{"id":49859,"date":"2025-12-05T19:03:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/skyzoo-views-of-a-lifetime-album-new-hip-hop-from-skyzoo\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T19:03:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:03:12","slug":"skyzoo-views-of-a-lifetime-album-new-hip-hop-from-skyzoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/skyzoo-views-of-a-lifetime-album-new-hip-hop-from-skyzoo\/","title":{"rendered":"Skyzoo \u2013 \u2018Views Of A Lifetime\u2019 album &#8211; New hip hop from Skyzoo"},"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 xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cAs with all of my albums, this project follows my protocol of being conceptual. The idea of \u201cViews of a Lifetime\u201d was stems from continuing the journey of my last album \u201cKeep Me Company\u201d. That album spoken deeply about growth, and this project deals with looking back on \u201cwhat was\u201d, after you\u2019ve settled into this new world of said growth.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/skyzoo-views-of-a-lifetime-album\/about:blank\" seamless=\"\" data-rocket-lazyload=\"fitvidscompatible\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1423673932\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\"><![CDATA[<a href=\"https:\/\/skyzoo-hipnott.bandcamp.com\/album\/views-of-a-lifetime\">Views of a Lifetime by Skyzoo <\/a>]]><\/iframe><noscript><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1423673932\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><![CDATA[<a href=\"https:\/\/skyzoo-hipnott.bandcamp.com\/album\/views-of-a-lifetime\">Views of a Lifetime by Skyzoo <\/a>]]><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cLooking at the life you lived as you go into the life you are now living, the views of that lifetime are now front and center, and you are dealing with reflecting on what was worth it and what wasn\u2019t. All of the goals and dreams and ideas that you may have had in your beginning stages are now coming full circle, or not. Recognizing the growth that you have now become comfortable with, your view of your previous life has changed, and you can reflect on It and realize how you got to where you are. Hence the title, \u201cViews of a Lifetime.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/skyzoo-sky-is-like\/\"><strong>The lead single, \u201cSky is Like\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, is a modern take on the classic \u201cNas is Like\u201d by the iconic team of <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/tag\/nas\/\"><strong>Nas<\/strong><\/a><\/span> and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/tag\/dj-premier\/\"><strong>DJ Premier<\/strong><\/a><\/span>. As someone who was in high school when that song first dropped, I lived the momentum of that record firsthand. Years later, I came up with the idea of making my own version of the classic, spinning it in my own way, and without speaking about Nas at all on the record, still using it to serve as in homage to Nas and Preemo of sorts just off of the love that I, like everyone else in hip-hop, has for that song. \u201cSky is Like\u201d is me bringing my own lyrical barrage front and center the way I idolized Nas doing on the OG version in 1999. Production wise, I called my friend and frequent collaborator DJ Manipulator who is an avid Preemo fan and explained the idea to him. I knew he was the perfect person to handle the musical landscape of such an iconic record. The main thing that I wanted to do with the song was not sample Nas is Like or make the beat the same as Nas and Preemo did. I wanted this to be an original beat with of course my own original penmanship, while using the Nas is Like scheme and changing it to Sky is like as a spring board for my lyrical schemes. Honoring our legends while incorporating our own originality is the best way to keep the sport and culture of it all alive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/skyzoo-views-of-a-lifetime-album\/about:blank\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" data-rocket-lazyload=\"fitvidscompatible\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5lqT5BOozWHgk5SPCw3PDf?utm_source=generator\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5lqT5BOozWHgk5SPCw3PDf?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Tracklist:<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1) Tags at the MoMA (Prod. By Camoflauge Monk)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2) Pardon Me (Prod. By Tuamie)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3) The Wager (Prod. By Cartune Beatz)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4) Sky Is Like (Prod. By DJ Manipulator)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5) Devotion (Prod. By Conductor Williams)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">6) Love Day (Prod. By Thelonious Martin)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">7) Hope and Pray (Prod. By DJ Manipulator)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">8) The Soloist (Prod. By The Other Guys)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">9) Half Bloom (Prod. 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