{"id":99723,"date":"2022-02-22T15:40:57","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T14:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=99723"},"modified":"2022-02-22T15:46:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T14:46:55","slug":"skales-sweet-distractions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/skales-sweet-distractions\/","title":{"rendered":"Skales is stepping into the limelight again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Skales breaks down his multi-decade career as one of Nigeria\u2019s original superstars and his return on the scene with his new album Sweet Distractions<\/em>.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMan, I know for sure that from track one, you’re gonna be blown away<\/em>,\u201d says Skales<\/a> with a high level of conviction. He’s referring to Sweet Distractions<\/em>, the long-awaited 14-track body of work released under his OHK Entertainment Record Label. \u201cYou can hate me but you would love my music<\/em>,\u201d he continues. \u201cYou know how one human being is trying to grow, and of course, there\u2019s the ups and downs that would either break you down or motivate you to do better. For me, this album is a representation of everything that was meant to make me fail, turning out to be what pushed me to want to do better.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skales is a rapper first before anything else. As a young and talented MC in the early 2000s, he began to write his rap songs having been heavily influenced by all the sounds he had his ears opened to in Kaduna, Nigeria. \u201cI would say I listened to all kinds of music growing up because my mum used to own a record store in Kaduna where she sold diverse cassettes and tapes. Unlike other kids that were exposed to stuff like cartoons and TV, I was just exposed to music<\/em>\u201d, he recalls. \u201cFrom Gospel Music to Country, Rap, and Rock, I was  exposed to every kind of music you can imagine.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born to a single-parent household, Skales\u2019 journey is one that perfectly plays out the rags to riches story. His mum had to do menial jobs to nurture him at the time, and him being chased out of school because he couldn\u2019t pay his tuition fees – all these experiences have led to momentous twists and character-building turns in his life. \u201cWhen we were younger, a lot of people wanted to be footballers. I wanted to be a footballer too, but there was also that love for music in me,<\/em>\u201d he says of his childhood. “I feel like if I had a lot of support earlier as a teenager when this music was very hot for me, I would have even been in a much greater position.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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