Skofka

Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Samoliuk (, born 21 February 1994), better known as his stage name Skofka (stylized in all caps) is a Ukrainian rap artist.

Biography

Born in Rivne and grew up at the nearby town of Zdolbuniv, where he decided to become a rapper. His police officer father did not immediately approve of his son's hobby.

In 2011, he graduated from Zdolbuniv Secondary School No. 6, and in 2011–2016 he studied at the Rivne Institute of Slavic Studies of Kyiv Slavonic University, majoring in Commodity Research and Commercial Business.

Music career

In January 2021, together with the leader of the Kalush band Oleh Psiuk, they presented their joint track "Otaman". In May, they released their joint song "Dodomu", which hit the YouTube trends, top charts on Shazam, Spotify, and iTunes.

In July, Kalush and Skofka released a joint EP "Yo-Yo" and a new track "Ne napriahaisia" (Don't Stress).

In the fall of 2021, the singer Kola presented the song "Ba", released in collaboration with Skofka.

At the same time, Skofka became an artist of the ENKO label (Alyona Alyona, Kalush).

In 2022, the rapper Skofka released the songs "Ne zabudem i ne probachym" (Don't forget and don't forgive) and "Chuty himn" (Hear the anthem). The latter of these works was dedicated to his friend Valentyn Konovodov, who died defending Ukraine from Russian invaders.

Discography

Singles

• "Sarf i Shapka" / «Шарф і Шапка» (2017)
• "Balalaika" / «Балалайка» (2020)
• "A ia b..." / «А я б..» (2020)
• "Het, za zabor" / «Геть, за забор» (2020)[16]
• "Viter v holovi" / «Вітер в голові» (2020)
• "Tut tilky tak" / «Тут тільки так» (2020)
• "Buh dihi bai" / «Бум дігі бай» (2020)
• "Sirnyk" / «Сірник» (2020)
• "Kruzak" / «Крузак» (2021)
• "Fort Buaiar" / «Форт Буаяр» (2021)
• "Nam by" / «Нам би» (2021)
• "Bereza stara" / «Береза стара» (2021)[17]
• "Ne byi sobaku" / «Не бий собаку» (2021)[18]
• "Po barabanu" / «По барабану» (2021)[19]
• "V dorohu" / «В дорогу» (2022)
• "Oi na oi" / «Ой на ой» (2022)
• "Ne zabudem i ne probachym" / «Не забудем і не пробачим» (2022)
• "Chuty himn" / «Чути гімн» (2022)
• "Zaglox" / «Заглох» (2023)

Collaborations

Kalush feat. Skofka

• «Otaman» (2020)
• "Dodomu" / «Додому» (2021)
• "Davai nachystotu" / «Давай начистоту» (2021)
• "Ne napriahai" / «Не напрягайся» (2021)
• "Faina" / «Файна» (2021)
• "Maiakom" / «Маяком» (2021)
• "Ya idu" / «Я йду» (2021)
• "Batkivshchyna" / «Батьківщина» (2022)

Skofka & БетБіт

• "Ya b pominiav" / Я б поміняв (2020)
• "Chuvachi" / Чувачі (2021)

Юрчік, Вовк, Skofka

• "Bo ia reper" / Бо я репер (2020)

Skofka & Дімич

• "Ne buksui" / Не буксуй (2015)

Awards

References