1. Skeme has collaborated with various West Coast rappers such as the group Black Hippy, Bizzy Bone, The Game, Dom Kennedy, Nipsey Hussle, E-40, Casey Veggies and Problem among others.
29 Facts About Skeme
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In 2016, Skeme told HotNewHipHop that he is not signed to Blood Money Entertainment anymore, but only affiliated with them.
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Later that year, Skeme signed a deal with DJ Drama and Don Cannon's Generation Now label, alongside frequent collaborator Lil Uzi Vert.
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Skeme acquired his stage name at 13, when a friend noticed his craftiness at generating money.
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Skeme said most of these money making strategies were of the illegal nature but they allowed him to purchase a BMW 525I while he was in the twelfth grade at Gardena's Junipero Serra High School.
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Skeme grew up affiliated with the Piru Blood gang and was a gangbanger throughout his high school years.
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Skeme first began rapping around age 12 and began writing around age 15.
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Skeme recorded his first song at a studio in Long Beach, California, at age 16.
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On February 17,2010, Skeme released his third official mixtape, All Rap'd Up, hosted by DJ Ill Will.
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On October 19,2010, Skeme released his fourth official mixtape Pistols and Palm Trees.
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Skeme recorded the entire mixtape at Top Dawg Entertainment's studio in Carson, California.
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On May 19,2011, Skeme released his fifth mixtape The Statement.
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Skeme revealed that he had been in talks with Def Jam Recordings, Universal and Roc Nation about record deals during 2013.
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Skeme was featured on an October 2013 commercial for Colt 45 along with Snoop Dogg, YG, Snow Tha Product, and Lil Debbie.
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On September 27,2013, Skeme released his seventh mixtape Bare With Me.
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Skeme toured in promotion of his second studio album, in the United States, along with internationally in countries such as the United Kingdom and Sweden.
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On November 15,2013, Skeme released the music video for "Millions" from Ingleworld.
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On November 26,2013, Skeme revealed the cover artwork and the track listing for his second studio album Ingleworld.
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Skeme explained that the album had a serious tone, which is why he choose to release it at the end of the calendar year.
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Skeme was nominated for the 2014 XXL freshman class, however he was not selected.
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On July 14,2014, The Game announced that Skeme had been signed to his Blood Money Entertainment Label.
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Skeme released a collaboration with The Game titled "No Limit" after the announcement.
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Skeme was featured heavily on the Blood Money Entertainment collaborative project released by The Game entitled Blood Moon: Year of the Wolf.
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In 2015, Skeme worked heavily with DJ Drama and Don Cannon as an artist in their generation.
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Skeme is still currently a part of this organization which consists of himself, DJ Drama, Don Cannon and Lil Uzi Vert.
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Skeme featured on a track released by rapper Wale, "Know Me".
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Recently, Skeme announced another and possibly final addition to his Ingleworld album series, to be entitled Ingleworld4eva.
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Skeme's first son Khalil Amari Kimble, nephew to Nipsey Hussle, was born during September 2013.
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Skeme is an a loyal member of the Inglewood Family Bloods aka the Westside Flame Gang.