DJ Skee Interview: Skee TV Preps Guests Marina & The Diamonds, Machine Gun Kelly, And Alesso
You’re well-known for catching on to artists very early in their careers- Lorde, Kendrick, and Beibs, specifically- in your opinion, are we poised for another breakout artist of that caliber soon? If so, who?
It’s tough when you’re talking about some of those people that are the top artists in the world right now. It didn’t happen overnight; I remember when I first met Kendrick almost 10 years ago. He was a teenager and he was freestyling, and I was like, “Wow, he can really rap. Let’s see if he can ever make a real record though, that’s gonna be the challenge for him.” And obviously he developed that. Because now, just when I thought the idea of the album was dead, he’s coming out with something that’s basically a movie. You play it front to back, it’s one of the most incredible albums I’ve ever heard. And that’s jut from him working and grinding. He always had the talent and the skill, but he really applied himself towards putting together true projects and now he’s mastered them. He’s doing that better than anybody else.
But in terms of new artists out there –you were talking about Minnesota- the kids in The Stand4rd, Spooky Black, my boy Allan Kingdom who is now on Kanye’s record, big fan of them. There’s just so much good stuff out there right now in music, across all scenes and all these different subgenres. So it’s tough to say who’s gonna be next, but I just like enjoying and seeing all the different things that are going on.
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