skaiwater doesn’t need a label. gghettoprincesss’s big break happened in 2021 when they put out the Jersey club bop “#miles,” which manifested skaiwater a major label deal and a trip to work with Lil Uzi Vert during the Pink Tape sessions. Skai refers to signing with a major label as taking the “blue pill” a choice they find to be a practical one. “skai had two of the biggest TikTok records of the year,” A&R Sean Mula of Cinematic Music Group says of that time. “You have records that are moving online, you want a major label to put that machine behind it.” Read gghettoprincesss’s full FADER cover story at link in bio. Photography: Nate Gotsis nategotsis Styling: Christine Vuong error404priestess MUA: Jazzmin Oddie jazzrockmc Editorial Director: Steffanee Wang eenaffets Lighting assist: Sam Frank _samfrank Photo assist: veilcastles Styling assist: Goyo Story by Vivian Medithi perlucidum Social Editor: Kylah Williams kylahnicole Video Editor: Hajin Yoo official_gop