Skip Marley Is ‘Cooking Up Something’ In Studio With Producer IzyBeats
Grammy-nominated Reggae artist Skip Marley hinted that he was in the process of collaborating with acclaimed songwriter-producer IzyBeats.
“Cookin somethin up wid mi g @izyareyoukiddingme,” the singer posted to both his Instagram and Twitter pages last week. An accompanying photo showed the artist and producer posing in front of recording equipment. The caption was completed with a handwriting emoji, which shores up the suspicion that new music is brewing.
Andron “IzyBeats” Cross, who incorporates the ‘Yo Izy, are you kidding me?’ catchphrase in all his productions, is widely recognized as a bastion of Reggae-Dancehall production. The US-based Jamaican beat-maker has made popular records for a slew of local and international artists. That list includes Koffee (Toast), Protoje (Still Blooming), Sevana (Blessed), and Lila Iké (I Spy).
A little over a week ago, two separate photos of the Grammy award-winning producer at work were posted on his Instagram, with accompanying captions: “some big announcements on the way can’t wait” and “cooking in the L’Davishchi hat.”
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Marley is undoubtedly looking to continue his successful streak in the music industry. Over the past two, or so, years the young singer-songwriter managed to simultaneously grow his audience across multiple genres; specifically in R&B – where he topped the Adult Billboard chart and was nominated for a Best R&B Song Grammy Award with Slow Down, a collaboration with four-time Grammy award-winner H.E.R. from his debut EP.
According to a Jamaica Observer article in August 2020, Izy “is eagerly awaiting the release of the latest project” by H.E.R, on which he should have “a few songs”.
Skip, just weeks ago, faced off against a collective of legends and heavy-hitters, from the Reggae and Dancehall genres, in the Recording Academy’s Best Reggae Album category at the latest staging of the Grammys. The musician’s inaugural Reggae Grammy nomination for his Higher Place debut EP did not translate to a win.
However, Marley was gracious in defeat, quickly pointing out that it was a win for everyone. The singer also expressed how humbled he was to be named among such an elite field of nominees, before adding that ‘Uncle Toots’ was more than deserving of the honor.
“…Di whole foundation of wah wi ah do now is thanks to dem man deh, dem pinnacles of Reggae music…Nuh only Reggae; Blues, Funk, Soul, energy him bring, everything. Nobody nuh do di stage like Uncle Toots,” the third-generation Marley musician posted on his official Twitter page.
Marley also worked with rapper Rick Ross, singer Ari Lennox and his uncle Damian Marley on the seven-track Higher Place EP.