With the imminent release of his debut album ‘Village’, Jacob Banks talks to SK Vibemaker about the point in which he found his voice, Recently making his U.S. TV debut on Late night with Seth Myers, Being born in Nigeria & coming to the UK aged 13, Being tagged a ‘Soul singer’, Lack of UK Soul/R&B success stories, Story behind the album ‘Village’ & finally having his debut album upon us & more
Mahalia Interview
Leicester born singer/song-writer Mahalia talks to SK Vibemaker about her rise over the last 2 years, her retro soul influence, preserving her Britishness as a singer, mixed race struggles growing up, the vulnerability of Seasons E.P., being a musician, finding her identity as a singer & more
Kojo Funds Interview
On the release of his debut project ‘Golden Boy’, Kojo Funds talks to SK Vibemaker about his massive influence on UK music in the past few years, transitioning from doing Grime in his early years as an MC, The making of ‘Stallin’, Making the melodic sound as oppose to running for the hardest MC, His mixed background, The making of PNG with Giggs, Usual track making process, How easy is it to execute the afro-swing/afrowave sound & more
Amelia Monet interview
North London young singer on the rise Amelia Monet talks to SK Vibemaker about the start to her career in 2018, Growing up with a mixed heritage background, Transition from model to being an onliner to music, Dealing with the fame monster & staying humble, Her & E.O. rumours & more
Ghetts Interview
On the release of his 2nd album ‘Ghetto Gospel - The new testament’, Ghetts talks to SK Vibemaker about 4 years between albums , the difference between the reception of ‘Ghetto Gospel The New testament’ & ‘Rebel with a cause’, Worries of possibly having naysayers asking where the raw Ghetts is on this album, Feeling like an outsider, UK Drill being an evolution of Grime, The role of social media on the violence in London this year & more
Masego Interview
Virginia ‘TrapHouseJazz’ artist Masego talks to SK Vibemaker about his musical history so far, the impact his song ‘Tadow’ on his career, the surprising inspiration for him to learn to play the sax in school, being a part time vegan, How much censoring goes into his music with both his parents being pastors, His vocal performance on ‘Black Love’, The making of his debut album differing from his prior projects, His model-esq swag, Where his great respect for women stems from, Being born in Jamaica but there not being much of a Jamaican influence through out his music, His more traditional R&B slant in his music, The royal/regal album cover to ‘Lady lady’, His single’ Old age’ about the older women, How far he would go with Age gaps in a relationship, Collabing with SiR & more
Mist Interview
Just after his performance at Reading Festival Mist spoke to SK Vibemaker about his transition from smaller stages to festivals stages, ‘Diamond in the dirt’ project sounding like an album & how his album will differ, Possibility of a joint Mist/Mostack project, the making of ‘Mosh pit’, his love from London, the surprise of his track ‘Wish me well’ with Jessie Ware, setting the video standards even higher & more
Jay Rock Interview
On his 1st trip to the UK, Jay Rock talks to SK about owning album of the year with ‘Redemption’, Where his single ‘King’s Dead’ ranks in his discography, the possibility of a follow up to his joint project with Kendrick ‘No Sleep in N.Y’, the dynamic within Black Hippy, Kendricks Lamars involvement in his career, Growing up in Nickerson Garden Projects in California, A music moment that made a major impact on him, The media connecting music with voilence in the youth, the making of his single ‘Win’ & more
D Double E 1 hour special
On the release of his debut album ‘Jackuum’, D Double E spoke to SK Vibemaker for an hour special ‘Oh my word… What an interview with SK Vibemaker & D Double E’ & talked about staying hungry after being so many years deep in the game, what can be expected from the ‘Jackuum’ album, connecting with Gorgon City, setting up his label ‘Bluku Music’, talks about directing production on his album, the current status of Grime, His favourite Era so far in UK music, his filtering process to picking tracks for his album, deciding the album title & more
Father 1 hour special
Awful Records rapper/producer Father spoke to SK Vibemaker for an hour special ‘An Awful interview with Father & SK Vibemaker’ & talked about the start of Awful Records, His cult following in the UK, his production skills being understated, signing a partnership with RCA for his label Awful Records, being one of the poster people for ‘Soundcloud rap’ & how it has developed/evolved, the story behind ‘Everybody getting in the club getting shot’, where a lotta overly sexual content in his music comes from, growing up in Mississippi before ATL, all the Collabs he did with IluvMakonnen, the breakdown in his relationship with Playboi Carti, his decision to drop out of Art School & persue music/Awful Records, balancing the label with being an artist himself, not wanting to Slur/mumble rap or croon, his forthcoming album & more