On the release of his 4th album ‘Outcast’, Devlin talks to SK Vibemaker about The length of the album making process of ‘Outcast’, Getting the fun back in his music, The independent hustle, How he usually approaches making an album, Being an outcast, Favourite era in music so far, Artists that inspired his flow, Weather he misses the Pirate radio days, His single ‘Limelight’ & more
Swindle Interview
On the release of his 3rd album ‘No more normal’, Swindle talks to SK Vibemaker about:
10 years in the game & his musical history
What compelled him as a producer to make albums
How his musical relationships with Mahalia & Kojey Radical began
What ‘No more normal’ means & curating the feature list
His relationship with L.A/California
Mentors in his career
How concise he is with the amount of tracks made when making an album
Balancing music & fatherhood
Releasing his album through Giles Petersons ‘Brownswood record label’
Business advice for budding producers
The making of Drill work with Ghetts & more
Earthgang Interview
Atlanta Hip Hop duo Earthgang, talk to SK Vibemaker about:
Forthcoming album ‘Mirrorland’
Comparisons with Outkast
Being signed to J Coles ‘Dreamville’ & his role in their career
The ‘Southern lyricists don’t exist’ myth
The making of their tracks ’Stuck’ & ‘Proud of you’ with Young Thug
Take on the 21 Savage deportation situation & more
General Levy Interview
UK underground veteran General Levy talks to SK Vibemaker about:
Staying hungry & inspired after 4 decades in the game so far
The struggles of UK dancehall
The making of his Ed Sheeran ‘Shape of you’ DNB Remix
His views on the current state of UK music
Being taken seriously by his Jamaican counterparts
An uncelebrated / non-historically documented era of the UK & lack of historians
Weather he knew his DNB classic ‘Incredible’ was going to be so iconic
His new music & 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
Margs Interview
On the release of his new project ‘Untold Truth’, Margs talks to SK Vibemaker about:
The challenge of impacting with Pen Game 3 after the success of Pen Game 2
A quick history of Margs so far
Temptation to go the Afrowave/afroswing route
The Wiley Co-sign/relationship
How far we are from a Margs album
His perspective on weather youth crime is getting worse & more
Koffee Interview
Being the reggae artist that everyone is talking about at the moment, Koffee talks to SK Vibemaker about:
Her 18 month career so far
The story behind the name ‘Koffee’
Having Chronixx & Protoje in her corner
Growing up in Spanish Town/Jamaica
Growing up in a single parent household
Talks about studying to be a pharmacist rather than persuing a music in school
Always being a conscious artist
The lack of reggae female artists
Her long term goals as a human/musician
Her forthcoming debut E.P. project
Her relationship with producer Walshy Fire & more
London On Da Track Interview
With production work of some of the biggest bangers of the last few years including: ‘Tyga – Hookah’, ‘T.I. - About the Money’, ‘Rich Gang – Lifestyle’, ‘Drake – Sneakin’, ‘Kodak Black – Roll in peace’, ‘French Montana – No stylist’ to name a few…. Atlanta producer London On Da Track speaks with London based DJ/Presenter SK Vibemaker about:
His transition from rapper to go-to producer
The variation in his production sound
The beginnings of his working relationship with young Thug
The criticism that mumble rap gets
Business advice for upcoming producers
Forthcoming album ‘Who would have known’
The making of ‘No Stylist’ with French Montana & Drake & more
SAWEETIE INTERVIEW
After first making a big impact with her song ‘ICY GRL’, L.A./California rapper on the rise Saweetie talks to London based DJ/presenter SK Vibemaker about:
The origins of her name
Her ‘High maintenance’ mindstate
Any pressures of growing up around Pastors in her family
Her mother giving birth to her at 17 years old
Her ethnicity
Transition from poetry to rapping
Advice from Zaytoven
Nicki Minajs influence on her & more
Skepta - 2006 Throwback
There have been many requests for a higher quality version of this. So here it finally is.
Before SK Vibemaker… There was 2 known as ‘SK Vibemakers’
Before the release of his album ‘Greatest hits’ & not too long after making the transition from a DJ to an MC, Skepta has a conversation with London Based DJ/presenter(s) SK Vibemaker(s) about:
The transition from DJ to MC
Simplifying his style
Raw content of upcoming Grime MCs
The making of his track ‘Duppy’
On how all the MC clashes are viewed by the mainstream media
Addresses his rivalry & clashing at the time with Hyper (From Nasty Crew) & Flirta D