Silkski

Jerome Albert Evans Jr., known as Silkski, is an American Rapper, Songwriter, Music Producer and also an aspiring Actor, who is known for his affiliation with Ol' Dirty Bastard (ODB) and the Wu-Tang Clan, whose affiliates are known as the Wu-Tang Killa Beez and also Silkski was a member of Brooklyn Zu before ODB's untimely passing. Now Jerome Albert Evans Jr. (Silkski) is the (CEO) and Founder including an Artist under the record label "Young Billionaires Life Entertainment". Previous record Label: Da Gutta Productions/ Entertainment, Street Scholar, Bungalo Records, Universal Music Group. and also Silkski is the (CEO) and Founder since1991 and still active of the record Label: Da Gutta Productions / Entertainment. Silkski aka Tha Don of All Donz, Silk Corleone, Tha Drunken Tiger, Silkski Shawborn, Don Donnie was bred from the streets of Brooklyn New York, Staten Island, Queens, Harlem, and Midtown Manhattan; and on the west coast, Los Angeles California. He was put on by God-brother Ol' Dirty Bastard (ODB), a member and Co-Founder of the Wu-Tang Clan and Founder of Brooklyn Zu. Silkski became a Wu-Tang affiliate in 1995 while touring the world, writing, rapping and producing with ODB. Silkski was later signed to Protect Ya Neck Records / Wu-Tang Management under John 'Mook' Gibbons, and was co-managed and consulted by Thomas J. Bassett Jr. of Tru-Lion Ent. Silkski has appeared on various stages, media events, radio, film and television with ODB, RZA, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Raekwon, Gza, Cappadonna, 12 O'Clock, Brooklyn Zu, Prodigal Sunn, 60 Second Assassin (emcee), Killah Priest, Zu Ninjaz, King Tee, J-Ro, E-Swiftand Tash from Tha Alkaholiks, Flava Flav, Ice-T and Rhyme Syndicate, DJ Pooh, Digital Underground, Skee-Lo, Eddie Griffin, Reynaldo Rey and a variety of others. Silkski has also made appearances on numerous Wu-Tang related mix-tapes, albums and DVDs including DJ Scarface Presents "The Congregation "Hosted by Cappadonna; "Wu", The Story of The Wu-Tang Clan; Wu-Tang Clan, Disciples of the 36 Chambers Chapter 2; V3 Wu-Underground; Rock the Bells; Wu Brick presents Wu World Order Vol. 2; and Future Chamber Ent presents D.L.A.H (of Hellkeydoe) "DEJA WU" Hellkeydoe Part 2. Silkski also featured on albums, done out of the United States, such as Neplatna Identita Hodne Tvari / Many Faces; 10th Anniversary (CD Collector); and Russia Vs USA "Spy Games" Wu Edition, Compiled By (WTCF). While appearing in many Wu-related events, Silkski made appearances on Vh1 "Inside out, ODB on Parole"; "The Disciples Of The 36 Chambers" (DVD) concert from ODB's last major Wutang concert July, 17, 2004, before ODB's death; "Rock the Bells"[3] movie documentary of the same concert now on DVD; The Wu-Tang Story, and documentary Dirty, One Word Can Change The World; and BET's "Access Granted" with Ghostface and RZA from Ghostface featuring Missy Elliott "Tush" video. Jerome Evans aka Silkski Silkski is no stranger to making gold and platinum recordings. In 1995, Silkski performed and produced the song "Techno Boy" for the Original Motion Picture and Soundtrack of the film Copycat, which stars Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Dermot Mulroney, and Harry Connick, Jr.. The film grossed $32,051,917 in the United States, and £2,023,443 in the UK. In 1996. Silkski also produced the song "Pimp'n Ain't EZ" for the Original Motion Picture and Soundtrack of the 1996 animated feature film Beavis and Butt-head Do America, starring Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, Cloris Leachman, Robert Stack, Greg Kinnear, Richard Linklater, David Letterman, and Tony Darling, which grossed $20.11 million in its opening weekend, and grossed over $127,118,386 in North American box office sales. The Original Motion Picture and Soundtrack also feature songs from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ozzy Osbourne, LL Cool J, No Doubt, Engelbert Humperdinck, and Isaac Hayes. Silkski also produced songs that went over platinum on the Bloods & Crips "Bangin' on Wax" albums, as well as an album for Ice-T that went gold. During his adolescence and preteen years, Silkski was known as the kid with the sleepy eyes. People around him would call him sleepy because his eyes use to droop down or appear as if he was high or falling asleep. But at the age of 12 he decided that he wanted a nickname that sounded cool or slick, so he chose the name Silk because older people use to say that he was smooth as silk; because he had the wavy hair, smooth talk, and swagger with the way he dressed. Although he liked the name Slick, but decided to go with Silk because it was cool, sounded slick, and at the time was original. During the early stages of hip hop; b-boys, emcees, d-jays and graffiti artist were giving themselves nicknames with a common tag at the end; which was a letter of the alphabet or something that gave that individual a swagger that represented a