Deal With the Matter: Associates, Followers, Music Colleagues Come Collectively to Pay Tribute to Legendary MC Skibadee

It’s been practically a month since MC Skibadee, a founding member of the jungle and drum & bass genres and nonetheless one of the crucial acknowledged MCs on the planet, handed away instantly. The information was damaged by his daughter on Fb on February 27 and the D&B group has been in a little bit of a shock state ever since.

Maybe simply as a lot as his family, Skiba’s mates and colleagues on the planet of D&B have been hit particularly onerous with the information of his passing. His comrades in soar up supergroup SASASAS, for instance, at the moment are mourning the lack of their second MC in simply 4 years, after MC Stormin handed of sickle cell anemia, additionally in February in 2018. By his grief, fellow group member and buddy of virtually 30 years DJ Phantasy managed to share some ideas with Your EDM:

What I may say about Skiba may fill an encyclopedia however what considered one of major issues I liked about him was his humble perspective, the way in which he embraced everybody he met. Should you have been an enormous artist or a brand new artist attempting to make your approach on this music enterprise, he confirmed everybody the identical love. He liked the ravers, the individuals who got here to hearken to him, hearken to jungle / drum & bass. He all the time needed a photograph with the ravers. He began the “Cash Shot” – that image you now see artists doing all around the world – he began that, together with everybody in the whole lot he did.

A real legend, an inspiration, an icon, there’ll by no means be one other like him. I’m so blessed to have labored with him so carefully for thus lengthy and to have been capable of go all around the world with him creating so many unbelievable reminiscences. We are going to do the whole lot we will to verify his legacy lives on.

Different colleagues and mates are simply as devastated, from each style and interval of drum & bass. We caught up with Viper label boss Futurebound, and he had this to say:

Skibba impressed so many generations of youth within the UK & past to change into MC’s, Producers or to fall in love with D&B tradition. An inch good entertainer who lit up the dance every time.

From the second he burst onto the scene within the 90s proper via to current day, he was the proper instance for a way any artist can obtain longevity within the business. One of many hardest working artists, all the time striving to be higher on the craft he owned.

It was an absolute honor to launch a single with him on Viper & above all else I’m so glad I had the possibility to truly hang around with him over time. An actual enjoyable character who made everybody round him really feel welcome & completely satisfied.

Gone far too early, relaxation effectively Don there’s a void in our scene that may’t get replaced.
RIP Skib, The G.O.A.T…YNWA x

MC Coppa mirrored these sentiments from an MC’s perspective:

He was your favourite MC´s MC Icon. The man or woman you seemed as much as as a legend, seemed as much as Skiba as a legend. On prime of all this accolade and adulation, amazingly he remained the salt of the earth. Pretty human being, legend and large inspiration to me and an entire technology after which some. Actual pleasure to know you Alphonso, share a stage and fun in addition to being a large a part of my younger life, rising up listening to drum & bass and being the explanation why I used to be drawn to it so deeply.

Miss you my man, thanks for actually the whole lot.

One other modern, DJ Rap, merely mentioned this via numerous tears on the day he handed, reflecting the feelings of followers and mates alike:

As we speak we misplaced too quickly one other vibrant mild from our scene. Skiba, might your voice be as loud in heaven because it was on earth.

Try a superb Rap set that includes Skibadee here.

Inperspective Information, Eloisa and Black Junglist Alliance boss Chris Inperspective thought concerning the legacy MC Skibadee might be leaving, which is without doubt one of the greatest sentiments for followers and music lovers:

As with each nice artist leaving us, the enjoyment we now have left is Skiba’s artwork. We should always always remember that. Their artwork is what retains them in our hearts. RIP, Skiba.

Whereas household and mates are nonetheless grieving, followers and the prolonged music and humanities group are ensuring Skiba’s mild remains to be burning vibrant with art work and occasions all around the UK. A mural portray vigil introduced followers collectively in each Birmingham and Bristol over the weekend whereas SASASAS devoted their large Rampage set to their fallen brother.

We did this For @TheRealSkibz ❤️@WeAreRampage ??? pic.twitter.com/idTHebcQkC

— MC SHABBAD ????? (@shabbadan) March 20, 2022

The tributes preserve coming with Harriet Jaxxon dedicating her RinseFM present tonight to a few of Skiba’s greatest units at 10 PM GMT (5 PM EST, 2 PM PST within the US). Hyperlink here to hear and it’ll possible be on YouTube later within the week for individuals who can’t catch it stay.

In fact it wouldn’t be actual tribute if there wasn’t an enormous, blowout occasion in Skib’s honor in his hometown of London. On Saturday, April 23, Cloth will throw a day occasion for the legendary MC for these in London.

For another official information about Skibadee and occasions round his reminiscence, his daughter Asia is operating his Facebook page now. The household haven’t launched particulars of his reason for dying and have requested for privateness within the matter. For these desirous to donate to his household for funeral and authorized bills, a GoFundMe has been arrange. Click here for more details.

Skiba might be missed however his work lives on.

Featured picture photograph and artwork cred: Mick Mowgli