G-Mo discusses his signing to MNE, My Filthy Spirit Bomb, his childhood and much more.
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G-Mo Skee says being raised in a Richmond crack house “made me a responsible person.”
Given the 25-year-old emerging artist’s recent success, his point may be difficult to dispute. Having created a buzz with a series of music videos that exhibit his lyrical cleverness and outlandish brand of creativity, G-Mo recently signed a record deal, broke into the Billboard- Top 200 for album sales in his debut project, and is set to embark on a national tour.
Such success can be attributed, per usual, to hard work, persistence and talent. But in the case of G-Mo, it might also have to do with startling information his cousin presented to him years ago, when he was a young child.
“I guess my older cousin enlightened me,” G-Mo said. “He said, ‘Yo’ little homie you’re in a crack house.’ I was the youngest in the family. I didn’t know what was what. My mom was on drugs for the longest time.”
That revelation helped shape G-Mo’s outlook on life.
“Being in that type of environment where things was f— up, it made me not want to be f— up,” the artist said. “All of those problems, my [relatives] couldn’t avoid. For me, sometimes I’d run the streets, but for the most part I had my CD player and video games.”
“Growing up was hard,” he added. “I had to figure out why I didn’t have s—.”
G-Mo and his mother eventually moved out of the crack house, which was located near Chavez Elementary. They lived in various parts of the city during his childhood for various reasons — at age 10, he was forced to pack up after his mother was evicted. Inspired rather than dejected by unproductive surroundings, he began writing rhymes at age 5. One day G-Mo’s older brother and cousin, who made music of their own, let him rap, and he impressed them.
He has been honing his craft ever since. Starting in 2010, G-Mo picked up steam as an independent artist, making dozens of songs and music videos. The videos gained a following and helped build G-Mo’s case after he was noticed by a prominent manager during a performance at the Gathering of the Juggalos. That led to his signing with Majik Ninja Entertainment, which was founded in 2014 by the horrorcore duo Twiztid. On Dec. 2, he released his debut album under his new label, My Filthy Spirit Bomb. Listen to it here. A recent video for one of the album’s songs, called “G,” has attracted more than 200,000 YouTube views.
G-Mo delivers a raspy, determined flow with cleverly absurd lyrics– a lyrical style that has inspired comparisons to Eminem and Tech N9ne, the latter with whom he has been able to collaborate.
He has also popularized the word “filth” in his music as a term his fans should — and do — find endearing. His second album is set to be called, “Charlie and the Filth Factory.”
It is not a surprise that G-Mo has a penchant for flipping negative terms into positive ones. That was his main survival tactic while growing up.
“Richmond is like the proven ground,” G-Mo said. “It’s what made me; it gave me strength.”
And he has a message to young artists from his hometown who are struggling to elevate from their situation.
“Be as creative as possible, keep working, keep going, live this,” he said. “We don’t have money. Our creativity is our money.”
‘My Filthy Spirit Bomb’ album: https://mne.lnk.to/GMo-SpiritBomb
Official G-Mo Skee Website: https://gmoskee.com
G-Mo Skee Merch: https://gmoskeemerch.com
