Sky Hy
Atlanta, Georgia, United States | SELF
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A new custom artwork apparel store in downtown Atlanta, GA has brought the underground scene to the surface. Store owner, Sebastian Allong joined forces with PLANAY, LLC at the end of the scortching 2008 summer to present Culcha Shock Live 2008. After falling upon the huge non-commercial scene, he was able to find the main group of performers that Atlanta goes out to see.
Besides empty cans of PBRs and retro sneakers, one quickly falls upon names spoken from the contemporary to the skateboarders as the new entertainers while venturing through HOTlanta. From Creative Loafing to URB Magazine , writers have also became interested in the draw to Sky Hy, Doll Daze, and Prema LaNay. Sebastian took to these artists along with others to bring a monumental show of music and amazement with Culcha Shock Live 2008.
Culcha Shock is a company that delivers customized artwork to customers that thrive on uniqueness. With this in mind, the fusion of music has taken an art boutique to another level. From costumed characters to artwork, concert-goers enjoy being taken away from the "everyday."
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Discography
Singles- "Better"
"The Arrow"
"Sholiz"
"Pretty Ugly"
"I'm so high"
"Head between the speakers"
"Sigh"
Compilations Features- "We ours"- Midnight Soul Vol. 2
"Broke Ballers Anthem"- Life and Lyrics Soundtrack
"Yeek"- Life and Lyrics Soundtrack
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Bio
BLATANT YET ARCANE, THE ARTIST KNOWN AS SKY HY IS AN ARCHETYPE OF DUALITY. BORN JOSEPH HALE, HE WAS THE YOUNGEST OF THREE CHILDREN. DUE TO THE TEN YEAR AGE GAP BETWEEN HE AND HIS SIBLINGS, HE HAD TO RELY ON HIS OWN DEVICES TO KEEP HIMSELF ENTERTAINED. AT AGE FOUR, HE WAS HEAVILY DRAWN TO MUSICAL AND VISUAL ARTS. HIS TALENT WAS CRAFTED IN RELIGIOUS TEMPLES, WHICH ALWAYS PROVIDED AN AUDIENCE, A STAGE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM. HIS LOVE FOR MUSIC, FASHION AND VISUAL ART WAS CONTRASTED BY HIS PASSION FOR FIGHTING AS A SPORT, WHICH PROVIDED A PLATFORM FOR HIM TO EXPRESS HIS PRIMAL INTINCTS CANDIDLY WITH RECKLESS ABANDON. HE VERY SELDOM ALLOWED HIS PUGNACIOUS SIDE TO SHOW BUT IT SEEMED THE FIGHT EVOLVED TO DANCE. INSPIRED INITIALLY BY PRINCE AND MICHAEL JACKSON, THEN LATER, PUBLIC ENEMY AND DE LA SOUL, THERE WAS A UNCOMPROMISING DEDICATION TO PERFORMANCE AND MESSAGE. HE NAMED HIMSELF EMCEE JOE AT AGE ELEVEN WHEN HE WROTE HIS FIRST RAP “LYRICAL MIRACLE” TO FUNKADELIC’S “ONE NATION”. AT AGE FOURTEEN, HE JOINED A GROUP CALLED GODSUNZ WHO TOURED A MAJORITY OF THE TOP UNIVERSITIES IN THE SOUTHEAST DOING POSITIVE INSPIRATIONAL HIP HOP. HE TOOK ON THE NAME SKY HY IN 1997 AND PURSUED HIS SOLO CAREER. AFTER HE GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL HE PERFORMED AT MANY OPEN MIC NIGHTS AND GAINED CRITICAL ACCLAIM ON THE LOCAL ATL UNDERGROUND SCENE. STILL, BEING THE PERFECTIONIST HE IS, ONLY A CHOSEN FEW WERE ALLOWED TO OWN HIS RECORDED WORK. HE CONSTANTLY EXPERIMENTED WITH UNIQUE FORMULAS EXTRACTING INFLUENCE FROM JIMI HENDRIX, JAMES BROWN, DAVID BOWIE, THE BEGEES, MARVIN GAYE, GRACE JONES, JANET JACKSON AND MANY OTHERS WHO RANGED FROM THE OBSCURE TO ICONIC. DRIVEN BY THE WILL TO PROGRESS POP MUSIC AS WELL AS HUMANITY, SKY HY REMAINS A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH.
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