Sky Blu (rapper)

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Sky Blu

8ky in 2011
Background information
Birth name Skyler Austen Gordy
Born (1986-08-23) August 23, 1986
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres Hip hop, EDM, trap
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • record producer
  • DJ
  • dancer
Years active 2006–present
Labels Cherrytree, Interscope, Foo & Blu
Associated acts
Website fxckyeah.com

Skyler Austen Gordy, (born August 23, 1986)[1] better known by his stage name Sky Blu (written 8ky 6lu),[2] is an American rapper, singer, record producer, DJ and dancer best known as one half of the musical duo LMFAO, along with his paternal uncle Redfoo. They have two albums together,[3] 2009's Party Rock and 2011's Sorry for Party Rocking. Gordy is the grandson of Motown founder Berry Gordy. He is the son of Berry Gordy IV and Valerie Robeson. He is the brother of DJ and singer Mahogany "Lox" Cheyenne Gordy.

Career

In 2007, Sky Blu teamed up with his uncle Redfoo to form LMFAO. They are known for their hit songs "Party Rock Anthem" and "Sexy and I Know It," which were released in 2011. "Party Rock Anthem" became the most successful song of their entire career, peaking at number one in over ten countries, including France, the UK, the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, Germany, Ireland, and Australia. LMFAO is currently on a hiatus that started in September 2012. In 2010, Sky Blu created Big Bad University ("the first university for dreamers"), a collective of artists, which is mainly composed of the rapper Shwayze, the ex-Paradiso Girls member Chelsea Korka and the producer, singer and songwriter Mark Rosas. In 2013, Sky released his two first singles: "Pop Bottles" in January with Mark Rosas, and "Salud" in April with his manager Reek Rude, Sensato and the actor Wilmer Valderrama. A few months later, on July 4, he released his 9-track first album Rebel Music as a free download. In January 2014, Sky Blu introduced to the world his alter ego The Party President, with his single "Go On Girl". On December 14, Sky Blu was invited to the Miss World ceremony to perform his single "We Love Girls" with KG Superstar which was released the next month on iTunes.

Discography

As LMFAO

As W.E.E.D.

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CAN US Dance
"Pop Bottles"
(featuring Mark Rosas)		 2013 87 25 Rebel Music
"Salud"
(featuring Reek Rude, Sensato and Wilmer Valderrama)		 — —
"Go On Girl" 2014 — — Non-album singles
"We Love Girls"
(featuring KG Superstar)		 2015 — —
"Fxck Yeah" — — Fxck Yeah: Chaos to Consciousness
"Guacamole"
(with Sensato)		 2016 — — Anunnaki (TBA)
"Figure It Out"
(with Sensato)		 — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

As producer

Remixes

Music video appearances

References

  1. ↑ "Sky Blu Facebook Page".
  2. ↑ The Times of India. "American rapper Sky Blu aka LMFAO performs - Worldnews.com". Article.wn.com. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  3. ↑ Roberts, Randall (13 January 2012). "Critic's Notebook: LMFAO's brand of party rock uniquely American". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

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