User:Ambitious1987

December 25th, Brooklyn, New York, On this day Joseph Stevens p.k.a. Skolla, entered the world and began his journey in the world. Who could imagine the huge impact it would have in the rap game years later. Skolla realized he wanted to be in the music industry as a child when he used to hang out with the artists that his older brothers Boss and Lucky were working with. As he said "I use to spit little kiddie raps". Developing a passion for the art of rhyming, Skolla knew he had to be serious and dropped his first official mixtape at the age of 15 hosted by South Carolina's own DJ Prince Ice entitled "On A Block Near You". A year later, "Welcome To Sumter City" dropped, this time hosted by South Carolina's own DJ Cleve of the So So Def DJ's. At the age of 19, Skolla worked with the infamous DJ Speedracer of the Core DJ's entitled and released the mixtape "Call Me King", all to rave reviews. During his journey, Skolla has performed in Florida, Georgia, Chicago, Wisconsin, Las Vegas, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Minnesota and Canada. While touring Canada Skolla has opened shows for Joe Buddens and Sean Paul, which has shown all in the industry that he has the drive to work outside his box and build his brand throughout the country both nationally & internationally. Skolla is currently in the studio working on his Debut album "Living Proof" for A'KT Entertainment. Skolla has proven that hard work and dedication does pays off, and his drive show a perseverance that is rivaled by more established artists in the industry. No doubt Skolla is "Living Proof" of how far you can go if you keep focus on the prize "At the end of the day, real recognizes real, that's why half of these dudes can't even see me with their eyes open." - Ya' Boy Skolla