14 Facts About Lil Skies

Lil Skies was introduced to music by his father, Michael Burton Jr.

Lil Skies worked at a McDonald's and a Japanese restaurant in his hometown.

Lil Skies released his first major label mixtape, Life of a Dark Rose, on January 10,2018.

Lil Skies toured nationally with Lil Uzi Vert in 2017 and began his "Life of a Dark Rose" tour in 2018, but had to end the tour early due to pneumonia.

On March 1,2019, Lil Skies released his album Shelby, named after his mother, while simultaneously debuting the music video for lead single "I".

Lil Skies made a short documentary for the album on his YouTube channel by interviewing her and surprising her during it by telling her he was going to name it after her.

On May 21,2019, Lil Skies released a video for "Breathe", a song from his album, Shelby.

Lil Skies released "My Baby" with American Singer Zhavia Ward, the lead single to the Unbothered Deluxe, on April 29,2021.

Lil Skies released multiple standalone singles during his Unbothered singles rollout.

On February 21,2023, Lil Skies released "Make A Toast", his final release under Atlantic Records.

Lil Skies announced he had left the label via Instagram Live, and subsequently released several singles as an independent artist for the first time since 2017.

Lil Skies released the single "Thousands" on February 9,2024, marking his first solo release of the year.

Lil Skies released "High Maintenance" on January 10,2025, marking his first solo release of the year and in 6 months.

Lil Skies cites Lil Wayne as his biggest music inspiration.