D-Skills

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The South has really been a breeding ground for hip-hop talent from the early 90’s with groups like Houston’s Geto Boys and Atlanta’s Outkast, to more recent southern newcomers like Alabama’s Rich Boy and Florida’s Plies. Get ready to add another name to that list of southern artists ready for a place in hip-hop history, that name is D-Skills. “First impressions are everything, and the first thing I want everyone to know is there is not now and probably will never be another rapper like me.” At first glance he may appear to be you’re average everyday rapper, baggy jeans, fitted hats and jewelry. His songs may seem to be filled with lyrics full of violence, profanity, and misogynistic thoughts on women, partying, drugs and alcohol but that is only the first glance. Under that exterior beats the future of hip-hop and in a culture where the norm is being young, fly and flashy. This young man is showing he’s willing to get his grown man on and take hip-hop to the next level not only in the south but in general. His music reflects himself as a young man, a father, and role model. His lyrics touch on everyday occurrences and not the lavish lifestyles that many of his hip-hop counterparts rhyme about….“I could’ve chose to sell dope and shit/ but I stayed away focused and spit/ about what I’m seeing everyday/ pain and hopelessness/ know that I’m the shit give a fuck if you think I’m real or not/ but I couldn’t be locked in a box with three hots and a cot/ True some of his lyrics may be a little rough but D-Skills is quoted as saying “Times have changed, no longer can an artist hint at what message they are trying to get across to their audience…in this day and age its either get to the point, or get out of my face. Children are growing up a whole lot faster now, the same language that I get chastised about some people’s 12 and 13 year olds are using in everyday conversation.” His debut album “No More Talkin” is what he says is his way of introducing himself to the world. “It lets people know a little bit about me and what I stand for. I touch on a lot of issues that most artists at least the ones coming out the gate won’t talk about. There are still cuts for everybody I do have tracks for the club, like the lead single called ‘I’m Fresh’, I’m from the South so I gotta represent.” When asked about his feelings on how he’d feel about criticism about him being a Southern artist trying to be known for his lyrics and not for his club appeal he replied, “Being from the south I know I have to appeal to the clubs, but I want to be considered a complete artist, someone who can deliver messages on maybe not every single, but at least when someone listens to my music as a whole they can walk away with something other than I like to watch women dance in the club, while I’m smoking and drinking.” He goes on to say, “My style is a mixture of everyone who came before me in the rap game. You’ll hear some storytelling like Slick Rick or the Notorious BIG, you’ll get messages like you’re listening to Pac, you’ll get hustle and swagger like I’m Jay-Z and you’ll get delivery and flow like I’m Eminem or Chamillionaire. Some people will love me because I remind them of their favorite artists, others will hate me because of it. Honestly I’m looking forward to the challenge of convincing the doubters that I’m the real deal.” “People always seem to have a fear of the unknown, I'm just the opposite as far as being scared of success that really doesn't make sense to me.... that’s why I named the label All or Nuthin because I do have other options, but I feel if I look at this as my last opportunity to do something positive and memorable then I'll either achieve everything I've wanted, or nothing at all.Dream like you’ll live forever…Live like you’ll die tomorrow…Its All or Nuthin.