Skiifall is the stage name of Shemar McKie, a Canadian rapper from Montreal, Quebec."'I am striving for longevity': Montreal rapper Skiifall wants to make his fast rise to fame last". CBC Music, May 18, 2022.
Originally from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, he moved to Montreal in childhood.Son Raw, "Skiifall is cracking the code". The Fader, December 15, 2021.
He released his debut single "Ting Tun Up" in 2020.Erik Leijon, "The sky’s the limit for Montreal rapper Skiifall". Cult MTL, November 25, 2021. After the song quickly became a breakout hit in the United Kingdom, he collaborated with British rapper Knucks on the remix "Ting Tun Up, Part II".Calum Slingerland, "SKIIFALL & Knucks Bring Montreal and London Together on 'Ting Tun Up Part II'". Exclaim!, March 29, 2021. He then followed up with the single "Bentayga Dust",Sajae Elder, "Montreal's Skiifall Shares 'Bentayga Dust'". The Fader, May 7, 2021. before releasing the three-song EP Woiiyoie Tapes Vol. 1 in fall 2021.Alex Nino Gheciu, "Stream Skiifall's New EP 'WOIIYOUI TAPES VOL. 1'". Complex, August 6, 2021. The EP's track "Lost Angeles" was selected by designer Virgil Abloh to soundtrack a commercial for Louis Vuitton's special collaborative National Basketball Association fashion line.Mr. Wavvy, "Montreal rapper Skiifall selected by Virgil Abloh for Louis Vuitton x NBA collab". Cult MTL, May 31, 2021.
In December 2021, he signed with XL Recordings, and released the single "Break of Dawn" in collaboration with BadBadNotGood,Mr. Wavvy, "Skiifall signs with XL Recordings, home to Adele, Radiohead & Jack White". Cult MTL, December 13, 2021. with whom he toured extensively in 2022.Nicholas-Tyrell Scott, "Skiifall, the Caribbean-Canadian rapper fusing dancehall and drill". Dazed, March 29, 2022.
In April 2023, he released the seven-song EP Woiiyoie Vol. 2 – Intense City,Erik Leijon, "After Breaking Out in the UK, Skiifall Has Global Goals: 'I Want to Be Worldwide'". Complex, May 12, 2023. following up in November with the non-EP single "Left the Trenches".Kyle Parkinson, "Skiifall Drops New Track And Visual 'Left The Trenches'". Complex, November 23, 2023.
He has also collaborated with Charlotte Cardin on the songs "Yuteman Denis" from the Intense City EP,Louis Pavlakos, "WATCH: Skiifall Drops Video for Latest Single "Yuteman Denis" with Charlotte Cardin". Complex, March 28, 2023. "Enfer" from Cardin's album 99 Nights,Dave MacIntyre, "Charlotte Cardin is living in the moment". Cult MTL, October 2, 2023. and "TTYGF" from the album Ö by Fcukers.
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