Skaiwater
Tyler Ryan Lee Jordan Brooks,, known professionally as Skaiwater, is a British rapper and record producer from Nottingham. Brooks first rose to commercial fame on TikTok with the release of their track, "#miles", as well as its accompanied remix featuring Lil Uzi Vert.
Early life
Growing up in Nottingham, they were inspired to make music by their parents. They were first introduced to music production by their father, around the age of eight or eleven. Around the age of 16, their father taught them how to record music. After buying a mic, and audio interface, they would continue to record music and would not stop. At 19, they would begin to take music production seriously.Career
In May 2021, Skaiwater released their mixtape Happy Hour with an appearance from American rapper Lil Keed.They gained popularity on TikTok with their hit single "#miles". In November 2022, they released their album Rave with appearances from rappers Lil Uzi Vert, XLOVCLO, and Prentiss.
In February 2024, Skaiwater released "Rain" which would go on to gain some traction online, garnering over two million streams on Spotify as well as over one million views on YouTube.
In March 2024, Skaiwater released "Light!" featuring Lil Nas X and 9lives. This marked the first feature of Lil Nas X's career and the second time the two artists have collaborated. Their first collaboration occurring in 2018 on Lil Nas X's song "No Love".
On June 14, 2024, Skaiwater released their long-awaited album #gigi, with features from Lil Nas X, Karrahbooo and more. Following the release of the album, they supported Bktherula on her I Just Wanna Be Me tour along with Yhapojj.
On February 14, 2025, Skaiwater released their second studio album #mia, which included a feature from rapper/singer RADA.
On May 19, 2025, Skaiwater released EPs pinkPrint and pinkPrint 2, after previously releasing them on SoundCloud under the alias 'lily'. On June 13, 2025, Skaiwater completed their pinkPrint trilogy and released EP pinkPrint 3.
On January 27, 2026, Skaiwater was featured on Korean girl group I-dle's digital single Mono.