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Skate (rapper)

Sk8
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Sk8 at the Skaterade Tour in 2016
Background information
Birth name Nathan Montgomery Maloley
Also known as Nate Maloley, Skate Maloley
Born (1995-01-17) January 17, 1995 (age 22)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2013–present
Labels Independent
Website skatemaloley.com

Sk8, also known as Skate Maloley (born Nathan Maloley on January 17, 1995), is an American rapper, songwriter, and music producer from Omaha, Nebraska.

Skate was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He is of Lebanese-American heritage. He has two siblings, Kaylan and Stewart. Growing up, Skate had a passion for sports and music. He played for the basketball team at Papillion-La Vista Senior High School in Papillion, Nebraska. Skate attributes his interest in hip hop to a Wiz Khalifa concert he attended as a freshman in high school.

After graduating from high school, Skate went on to play basketball at Hastings College. Shortly after, Skate left the sports arena and moved to Los Angeles, California in 2015 to focus on music.

Skate premiered his debut single Little Bit in the 2015 film, The Chosen featuring YouTube star Kian Lawley and actress Elizabeth Keener. Amidst other single releases, Skate has released four full-length album mixtapes: Twenty-Fifteen, Maloski, Skaterade, and Late 2 The Party.

Skate’s earliest songs were collaborations with childhood friend Sammy Wilk (born Samuel Wilkinson) under the monikers Young Skate & Sammy and also Sammy & Skate. The two released several tracks together, including a collaboration with DJ Rupp titled Where Art Thou, which, to date, has accumulated more than a million plays on YouTube.

In early 2016, Skate embarked upon his first-ever headlining tour to promote his mixtape Skaterade. The tour traveled across 15 U.S. cities, beginning in San Francisco, and ending in a sold-out show at the Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, California.


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