However, he was terminated for coming back from lunch late, which led him to pursue a music career full-time. In 2006, he was employed at Morgan Stanley at the age of 23. Skyzoo also attended college, but didn't finish, at SUNY Farmingdale in Long Island. Instead of going to school in his own neighborhood as he got older, Skyzoo's parents enrolled him in a high school in Manhattan to take advanced classes. He frequently references both boroughs in his music, and has two younger brothers. During Skyzoo's teenage years his father moved to South Jamaica, Queens, and Skyzoo began spending much of his time there as well as in Brooklyn.
He also cites Jay-Z as an important inspiration, and names his favorites emcees as Jay-Z and Mos Def. He was raised one block away from rapper Notorious B.I.G., and has often cited B.I.G.'s success as an influence on his writing. & Rakim and A Tribe Called Quest, but it was the music video for Chi-Ali's '"Age Ain't Nuthin' But a Number" that inspired him to begin writing raps and focusing on the music business. Skyzoo grew up listening to hip hop artists such as Big Daddy Kane, N.W.A, Kid 'n Play, EPMD, Eric B. Skyzoo moved to the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn in his youth. He was nicknamed Skyzoo by his parents after the Skyy disco song of the same name (his middle name is Skyler). Skyzoo was born Gregory Skyler Taylor on Decemin the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York City. 2.8 Peddler Themes EP and In Celebration of Us (2017).
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