot of people rap at a young age, but when did you know, “This is legit.” Skeme: Pistols And Palm Trees…Pistolswas the first time. DX: What was it about Pistols And Palm Treesspecifically? Was it the way it hit…the quality? Skeme: Yeah, it was a cool process making the music. That’s the building point with most of the records. Besides a nigga ...
DX: Speaking of things you represent, and looking at your earlier projects, like “The Statement,” you may get labeled as an “L.A. Rapper” or “a gangster rapper.” Where do the conscious references in the music to Malcolm X and Huey P. Newton come from? Skeme:That’s from a solid sense of being an African-American male, and knowing what can be stacked...
DX:Since you mentioned Dolla earlier, what kind of influence did he have on you and your music? Skeme:At the time when I met Dolla, I was 16 or 17, and I just graduated high school. When you first start rapping, you have this false sense of what you gotta be as an artist and how you’re supposed to be because you a rapper. When I got around him, he’...
DX:So who are you feeling in the Rap game right now? Skeme: Me and the homies. If you get in my car—if it’s Rap—it’s gonna be the homies. I fuck with Future’s shit real heavy. I like the way he does his shit, and it’s well put together. I rock with Drake’s music; I ain’t gonna lie. I like the shit that he does. It may be a little soft or whatever, ...
DX:There definitely sounded like some friendly competition when you, Game and ScHoolboy Q got on the reocord from Game’s “OKE” mixtape… Skeme: I fucked up and picked the wrong song, but it was cool. I was supposed to be on the “Five” record with him and Chris Brown and Lil Wayne. Me being me, I heard the homie mention it, but I say five a lot. So h...
Jun 23, 2014 · Skeme Says Father Told Him To Become A Rapper. by TevinJohnson. Published on: Jun 23, 2014, 11:30 AM PDT. 7. Inglewood, California rapper Skeme gave insight on the current state of West Coast Hip ...
Oct 16, 2012 · Inglewood, CA rapper Skeme released his new album Alive and Living on October 16 via iTunes. As a young artist on the scene, Skeme is quickly rising up in the ranks on the West Coast as a diverse ...
SKEME - A name synonymous with the BEST. Along-side names just as important to hip-hop as DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaataa, SKEME is a Pioneer to Hip-Hop. To speak with any contemporaries or academics of the genre, a similar response is heard - SKEME is the TRUTH. Born John Cecil Dash on November 28th, 1964 in Harlem, New ...
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Personal life. Skeme's great-uncle is the late blues legend Howlin' Wolf. Skeme has one sibling. Skeme's first son Khalil Amari Kimble, nephew to Nipsey Hussle, was born during September 2013. Skeme is an also a loyal member of the Inglewood Family Bloods aka the Westside Flame Gang. Musical style
