{"id":1594,"date":"2025-01-31T18:15:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T18:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/the-real-skitso-worldwide-i-constructed-the-beat-first-then-i-sat-down-with-my-partner-and-discussed-who-i-think-fits-on-the-track-then-i-reached-out-to-kokane-and-the-rest-was-history\/"},"modified":"2025-01-31T18:15:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T18:15:01","slug":"the-real-skitso-worldwide-i-constructed-the-beat-first-then-i-sat-down-with-my-partner-and-discussed-who-i-think-fits-on-the-track-then-i-reached-out-to-kokane-and-the-rest-was-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/the-real-skitso-worldwide-i-constructed-the-beat-first-then-i-sat-down-with-my-partner-and-discussed-who-i-think-fits-on-the-track-then-i-reached-out-to-kokane-and-the-rest-was-history\/","title":{"rendered":"The Real Skitso: Worldwide &#8211; &#8220;I constructed the beat first&#8230;then I sat down with my partner and discussed who I think fits on the track, then I reached out to KoKane&#8230;and the rest was history.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">By: Todd \u201cDG\u201d Davis<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rapindustry.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Hailing from the Eastside of Buffalo, NY, producer-lyricist The Real Skitso may not quite be a household name as of yet, but if his Tha Eastsidaz &amp; Kokane assisted lead selection, \u201cWell Connected,\u201d taken from his soon-to-be released full-length body of work,\u00a0<i>The Asylum Vol.1\u00a0<\/i>[Illustrious Music \/ Bud E Boy Entertainment], also featuring 38 Spesh, Rockness Monsta, Westside Gunn, Royal Flush, El Camino, Styles P, Berner, Devin The Dude, Project Pat, Cormega and even New Jack Swing era singer, Christopher Williams, is any indication, then there are literally no glass ceilings.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><iframe title=\"TheRealSkitso - Well Connected ft. Kokane &amp; Tha Eastsidaz [Official Music Video]\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NUuW-kZRVc0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"TheRealSkitso - Well Connected ft. Kokane &amp; Tha Eastsidaz [Official Music Video]\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NUuW-kZRVc0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Tell me your whole inception into music \u2014 When did you first become interested in it? And how did it all begin for The Real Skitso?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I became interested in music when I was about 13 or 14, when I heard\u00a0<i>Full<\/i>\u00a0<i>Clip<\/i>\u00a0album by Gang Starr. I knew at that moment this is what I wanted to do.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Now you\u2019re from Buffalo, New York, correct? So growing up in \u201cQueen City,\u201d who all did \/ do you consider to be your strongest musical influences?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Gang Starr, Dr. Dre, Kool G Rap, Pete Rock, 2pac, M.O.P., just to name a few.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>That said, how do you describe and \/ or define the style of music that you create and \/ or perform?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The style of music I create is universal; I\u2019m a producer, so I like to be all over the place creating.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>As an emcee when you sit down to pen your rhymes, where do you draw inspiration from?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I get the inspiration from the beat; if I make a beat and I like it, I keep it for myself and pen to it. I get it from the beat; the beat set the vibe.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Let\u2019s hop right into this single \/ video, \u201cWELL CONNECTED,\u201d featuring Tha Eastidaz &amp; Kokane \u2014 Tell me about this track; how did it even come to fruition?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Well, I constructed the beat first\u2026then I sat down with my partner and discussed who I think fits on the track, then I reached out to KoKane\u2026and the rest was history.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>How then does \u201cWELL CONNECTED\u201d either differ and \/ or compare to previous The Real Skitso entries?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">This track is different from all the other work I\u2019ve done because I switched it up a little bit bringing that NY dirty \/ sample style with that West Coast G-Funk drum style.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Switching gears here, what exactly do you want people to get from your music?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I want people to have that nostalgia \/ reminiscing feeling when they listen to my music.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50427\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/skit.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/skit-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/skit-110x150.jpg 110w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/skit.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50427\" src=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/skit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/skit.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/skit-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/skit-110x150.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>If you could collaborate with any one artist, living or dead, who would it be and why?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">It would be 2Pac because his music has gotten me through some rough times in my life.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>If you could play any venue in the world, which one would you choose and why?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I really don\u2019t have a specific venue\u2026I\u2019ll play at any venue anywhere I have fans at, I\u2019ll play.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>On a more serious note, are you happy with the current state of Hip Hop?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">No, I am not! There\u2019s no art anymore, it\u2019s only about money now.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>What do you feel has and will continue to be the key to your longevity?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Just keep putting out dope music.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Do you have any other outside \/ additional (future) aspirations, maybe even completely away from music?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Yes, I have a clothing brand, Illustrious Garments; we will be releasing some garments soon.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>To date, what has been your biggest career moment(s), at least thus far anyway?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">My biggest career moment is linking up with (the) Legendary Kokane; it was a blessing\u2026he\u2019s a dope mentor, great heart, and a great leader. Big S\/O to the O.G.!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>What\u2019s an average day like for you?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Pretty simple, just working \/ grinding.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Please discuss how you interact with and respond to fans\u2026\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I interact and respond to my fans with love and respect.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>What is your favorite part about this line of work? Your least favorite? And, why?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">My favorite part of the work is creating the art, and my least favorite is meeting your childhood idol in real life and they end up being a jerk .<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>What advice would you have for someone wanting to follow in your footsteps?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Just don\u2019t stop, keep pushing and don\u2019t wait on validation from nobody; validate yourself.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Looking ahead, say five or maybe even ten years from now, where do you see yourself?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I see myself as a worldwide entertainer \/ entrepreneur.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>As for the immediate, what\u2019s next for The Real Skitso?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Establishing my presence in the music industry.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Is there anything I left out or just plain forgot to mention?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">No, that\u2019s pretty much all.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Lastly, any \u201cparting\u201d words for our readers?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Yes, lookout for\u00a0<i>The Asylum Vol.1<\/i>\u00a0coming soon! 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