When Canton, Ohio rapper Skyler Lewis decided to release two EPs this October, he wasn’t chasing trends or following a rollout strategy. He was processing betrayal, protecting his peace, and making sure his kids could hear their father turn pain into something tangible. “Loyalty Before Everything” isn’t just the meaning behind his stage name, LBE Scar. It’s the filter he runs every decision through.
The Chronicles of Scar, Vol. 1 dropped on October 27, followed four days later by Vol. 2 on Halloween. Together, they clock in under 25 minutes but pack in more emotional weight than most full-length albums manage. “Karma,” the standout from Vol. 1, captures what happens when someone who built their career on loyalty watches people fold. “I knew I could be whatever I wanted to be. All I had to do was follow my dreams. F*ck a handout and do it on my feet,” he raps over production that stays lean and focused.
The track came from a specific place. Lewis wrote “Choose You” on his 29th birthday this past May, forcing himself to finish it right after getting burned by someone he trusted. “We can respect the truth, but we can’t respect a liar,” he says. That same energy runs through “Calling Me Bae” on Vol. 2, where he unpacks the confusion of being someone’s secret while getting friend-zoned in public.
What makes the releases hit harder is knowing Lewis handles his own engineering and production. Before launching Scar Management, he worked as promotion manager at Hit Camp Records in 2019 and later managed at Loedagang, LLC. He learned the business from the inside, which explains why his approach feels deliberate instead of desperate. “I want people to catch a vision when they hear me,” he explains. “Something consistent they can hold onto.”
His tightest collaborator is YBL SINATRA, the son of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s Bizzy Bone and one of Lewis’s childhood friends from Cleveland. “We grew up around the corner from each other,” he says. That connection is about to pay off in a major way. On November 29, LBE Scar opens for all five members of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony with SINATRA at the Agora Theater in Cleveland (tickets here). Before that, he and SINATRA are heading to New York for interviews and performances. His full tour launches February 2026, with dates dropping on New Year’s Day.
Lewis credits his daughter Zalaya and son Junior as the reason he keeps pushing. “My kids. That’s it. Plain and simple,” he says when asked about his motivation. Growing up in Canton, one of the most dangerous cities in America, taught him self-reliance early. He’s been writing poetry and performing since before he turned six. Now he’s turning that foundation into a career with help from cameraman Dee Dee Vision, who he calls “a goat with the camera” and plans to work with on upcoming visuals.
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