For Skitz Pittz, hip hop is more than music — it’s the love of his life. Like the Erykah Badu classic he references, the genre has shaped, held, and healed him. Read more about the freethinker who seeks a truth he’s willing to share with the world.

Skitz describes his music as “real rap.”

Skitz describes his music as “real rap.”

“Real rap is food for your soul,” Skitz tells Black Sound Wave. “It’s for the people who have been broken and healed from it — or still healing. For the people that believe in themselves and God, the higher power.”

“Real rap is food for your soul,” Skitz tells Black Sound Wave. “It’s for the people who have been broken and healed from it — or still healing. For the people that believe in themselves and God, the higher power.”

This August, we celebrate both Black Business Month and hip hop’s 52nd birthday, and Skitz Pittz stands out as an artist carving a path that’s both spiritual and sustainable. His career began with his early days in the Valdosta-based group Akab Ent. It has now evolved into the soul-centered solo artist he is today — and it has become a testimony to trusting the process.

This August, we celebrate both Black Business Month and hip hop’s 52nd birthday, and Skitz Pittz stands out as an artist carving a path that’s both spiritual and sustainable. His career began with his early days in the Valdosta-based group Akab Ent. It has now evolved into the soul-centered solo artist he is today — and it has become a testimony to trusting the process.

“Originally, it was five of us dropping bars and performing throughout the city. I went by Skitzo back then, and my message wasn’t as purpose-driven,” he shares. “Now, Skitzo no longer exists. It’s evolved into food for the soul.”

“Originally, it was five of us dropping bars and performing throughout the city. I went by Skitzo back then, and my message wasn’t as purpose-driven,” he shares. “Now, Skitzo no longer exists. It’s evolved into food for the soul.”

Skitz moves through the world with conviction and authenticity. He carries a gift he calls his “superpower” — the ability to channel energy from the collective.

Skitz moves through the world with conviction and authenticity. He carries a gift he calls his “superpower” — the ability to channel energy from the collective.

“It’s like I can feel what the entire world is going through,” he explains. “Like I am connected to the soul of the Earth, and I try to express truthfully and honestly.”

“It’s like I can feel what the entire world is going through,” he explains. “Like I am connected to the soul of the Earth, and I try to express truthfully and honestly.”

That truth-telling — both in music and in life — has shaped his personal brand and community.

That truth-telling — both in music and in life — has shaped his personal brand and community.

“I’ve had a lot of people want me to be someone else,” he admits, “but that was always impossible to me. So I stay true and speak from the heart in all atmospheres.”

“I’ve had a lot of people want me to be someone else,” he admits, “but that was always impossible to me. So I stay true and speak from the heart in all atmospheres.”

Skitz is also navigating the business of music with intention. While his moving company covers his day-to-day, he’s putting in the work to build a music career that’s financially sustainable as well.

Skitz is also navigating the business of music with intention. While his moving company covers his day-to-day, he’s putting in the work to build a music career that’s financially sustainable as well.

“We do make money with the music,” he says, “but I am working on making it sustainable for me to live from it.”

“We do make money with the music,” he says, “but I am working on making it sustainable for me to live from it.”

In an industry saturated with “plastic music,” as he puts it, Skitz is on a mission to be better. He craves more honesty, more intention, and more impact.

In an industry saturated with “plastic music,” as he puts it, Skitz is on a mission to be better. He craves more honesty, more intention, and more impact.

“I aim to release music that stays with you.” And that — more than streams or fame — is what keeps him grounded in purpose and aligned with the spirit of hip hop: the truth, the community, and the culture.

“I aim to release music that stays with you.” And that — more than streams or fame — is what keeps him grounded in purpose and aligned with the spirit of hip hop: the truth, the community, and the culture.

The way he continues to help others is by showing them what is truly possible when you believe in yourself — and “go all in.”

The way he continues to help others is by showing them what is truly possible when you believe in yourself — and “go all in.”

Be sure to follow Skitz Pittz journey here. 

Be sure to follow Skitz Pittz journey here.