Artist Spotlight: : Skramble

The proclaimed Style & Flow Professor, born Jamal Grate on March 6th, 1982 in Jamaica Queens; has been rapping, producing, and gaining his much deserved respect for the past 20 years. Whether it?s battling in circles of other emcees or doing his thing on stage, you can always count on Skramble to give you a memory to take home. His journey to stardom began back in the 80's when young Skramble heard his first Hip Hop song and fell in love with the art form and culture.

By 1993 he was writing full-length songs for himself and decided that making Hip Hop music was something he could do on a professional level. As Skramble progressed with his writing, he decided to produce his own music. In doing so, Skramble began to learn different types of lyrical patterns that would sound unique over each tune. This signature sound would become one that continues to separate Skramble from other artists. People wanted to hear more of the music Skramble created due to the music not sounding like the norm or following the format that was being played in mainstream Hip Hop.

In the mid 90's Skramble took his musical talents to high school where he would engage in emcee battles in the lunch rooms and against rival schools at bus stops in Jamaica ,Queens. Many local artists wanted to create music with Skramble because the style of music was unique and appealing to the ear. This was a key turning point in Skramble's life because he had to decide to play basketball or further pursue his music career. Skramble chose music as his vehicle to reach success and further express his creative talents.

After graduating from Springfield Gardens H.S., Skramble chose to attend Five Towns College to study Audio Engineering and Business. Skramble is currently creating numerous projects along with his most recent endeavor Video Editing. While numerous artists are content with just doing one thing, Skramble has decided to become the complete Hip Hop artist and seems to have no signs of stopping there.

written and submitted by Machette