Interesting facts from Skales' biography you should know

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How much do you know about songwriter and famous rapper from Nigeria Skales? What is the full Skales biography? How many awards has he got? Is there anything in his life that makes him a ‘bad guy’? We have gathered some interesting details about the star and will share some information about the famous musician in the post.

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Skales – Nigerian musician

Who hasn’t heard of Skales yet? We think that many Nigerians are already in love with his music. This hardworking man has a list of more than 200 songs. He has worked in collaboration with many celebrities, including Banky W and eLDee.

If you still cannot remember who Skales is, here are some hints for the hits you might have sung in your mind:

My Baby
Denge Pose
Shake Body
Keresimesi
Mukulu

All right, now you know who we are talking about. Let us get into the details of Skales full biography. We are sure that you will learn many incredible facts from his adventurous life.

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Biography of Skales

The real name of Skales is Raoul John Njeng-Njeng. He celebrates his birthday on April 1st. This year he turned 27 years old (he was born in 1991).

Raoul originates from Edo State. He is the only child in his family that lived in Kaduna, and this was where the future rap star spent his childhood years. His mother was the single parent who raised him, and since she worked in a cassette store, he could listen to the music and fell in love with it.

The boy’s talents were exposed at the young age. He was approximately 9 years old when he began composing songs in Kaduna. Those were his first rap attempts, but they gave him an interesting start.

Music career

At the age of 16-17 years old, future Skales superstar who attended the University of Jos (he didn’t graduate because he switched to Lead City University and graduated from here with a degree in Office Management & Technology) met Jeremiah Gyang and Jesse Jagz and started to work with them. Maybe this cooperation pushed him forward because 10 years ago he took a part in Zain TRU Search competitions and was chosen as the winner of North-Central area. The victory was an excellent start for Raoul’s music career.

The first public song of Skales titled Must Shine was greatly received by Nigerians. It became a hit in Abuja, Lagos, and Jos, and this success resulted in the first contract signed with Empire Mates Entertainment (this happened 9 years ago). The singer left this company in 4 years (his contract lasted for four years), so he started his own label called OHK Music in 2014 followed by the presentation of ‘Man of the Year’ song a year after.

The musician’s career and life have its ups and downs. For example, there was information about a car accident with Skales (there were people injured and one dead) back in 2011.

Also, according to Skales’ Twitter, his music (rap) never paid his bills. But he loves the sound he has found, and this makes him happy.

Skales professional achievements & awards

You can notice how interesting Skales biography is. This rapper has a long creative way in music with over 200 songs in his personal ‘treasure box’ and many interesting collaborations with Jeremiah Gyang, Knighthouse, Wizkid, JD Xclusive, and other famous artists.

Skales performed on many stages across the world, including the USA, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Nigeria.

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Artist’s albums

Empire Mates State of Mind (date of release – 2012, E.M.E.’s collaboration album with different artists, including Skales)
Man of the Year (date of release – 2015, studio album by Skales)
The Never Say Never Guy (date of release – 2017, studio album by Skales)
Mr Love (date of release – 2018, studio album)

Awards

The Headies have nominated Skales several times for their awards. He won the Best Vocal Performance among men for the song ‘Emergency’ (it was a collaboration of Runtown Feat. Patoranking & Skales) and got nominations for the Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year (2015) and Best Collabo of the year (2018).

P.S. By the way, SKALES is not just a stage name. It is the abbreviation, where ‘S’ stands for Seek, ‘K’ stands for Knowledge, ‘A’ stands for Acquire, ‘L’ stands for Large, ‘E’ stands for Entrepreneurial and ‘S’ stands for Skills. In other words, Roaul John Nijeng-Nijeng loves being called Skales or Seek Knowledge Acquire Large Entrepreneurial Skills. Isn’t it fun to pronounce?

In conclusion

We hope you have managed to find something interesting from the biography of Skales. This Nigerian musician is very promising, and we are sure we will hear more from him in the future. For now, get your time to explore the 2018’s album by this rising star. Mr Love is worth your attention and time.