Skillibeng To Drop New Album This June With ‘Big Features’

Skillibeng is prepared to release his sophomore album in June, according to senior vice-president of A&R at RCA Records, Richard ‘Skane Dolla' Ford.

The American record label executive told media reporters that the new project from the St Thomas native will have “some really big features” and fans will be “surprised by his artistic range.”

“Skilli's album will be coming in June and, while I don't want to give any secrets away, I can say he has some really big features and I know people will be surprised by his artistic range. It's gonna be humongous; we have producers from the UK, US and, obviously, from Jamaica,” Skane Dolla told the Jamaica Gleaner in an interview last week.

The music executive revealed that after listening to unreleased music during a studio session with Skillibeng, the record label decided it was urgent to not only sign the Jamaican artiste but to start working on the new album.

“I knew we needed to get the business done ASAP… He [Skillibeng] is bringing a new style to the dancehall scene that we never heard before. As far as our reasons for looking into a younger act within the Jamaican genre, it was simple. Children relate to them, and they bring a new sound that may not be the norm but that is palatable,” he said.

“Skilli is refreshing, he knows how to catch the attention of people and has a big following in the rap community. I was also impressed with the conversation we had, he protruded beyond book smart, the decision was easy, in my opinion, because he has that ‘it' factor that cannot be described in words,” he added.

Skillibeng, whose given name is Emwah Warmington, released his debut album, “Crocodile Teeth The Album,” in October 2021, and at the time, he declared that it would be “one of the biggest in history.”