For Realmuzik SK, music is the way he knows he’s meant to channel himself. Stemming from his early teenage years, it became something he set on pursuing professionally one day. “At 13 years old, I knew I wanted to pursue music as a career.” The Louisiana-bred artist always felt a connection with it, and he always had his support group behind him to keep him focused. “My family, friends, and community always motivated me to do music.” The first half of his moniker comes from the label he’s signed to, R.E.A.L. Muzik, while his last half bares homage to a fallen artist that was very influential to him, Speaker Knockerz.
Throughout the times he strayed off his path, it was his aspirations in the booth that kept him grounded. He was only 16 when he dropped out of school and moved out. In moments that he hit his early lows that provided him motivation to translate his pain and experiences in his music. “You going [to] hear the raw and real emotions. The pain, the struggle, the celebrations of [the] good times… is my expression of everything I been through and going through.”
One can say his recorded process is rather meditative, as his unfiltered emotions come alive with naturally attention-grabbing melodies. Two projects in and his sound is already shaping out to be something to watch out for. His hard keeps paying off as he now releases his collaborative EP Up A Level with platinum-selling artist Yung Bleu. The three-track project is short but packed of consistency as the “Pain” lyricist switches flows and modes with ease. Realmuzik SK instantly bonded with the Bleu and it eventually led to the creation of the project. “My team reached [out] to him and for him to hit back is major love. We locked in on some things and he showed mad love.”
The project plays like yin-and-yang between their sounds, balancing SK’s foretelling lyrics and wavy flows with Bleu’s signature sing-song approach that he spices in with his raps. Between the beat selection and delivery, SK comes with a strong project that hints at potential of the stardom he seeks to achieve one day.
