Today, Sharp Skills, a talented independent emcee hailing
from Southern California has released a new music video for his single “If YouTry” featuring Gwendolyn Phillips (his mother). The song encourages men to
dream and love again no matter what they face in life. The emotional chorus is
sung by Sharp Skills’ mother who is a gifted Jazz and Gospel singer in her own
right. Sharp Skills speaks on the significance of the video to him: “I wanted
to write something that conveyed the pain that I’ve experienced while pursuing
my dream of doing music, but also give hope too. When I wrote the song, I had a
vision of my mom singing to me while I was real young not able to fully
understand what she was saying. But it was my mom just pretty much telling me
that I could be whatever I put my mind to at an early age you know. That was
the premise of the whole video.”
The child (young Sharp Skills) in the video is played by his
son, Philip Jr. “The song is super significant to me because I got to have both
my mom and my son in the video. So it’s sort of multi-generational. I feel like
this is something we’ll always have as a family.”
The Moon Buggee Productions video has a retro theme with
fashion from the 1940’s and was shot in a rural California city. Musician
extraordinaire, Laura D, makes a special cameo appearance throughout the video
playing the drums while Sharp Skills raps.
To watch If You Try, click on the link below:
About Sharp Skills:
Sharp Skills is an independent emcee whose music has been featured in the
official film trailer for Takers, Slow Burn, hit television shows; Bones,
America’s Next Top Model, and Nikita. He has featured Strange Music’s very own
“Murs” on his song “Something to Say”. In 2011 he won Cal State Long Beach’s
“Battle of the Beats” competition. He has won several competitions and awards
including the Inside the Music (ITM) award for Best Male Emcee in 2007. Most
importantly, he knows how to rock a crowd. His charisma, energy, stage
presence, and high quality music makes him a favorite at various clubs, music
festivals, and college campuses around the USA. Sharp Skills is also the
owner/founder of the Rebel Firm, a multifaceted creative company which now
consists of a music and book division.
If You Try ft. Gwendolyn Phillips is out now on iTunes:
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