Skyzoo
| Skyzoo | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Gregory Skyler Taylor |
| Born |
December 24, 1982 Brooklyn, New York City |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | First Generation Rich, (current) Duck Down, Jamla (former) |
| Associated acts | Jadakiss, Lloyd Banks Talib Kweli, Black Thought, Just Blaze, Torae |
| Website | SkyzooTheWriter.com |
 Skyzoo - "The Necessary Evils" Music Video (May 13, 2009) |
Gregory Skyler Taylor (born December 24, 1982), better known by his stage name Skyzoo, is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York. He has released a number of notable solo and collaborative albums, including Cloud 9: The 3 Day High with 9th Wonder in 2006, The Salvation in 2009, A Dream Deferred in 2012, and his most recent solo album Music For My Friends, which peaked at No. 15 on the US Top Heatseekers chart in 2015. Skyzoo has also released a plethora of free online mixtapes such as Corner Store Classic and The Great Debater throughout his career, and has worked with artists such as Jill Scott, Wale, Lloyd Banks, Tyrese, Dr. Dre, Raheem Devaughn, Black Thought, Jadakiss, Talib Kweli, Spike Lee, John Legend, and others. Skyzoo has headlined or co-headlined often-yearly tours throughout Europe, the United Kingdom, Africa, Australia, and Asia, and he owns and operates the independent record label First Generation Rich.
Skyzoo was born Gregory Skyler Taylor in 1982 in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York on December 24, 1982. He was nicknamed Skyzoo by his parents after the Skyy disco song of the same (his middle name is Skyler). Skyzoo moved to the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn in his youth. Skyzoo grew up listening to hip hop artists such as Big Daddy Kane, N.W.A, Kid 'n Play,EPMD, Eric B. & Rakim and A Tribe Called Quest, but it was the music video for Chi-Ali's '"Age Ain't Nuthin' But a Number" that inspired him to begin writing raps and focusing on the music business. He was nine years old at the time. He was raised one block away from rapper Notorious B.I.G., and has often cited B.I.G.'s success as an influence on his writing. He also cites Jay-Z as an important inspiration, and names his favorites emcees as Jay-Z and Mos Def. During Skyzoo's teenage years his father moved to South Jamaica, Queens, and Skyzoo began spending much of his time there as well as in Brooklyn. He frequently references both boroughs in his music, and has two younger brothers. Instead of going to school in his own neighborhood as he got older, Skyzoo's parents enrolled him in a high school in Manhattan to take advanced classes. Skyzoo also attended college, but didn't finish, at SUNY Farmingdale in Long Island.
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