Lil Skies on being a SoundCloud rapper, new music, and being an athlete

Pennsylvania rapper Lil Skies came over to The FADER's offices to answer some of our questions earlier this month. He spoke with us about leaving home and feeling homesick, growing up as an athlete, and what he thinks about the term "Soundcloud Rappers."<br /><br />"You gotta start somewhere," Lil skies explained. "It is what it is. People listen to Soundcloud more than the radio. So why would you put your music on the radio first?"<br /><br />http://www.thefader.com/2018/04/18/lil-skies-q-a-video<br /><br />Subscribe now for more The FADER  http://bit.ly/XPZVfG<br /><br />Read the FADER: http://www.thefader.com<br />Follow the FADER on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefader<br />Like the FADER on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/11JaNSJ<br />Follow the FADER on Tumblr: http://bit.ly/xerObW