# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/skales
# Generated: 2026-08-12T22:01:16.845Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/skales"
name: "Skales"
slug: "skales"
description: "Raoul John Njeng-Njeng, better known as Skales, is a Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter. In 2000, he started writing rap songs in Kaduna. Between 2007 and 2008, he travelled to Jos to work with Jesse Jagz and Jeremiah Gyang. In 2008, Skakes entered the Zain Tru Search competition and won the competition's North Central region. His debut single, \"Must Shine\", received numerous spin on the Rhythm FM stations in Lagos, Jos and Abuja."
tagline: "Nigerian rapper and singer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Skales_2.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Nigeria"
  isoCode: "NG"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1991-04-01"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           43.75
  momentum:             0
  historical:           9.087762666666668
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/youngskales"
    handle:    "youngskales"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://skalesmusic.com/"
sources:
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/60422967-9796-45ec-b36a-427c74e3a2fa"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B2"
    title: "سكيلز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skales"
    title: "Skales"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skales"
    title: "Skales"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://igl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skales"
    title: "Skales"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skales"
    title: "Skales"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://knc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skales"
    title: "Skales"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pcm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skales"
    title: "Skales"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skales"
    title: "Skales"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%B2"
    title: "اسکیلز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://yo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skales"
    title: "Skales"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Skales"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17466567"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump