LIL SKIES
Drops Surprise Debut Album
‘Shelby’
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During an intimate release party in Hollywood Hills earlier this week, critically-acclaimed rapper LIL SKIES stunned fans around the world as he dropped his highly-anticipated debut album ‘Shelby’; named after his mum. Surrounded by his family, closest friends and supporters; Skies also unveiled the official video for the magnetic album opener and first single ‘I’; directed by Cole Bennett. ‘Shelby’ is available now at all DSPs and streaming services.
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With the first single ‘I’ kicking off the album, ‘Shelby’ boasts a total of fourteen tracks representing a moment of transformation for LIL SKIES. Like a proverbial caterpillar to butterfly; the rapper realises the full scope of his sound; sharpening the flows, magnifying the melodies, and delivering a truthful statement behind each hook.
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“It’s my first real project,” says Skies. “It’s like a new beginning. This is really like me being born again.”
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LIL SKIES, who recently made waves as he walked in Philipp Plein’s show during New York Fashion Week; joined forces with Lil Pump earlier this week to announce the dates for their 2019 US co-headline tour.
With over 2 billion streams under his belt, 20-year-old rapper on the rise LIL SKIES, who is managed by The Stokey Project; which entered into a partnership with Roc Nation this year for management; has been building a massive storm of fans and followers with his angsty brand of high-energy hip-hop.
Released last January, his critically-acclaimed major label debut mixtape ‘Life Of A Dark Rose’ was certified Gold by the US RIAA; and quickly spawned three singles including ‘Red Roses’, ‘Nowadays’ and ‘Lust’. Skies has continued to release a non-stop stream of new music and visuals; most recently holding over his ravenous fans with ‘Real Ties’ and ‘Name in the Sand’; both of which have collectively amassed an extremely impressive 30 million streams in just the past few weeks. Skies hasn’t slowed down in 2019; continuing to release new music including ‘I Know You’ (feat. Young Pinch), ‘Opps Want Me Dead’, ‘No Rest’ and ‘World Rage’; which have collectively been streamed over 200 million times worldwide. Hailed by Rolling Stone, Billboard, Complex, Pandora and more as an artist to watch, LIL SKIES has an extremely promising year ahead.
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‘SHELBY’
TRACKLISTING
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1. I
2. Bad Girls feat. Gucci Mane
3. Breathe
4. Nowadays Pt. 2 feat Landon Cube
5. Flooded
6. Blue Strips
7. Stop The Madness feat. Gunna
8. Ok 4 Now
9. When I’m Wasted
10. Mansion
11. Through The Motions
12. Highs and Lows
13. Name In the Sand
14. No Rainy Days
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