I’M NOT LIKE MY COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE KIDS RECKLESSLY - SKALES

‘Shake Body’ crooner, Skales, has disclosed that he got signed to his former record label, EME, at the age of 15 and that the label was expecting him to succeed as a rapper.

Skales also stated that he has done over 300 songs, most of wish he hardly remembers now. According to him, Timaya has always been his mentor since joining the Nigerian entertainment industry.

The singer, who was speaking on a Channels TV programme, Rubbin Minds, further said that he never had the plan to release his ‘Shake Body’ hit song, but was advised to do so by DJ Kentucky after listening to it.

Skales, speaking about his private life, said he is business oriented having studied Business Administration in school. He added that while some of his colleagues are busy having children, he is not ready to make his relationship with any lady public.

"I play safe. All my friends in the industry have kids. It's safer to keep your private life private. Right now, I like to put my relationship in private," he said on the show.

I Am Better Off Without EME - Skales

In a recent interview with Encomium Magazine, Skales spoke about life since he exited EME and why he chooses to do pop music now that he is off the label.

Why are you doing songs now and not rap?
I see myself as an artiste, and that means that I can do whatever kind of music I want. I can be a rapper, I can do pop music, I can do dancehall music or even soul music. Heading for a Grammy is rap, Mukulu, Take Care of me and Denge Pose is a fusion of rap and pop, Shake Body is pure afro pop. My new song, I am for Real is dancehall and Jekanmo is popular music. I am a musician, and my unique selling point is my ability to be versatile and do music that will make money for my mom, my management team, the label and myself without watering down the quality of my music.

Will you say Skales is better off after leaving EME?
Yes, but without going through EME, I doubt I would be here. I will say my time in EME was a learning process. You know the saying that without fire, you can’t get gold. That is how my stay in EME is for me. I am grateful for the period I was signed there, but Baseline is home now, and we are making this work.

If you were with them, do you think you would have gotten this far?
I don’t think so.