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DETROIT RAPPER SKILLA BABY GOES DEEP ON HIS LONG-AWAITED DEBUT STUDIO ALBUM THE PRICE OF FAME LISTEN HERE FEATURES NAS, BRYSON TILLER, CHRIS BROWN & ERICA CAMPBELL + PRODUCTION FROM WARRYN CAMPBELL, SEAN MOMBERGER, DJ TOOMP, HITMAKA, RANCE, BOOGZDABEAST, HOSKINS, GO GRIZZLY & MORE “FOR SURE” MUSIC VIDEO OUT NOW WATCH HERE |
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Download hi-res artwork HERE August 21, 2026 — (Los Angeles, CA) — Today, Detroit rapper Skilla Baby releases his highly anticipated debut studio album The Price Of Fame. A proper body of work, the 22-track set presents the beloved artist at his most multi-faceted — mixing slick bars and raw melodies, vulnerable yet confident, down to earth but destined for greatness. With an intentional guest list (Nas, Bryson Tiller, Chris Brown, gospel luminary Erica Campbell) and candid skits, The Price Of Fame is also a classically styled hip-hop album crafted to stand the test of time. Listen HERE. Skilla Baby also drops the new music video for the track “For Sure.” Watch HERE. “Going into this album, I approached it differently,” Skilla says. “I had a different story to tell.” That story begins with the cover: an evocative image inspired by an iconic photograph of Tupac Shakur in a wheelchair, hand bandaged, in 1994. Skilla survived similar circumstances last year — a brush with death that only crystallized his motivation and pushed him to rebuild himself top to bottom: physically, mentally, spiritually. In the run-up to The Price Of Fame, he’s dived deep into the album title theme in talks with 50 Cent, A$AP Rocky, G Herbo, and even himself. Skilla shared what this LP means to him in XXL — both online and in the recently released 2026 Freshmen Class issue (a full circle moment for the 2024 alum): “The Price Of Fame is an album for the average man. The working man. The struggling man. People that could go through hell and back to provide and protect their family and be successful. […] I want people to understand my journey. I want to understand other people’s journey. And when people listen to my music, I want them to be like, ‘Yeah, I’ve been through some of the same things.’ […] This is me shedding skin. This is the part where I transition from one type of artist to another, switch tiers.” He’s demonstrated that on The Price Of Fame singles like “Show Me Love,” an ode to knowing your worth, counting your blessings, and standing on that while haters and fakes fall to the side. The celebratory anthem puts Skilla at the helm of a powerful lineup of producers including Sean Momberger(Kendrick Lamar, Jack Harlow), Rance (A$AP Rocky, Ella Mai), BoogzDaBeast (Drake, Ye), and Warryn Campbell(Alicia Keys, Brandy) as he infuses his bars with sing-song joy: “Don’t come around me, with that fake s—, my life amazing / ’Cause all the real n— show me love.” Before that came “Face Card” featuring Brown and Tiller(produced by Hitmaka and Aye YB), a slinky bedroom cut that quickly became the #1 most added song at US Urban Radio. And Skilla kicked off this era with lead single “GYSM”(“get you some money”), a tribute to the daily grind that earned love from VIBE, Billboard, and okayplayer., who noted, “His new single showcases his growth.” The music video brought that to life, following Skilla as he progresses through different everyday professions: construction worker, delivery driver, office employee, janitor… With humor sprinkled throughout, the clip portrays the star as pure, uncut American hustle. The Price Of Fame is Skilla’s first full-length project since 2024 delivered both his Crack Music 3 mixtape — with highlights “Jwett,” “So Bad” with 4Batz, and “Controversy 2” with Tee Grizzley — and the Deluxe Edition of The Coldest mixtape, which dropped the same month that Skilla scored the coveted fan-voted “People’s Champ” slot on the XXL 2024 Freshman Class cover. But after all of the fan-favorite drops, critical acclaim, and love from his fellow artists, The Price Of Fame is where Skilla’s intentionality truly comes to bear. Instead of some sort of victory lap, the new album is a complete picture of the man as he stands today: grateful, grown, on his grind, and putting in the work to be someone who the culture talks about for years to come. Skilla Baby, The Price Of Fame 1. “Baptism Sunday” 2. “God’s Favorite” 3. “For SurE” 4. “Standing on It” 5. “London Ting” 6. “LoganGPT (Skit)” 7. “Show Me Love” 8. “GYSM” 9. “Tough Guy (Skit)” 10. “Face Card” (feat. Chris Brown & Bryson Tiller) 11. “Ain’t Enough” 12. “May 22nd (Skit)” 13. “No Tears” 14. “The Suits (Skit)” 15. “Respect My Gangsta” (feat. Nas) 16. “Paranoid” 17. “Dear Mama” 18. “Product of My Environment” 19. “Be Me” 20. “The Price of Fame” 21. “Strength In Numbers” (feat. Erica Campbell) 22. “He Never Left” Skilla Baby Live Dates Sep 4 – Baltimore, MD @ Pier Six Pavilion w/ 42 Dugg |
