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Skiifall is the stage name of Shemar McKie, a Canadian rapper from Montreal, Quebec. [1]

Originally from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, he moved to Montreal in childhood. [2]

He released his debut single "Ting Tun Up" in 2020. [3] After the song quickly became a breakout hit in the United Kingdom, he collaborated with British rapper Knucks on the remix "Ting Tun Up, Part II". [4] He then followed up with the single "Bentayga Dust", [5] before releasing the three-song EP Woiiyoie Tapes Vol. 1 in fall 2021. [6] The EP's track "Lost Angeles" was selected by designer Virgil Abloh to soundtrack a commercial for Louis Vuitton's special collaborative National Basketball Association fashion line. [7]

In December 2021 he signed with XL Recordings, and released the single "Break of Dawn" in collaboration with BadBadNotGood, [8] with whom he toured extensively in 2022. [9]

In April 2023, he released the seven-song EP Woiiyoie Vol. 2 – Intense City, [10] following up in November with the non-EP single "Left the Trenches". [11]

He has also collaborated with Charlotte Cardin, on the songs "Yuteman Denis" from the Intense City EP, [12] and "Enfer" from Cardin's album 99 Nights . [13]

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