International actor and rapper, Batsile Ramasodi (BOYwonder) has invited hip hop icon, Gregory Skyler Taylor AKA Skyzoo to perform at the Back To the City Hip Hop Festival this Freedom Day.
The invitation is the brainchild of OnDaGround Productions and The Studio Next Door in association with Back To The City
“I always admired Skyzoo work and wanted to do something different with the Back To The City team. I have MCed the event for the past three years and suggested that we do something awesome. It was great when Skyzoo accepted the invitation.” Batsile Ramasodi
Skyzoo will collaborate on a new single and shoot a video while in South Africa.
About Skyzoo:
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,[1][2] 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,[3] 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.