form of expression, a character, or alto ego of themselves. At that time, growing up, he would frequently wear ski jackets, ski hats, beanies, and ski goggles, because of the cold weather in New York, which in turn contributed to his persona and ultimately became a part of his name. He put the two words together "Silk and Ski", and that is what formed the name Silkski. As a child Silkski cut school and would sneak into the movies in Time Square on 42nd street or Broadway; jumping on back of moving commercial trucks to get a tow home; hop the train; and would often Hang ten on the subways that went over 100 miles an hour between stops. On the A train express that went non-stop from 59th Street in mid-town Manhattan to 125th Street and Broadway in Harlem; he would hang off the back of the train on the last car for a thrill ride, holding on to nothing but the door knob with his feet barely touching the platform. With his stunts and rebelliousness, it led to one of the most defining moments in Silkski's life; his mother turned him over to the state. His mother put him in a group home in Staten Island (Mount Lorreto) "Mission of the Immaculate Virgin". Eventually, Silkski left the group home and moved in with his cousin who lived in the roughest area of Jamaica Queens. While in Jamaica Queens, Silkski along with others made their way of mischief in Queens inner city streets. Although he lived in a urban area, he stood out with his extreme tagging graffiti techniques and style of dancing, which led him to be nicknamed "Kid Boogie". Aside from living in Staten Island and Queens, Silkski lived in Manhattan, Brooklyn,and Harlem. While in Harlem, Silkski connected with B-boy dancer Larry Love of the Zulu Nation who was famous in Harlem for his unique dance known as the Float. As a B-boy, Silkski became known for his unique electric boogie style where he would vibrate his hands, legs, and body. Before Silkski) connected with Larry Love, he changed his dance name from "Kid Boogie" to "Gangsta Boogie". Together, Gangster Boogie (Silkski and Larry Love would battle different dance crews throughout the Burroughs of New York. Larry Parker (Larry Love), known for the song "Larry's Dance Theme, connected Silkski with the owner of Harlem World. At Harlem World, Silkski met Kurtis Blow. One day while Silkski practiced his dance moves. Around the time after the time of Kurtis Blow's Krush Groove Era, Kurtis Blow went into the club to set up for a show. Silkski asked Kurtis Blow to watch him dance; and that same night, he was on stage dancing in the show. Although Silkski lived in New York, he also had family on the west coast in Los Angeles, California.Then not long after that Silkski landed in Los Angeles He would travel back and forth, bringing and taking new hip hop trends with him. Then In Los Angeles, Silkski linked up with Scotty Dee at a rap show thrown by Greg Mack from KDAY, there is where Silkski met Ice- T., King T. and Tha Alkaholiks, Dj Pooh, then later met Roger Clayton (Rip), Mix master Spade (Rip) and most of the rest of Uncle Jams Army, Then not long after; Silkski's good friend and cousin, Dougie D, reunited a young Silkski with Kurtis Blow, which led Kurtis to take Silkski under his wing as his protege on a forty-city European tour with him. After the tour, Silkski continued to work with Kurtis Blow for a number of years. He danced as a member of his crew, appeared in music videos, and went as his DJ at major events Internationally and also worked behind the scenes as Kurtis Blow's producer. Later in California, long time family friend Yve Baker connected his long time school friend Darvin with Silkski that soon after helped briefly finance Silkski's music endeavors, Then Don Known as Big Daff helped finance Silkski's music briefly as well; that was introduced by ex- Diane Graham. Also Silkski's good friend a great music producer Donald Thomas showed a great deal of support at that time. While ultimately Silkski started as a rapper producing his own music, which led to Silkski to Producing for others from which it was said that Silkski's beats were considered so good that many artists and record labels wanted him to produce their tracks. He produced songs for the Bangin On Wax' albums, produced songs for Geffen Records, Def Jam Recordings, PolyGram Records, Milan Records, Priority Records Warner Bros, Capitol Records, Universal Music Group and many more. And also Silkski was connected by play cousin and liaison Sean Thoms who was responsible for some of the connections of Silkski's ventures in L.A. that turned Successful, Which also led to Silkski getting signed to Death Row Records under Char Jones as a producer, While at Death Row Records, making music at Can-Am Studios in Tarzana, California, he worked with Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg, The Lady of Rage, Kurupt and Daz Dillinger from Tha Dogg Pound, and many others until Tupac Shakur's untimely passing.