New Music: SkyBlew

This week we have one of the south’s hottest and most talented new emcees, Mario Farrow, a.k.a SkyBlew.  SkyBlew represents an excitingly elevated lyricism and varied production style that will hit you hard with lyrical power and emotion but keep your head nodding to the beat.

Mario Farrow grew up in Auburn, Alabama – a city polluted with drugs, gangs, and violence. Surrounded by negativity and transitioning into various foster homes, he could have easily chosen the wrong path. Rather than succumbing to his environment and dire circumstances, Mario chose to rise above them and use music to soothe his soul and escape.

With a fan base that transcends age, race, class, and gender, it is easy to see how SkyBlew has been blowing up the last few years.  With over 1 million Myspace views and over 600,000 downloads of his free material online, this growth shows no signs of stopping.  Following in the foot steps of soulfully sampled, socially conscious artists like Common and Lupe Fiasco, SkyBlew succeeds in making music that is as positive and optimistic as it is dope.

Check out two of SkyBlew’s tracks off of his album “Above the Stars is My Landing“: