Skiifall is the stage name of Shemar McKie, a Canadian rapper from

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, Quebec. Originally from

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, he moved to Montreal in childhood. He released his debut single "Ting Tun Up" in 2020. After the song quickly became a breakout hit in the United Kingdom, he collaborated with British rapper Knucks on the remix "Ting Tun Up, Part II". He then followed up with the single "Bentayga Dust", before releasing the three-song EP ''Woiiyoie Tapes Vol. 1'' in fall 2021. The EP's track "Lost Angeles" was selected by designer

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to soundtrack a commercial for

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's special collaborative

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fashion line. In December 2021 he signed with

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, and released the single "Break of Dawn" in collaboration with

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, with whom he toured extensively in 2022. In April 2023, he released the seven-song EP ''Woiiyoie Vol. 2 – Intense City'', following up in November with the non-EP single "Left the Trenches". He has also collaborated with

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, on the songs "Yuteman Denis" from the ''Intense City'' EP, and "Enfer" from Cardin's album '' 99 Nights''.Dave MacIntyre
"Charlotte Cardin is living in the moment"
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'', October 2, 2023.

References

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