Skales
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Raoul John Njeng-Njeng (born 1 April 1991), better known as Skales (an acronym for "Seek Knowledge Acquire Large Entrepreneurial Skills"), is a Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter. In 2000, he started writing rap songs in Kaduna. Between 2007 and 2008, he travelled to Jos to work with Jesse Jagz and Jeremiah Gyang. In 2008, Skakes entered the Zain Tru Search competition and won the competition's North Central region. His debut single, "Must Shine", received numerous spin on the Rhythm FM stations in Lagos, Jos and Abuja.
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There are several artists with this name, 1. a Nigerian electronic pop singer and producer, 2. a Russian singer and producer. See their available profiles on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, Facebook, Twitter, SoundCloud etc. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Skales">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Skales
- Musical artist.image
- Skales 2.png
- Musical artist.caption
- Skales performing "Shaku Shaku" at the 24th edition of the Koroga Festival in December 2018
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Raoul John Njeng-Njeng
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Kaduna State, Nigeria
- Musical artist.instrument
- Vocals
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2000–present
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Nigeria
- Place of birth
- Kaduna State
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Educated at
- Lead City University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- skalesmusic.com
- Image
- Skales 2.png
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- date of birth
- 1991-04-01
- start of work period
- 2000-00-00
- social media followers
- 816296
- pseudonym
- Skales
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Early life and career
- 2009–present: E.M.E, OHK Music establishment, and music releases
- Personal life
- Discography
- See also
- References
- External links
Raoul John Njeng-Njeng (born 1 April 1991), better known as Skales (an acronym for "Seek Knowledge Acquire Large Entrepreneurial Skills"), is a Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter. In 2000, he started writing rap songs in Kaduna. Between 2007 and 2008, he travelled to Jos to work with Jesse Jagz and Jeremiah Gyang. In 2008, Skakes entered the Zain Tru Search competition and won the competition's North Central region. His debut single, "Must Shine", received numerous spin on the Rhythm FM stations in Lagos, Jos and Abuja.
Skales relocated to Lagos and signed a record deal with Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E) in 2009. His well-known songs include "Shake Body", "Mukulu", "Keresimesi", "Komole", "My Baby", "Take Care of Me" and "Denge Pose". He set up his independent record label, OHK Music, after leaving E.M.E in May 2014. His debut studio album, Man of the Year, was released in 2015.
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