Skate (musician)

Skate
Born (1995-01-17) January 17, 1995
Omaha, Nebraska
Genres Hip hop/Rap
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
Years active 2013–present
Labels Freshlee Records
Associated acts
Website Official website

Skate (born Nathan Montgomery Maloley; January 17, 1995)[1] is an American rapper and hip hop artist from Omaha, Nebraska. He posted his first Vine on March 24, 2013,[2] and has since pursued a career in music, performing with artists such as Jack & Jack, Los, and others. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

Personal life

Skate grew up in Omaha with an early passion for both basketball and music. As a sophomore in high school, Skate remembers attending a Wiz Khalifa concert, and ever since then being inspired to produce music under the same genre.[3]

Career

Music

Prior to his pursuit as a solo artist, Skate, alongside artist and internet personality Sammy Wilk, was apart of the duo Sammy & Skate. They released their debut single Party People in November 2014, and their second single Wassup in the following year. In July 2015, Skate was chosen to premiere his debut original song Little Bit on the horror feature film The Chosen featuring YouTube star Kian Lawley and actress Elizabeth Keener. On April 20, Skate released his first mixtape Twenty Fifteen, where he premiered a variety of unreleased original tracks including I Have A Dream and For You.[4] In August 2015, Skate was nominated by the Teen Choice Awards under the 'Next Best Thing' category.[5]

Skate cites artists including Bruno Mars, Bob Marley, and Mac Miller as a few of his primary influences. He also prides himself on being an independent artist, having released all of his music without the signing of a major label.[6]

Tours and Performances

Year Tour Notes
January 2015 ElectriCon Tour[7] Done in collaboration with Rae Sremmurd, T. Mills, and Sammy Wilk.
June - July 2015 DigiTour[8] Done in collaboration with Nash Grier, Jack & Jack, and DJ Rupp.
September - October 2015 God Money War Tour[9] Done in collaboration with Los. Sponsored by After Platinum Records and Nova Talent.
February 2016 - ... Skaterade Tour[10] In collaboration with Derek Luh, Anjali World, Ejaaz and Da Kid Quence.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result
2015
Teen Choice Awards
Choice Music: Next Best Thing
Nominated

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions
US
US
R&B

"Letter To You"[11] 2015
"Father, Father"[12]
"Little Bit"[13]
"What's the Move?"[14]
"Type Of Shit"[15] 2016
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released.

As Featured Artist

Title Year Peak chart positions
US
US
R&B

"Like That"

featuring Jack & Jack[16]

2014 36
"She Don't Know"

featuring Jack & Jack[17]

2015 74
"Pay Check"

featuring Kyle Massey[18]

"Rico (Remix)"

featuring Ty Alaxandar[19]

"I'm in Love"

featuring Jack & Jack[20]

"Been On"

featuring Anjali World

Unreleased
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released.

As Sammy & Skate

Title Year Peak chart positions
US
US
R&B

"Party People"[21] 2014
"Nothin to a King"[22]
"Signs"

featuring Ty Alaxandar[23]

"The Come Up"[24]
"Passion For Fashion"[25]
"West Coast"[26]
"Higher"[27]
"Wassup"[28] 2015
"Where Art Thou"

featuring DJ Rupp[29]

"Vibe Out"[30]
"Hollywood"[31] Unreleased
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released.

Albums

Title Year Peak chart positions
US
US
R&B

"Maloski"[32] 2015 37
"The Fortunate Few"

featuring Derek Luh[33]

43
"Skaterade" 2016
"—" denotes albums that did not chart or were not released.

Mixtapes

Title Year Peak chart positions
US
US
R&B

"Twenty Fifteen" 2015
"—" denotes mixtapes that did not chart or were not released.

Music videos

Year Title Director
2015 "Little Bit" Justin Jones[34]
"My Driver" Justin Jones[35]
"We Got That"

featuring Mac Marley

Justin Jones[36]
"Maloski" Justin Jones[37]
"We Can Do" Justin Jones[38]
2016 "Vacation" Justin Jones[39]
"Type of Shit" Jakob Owens[40]
"Rolling"

featuring Derek Luh

Jakob Owens[41]

References

  1. Phillips, Kelly. "Nate Maloley and Kelly Phillips Whisper Challenge". YouTube. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  2. "Skate on Vine" Vine. However, Skate's career didn't just start off vin . He went on to make SoundCloud music, even before his Vine "hit off". He didn't get popular off vine in the first place, people just assumed that because Jack and Jack did and clearly they don't know Skate that well. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  3. "VIPAccessEXCLUSIVE: Nate Maloley Interview With Alexisjoyvipaccess - Reality Dance". Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  4. "Twenty Fifteen Mixtape". Twitter. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  5. Strecker, Erin. "Teen Choice Awards 2015 Nominations: Taylor Swift, One Direction & More Lead Second Wave of Noms". Billboard. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  6. "Kenny Holland, Aaron Carpenter, Sammy Wilk, and Nate Maloley at AMA's". @HOLLYWOOD. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  7. "ElectriCon Tour". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  8. "Jack & Jack @ DigiFest Toronto (feat. DJ Rupp, Nash Grier, and Skate Maloley)". YouTube. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  9. "God Money War Tour". Instagram. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  10. "Skaterade Tour Tickets". www.skateradetour.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  11. "Letter To You on Youtube". Youtube. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  12. "Father, Father on SoundCloud". SoundCloud. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  13. "Little Bit on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  14. "What's the Move? on SoundCloud". SoundCloud. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  15. "Type Of Shit on SoundCloud". SoundCloud. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  16. "Jack & Jack - Like That (Feat. Skate) on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  17. "Skate - She Don't Know (feat. Jack J) on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  18. "Skate - Pay Check ft. Kyle Massey on SoundCloud". SoundCloud. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  19. "Rico (Remix) ft. Ty Alaxandar on SoundCloud". SoundCloud. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  20. "Skate - I'm in Love ft. Jack & Jack on SoundCloud". SoundCloud. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  21. "Party People on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  22. "Nothin to a King on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  23. "Signs ft. Ty Alaxndar on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  24. "The Come Up on SoundCloud". SoundCloud. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  25. "Passion For Fashion on SoundCloud". SoundCloud. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  26. "West Coast on SoundCloud". SoundCloud. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  27. "Higher on SoundCloud". SoundCloud. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  28. "Wassup on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  29. "Where Art Thou ft. DJ Rupp on SoundCloud". SoundCloud. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  30. "Vibe Out on SoundCloud". SoundCloud. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  31. Even though the full version of "Hollywood" is not available now, you can listen to the preview on SoundCloud. "Preview on SoundCLoud". SoundCloud. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  32. "Maloski on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  33. "The Fortunate Few on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  34. "Little Bit - Skate".
  35. "My Driver - Skate".
  36. "We Got That (feat. Mac Marley) - Skate".
  37. "Maloski - Skate".
  38. "We Can Do - Skate".
  39. "Vacation - Skate".
  40. "Type of Shit - Skate".
  41. "Rolling (ft. Derek Luh) - Skate".

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