The Life And Legacy Of Speaker Knockerz | Genius News

It’s been nearly five years since Speaker Knockerz died at the age of 19 in March 2014, but the South Carolina rapper and producer created a sound, style, and flow that continues to influence artists today. Speaker Knockerz started producing when he was about 13 years old, drawing inspiration from one of his favorite rappers, Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em. After getting his start selling beats on the “type beat” site SoundClick, Speaker Knockerz landed his first placement on Meek Mill’s breakthrough 'Dreamchasers' mixtape.
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R.I.P. Speaker Knockerz ❣️

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Genius r.i.p

[@nikeeli2342]

Rip to S.K 💯 Can’t steal the Og flow my boi.. #SpeakerKnockers ✊

[@MegaAcookie]

💔💔💔

[@Biglakedropout99]

Rip do one about lil Snupe

[@prod.illegvltvrff2835]

He was unique and 100 original

[@PoloBoyShawtyBeats]

Finally somebody paying homage to the goat 🐐

[@PRODGLONE]

Fr

[@itzzgraham]

Polo Boy Shawty om they don’t show this nigga enough respect 💯

[@ZFGMADEIT]

Exactly bro

[@bottledwater7296]

Na that aint it cheif

[@773p]

🐐 Kemo

[@mrnervous_]

the memories in middle school saying "you mad or nah" was the best years of my life

[@simppolice7895]

Istg i wish i could go back

[@tryagaintmrw]

🥺🥺🥺

[@jellyfam_sb2495]

Elementary *😭😭

[@qwxilly1373]

Simp Police big facts bro 😖

[@qwxilly1373]

Jellyfam_ Sb24 my brother showed me him when I was in 3rd grade gon fw him till I die

[@sin4santana]

him, keef, thugga, and soujia started this whole wave...

[@Ant-ic1fw]

oh don’t put souija in that group

[@getmine9490]

Smokii U don’t gotta like Soulja but mad rappers are influenced by him

[@Greeze_fr]

oh mount rushmore ‼️‼️‼️

[@basicz223]

oh Soulja boy made everyone

[@tudor1615]

Forgot bout wayne and future

[@ajsounds]

Legend. ‘Lonely’ got me through some tough times R.I.P.

[@cecilk729]

AJSOUNDS wut

[@cannenmadeit]

pussy

[@jordanb3120]

He not a legend but R.i.p

[@brianortega3588]

He was one of a kind man

[@mikemedusa]

still on repeat

[@thatoneguykaboom7329]

Right before he died, sk sold a beat to the outta state boyz, who are now known as rae sremmurd

[@ronald19721]

ThatOneGuyKaboom no cap?

[@myyoutube9242]

No cap???

[@ChefBuck]

no kap?

[@awesomebeast7509]

What song?

[@atlonglastasap1266]

AwesomeBeast kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYvWhqZ8gdZ9atE i think its this one, aint sure tho

[@Z000TED]

“Dap You Up” will always be 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@laurenblackley1326]

Yeesss

[@whoisjerm7337]

Fax

[@harijukublackbarbie182]

word

[@JeromeFr]

Rich nigga bankroll

[@Aloadiing]

soNOHEAD just a while ago I used to wear the same clothes

[@hellothere5330]

Bro was like one of the first rappers to make the word “flexing” and “finessing” a thing

[@tence_6965]

That was Chief

[@moneyge3k593]

Tence One_999 notice how he or she said “was like one of the first rappers” 🤦🏽‍♂️ stop being ignorant

[@Deze89]

Was young scooter who made the flexin and finessin a thing

[@maxreaper25]

The most impressive part was how he engineered produced and mastered all the songs and how good they all sounded. Bro was genuinely talented.

[@zwro5045]

Which of his songs do you think was mixed well

[@VVM3368]

@@zwro5045 mani they still fire doe😭🚨🔥

[@YoungDirtyMexicanOfficially]

his dad helped him along the way... his dad was a producer... i could only imagine what the two would do together...

[@jaydaproducer4]

Him and chief keef influenced this whole wave

[@staringatthesun123]

Jay thaProducer facts. thugger pushed the envelope too

[@devinmac7610]

Don't forget soulja boy

[@BeforeThisNovember]

Honestly soulja and keef are the godfathers of the new wave that's on god no cap

[@BitchChill]

No. What are you talking about

[@ghostkiller427]

Also yung lean

[@Brentrades]

Dam I didnt know SK coined "or nah". Thats huge lol

[@royaltriann6316]

"you f.ck ni&&as don't want war, you mad or nah"

[@user-yy8um2vc8e]

RoyalT Riann them tings go ratatataaaa

[@spicyshizz2850]

Soo KUSH'd Out no stfu, he mad it special not u

[@spicyshizz2850]

Soo KUSH'd Out I guess it is basic

[@Brentrades]

@Soo KUSH'd Out lol just shut up

[@hatememoor5738]

People don’t understand how much he did for our hometown of Columbia. He’s a household name here. RIP to a legend

[@Marsdrip]

hatememoor have u seen him?

[@miriams.4527]

Truu I live in Columbia he put this shit on the map lol

[@211MakinHits]

FACTS!!!

[@cedricscheu8167]

columbia where

[@kiamrichardson4458]

hatememoor did you know him and what exactly did he do to do that

[@jazzycakeup5725]

He was gonna be really huge. The fact that people still think about him means a lot

[@deeswaveyy5014]

These video should of had been made a long ass time ago

[@davetruuder5754]

On me

[@OBITOMAJIN]

You know white people ain’t never hip to the wave nor drip

[@Missingnin]

research takes time.

[@Adam-ut8cx]

on larry

[@octm1]

dee swaveyy like years ago

[@SpeakerBangerz]

🐐🖤

[@reesemoney910]

I remember you since 2014 g

[@kennfn6156]

Who’s still missing SK in 2020

[@ohmydog9171]

😪

[@zayguxpo007]

Me

[@zayzuwtf]

Meeeee

[@KraftyCheat]

@@zayzuwtf on bro

[@TSYT2514]

We all are

[@westendcory7469]

A lot of these rappers do sound like SK now that i see it

[@knotz9697]

Cory Langford facts 💯

[@Marsdrip]

Cory Langford facts

[@deshawn9209]

R.I.P SK KGB roddy rich

[@VVS1920]

True can’t unsee it now. Especially roddy ricch

[@AmazingLucasExposed]

A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie

[@Vincetagram]

Shouoda been made a long ass time ago fr.

[@soilderfield9029]

Swear to God bruh smh

[@eduardoamador75]

Smh fr tho

[@togshawno6227]

Vincetagram 1.1

[@overanalyzing]

Better late than never bro fr smh 🙏🏾💯

[@SadBoiM]

On god !!

[@LVSkinny]

I love that y’all made this 💯

[@georgewbush7]

Someone who is verified but has no reply’s

[@cousin_ryan]

him, kid ink, wiz and tyga were the shit back in high school

[@Fireball.679]

They all the rappers I like

[@Fireball.679]

And fetty wap

[@XrSnipezz]

Soulja Boy is always somehow involved 😂😂 inspired somebody who inspired others LOL

[@Checkeredminded]

Trap Giddy I hope that’s a joke

[@jamskaterpete]

Trap Giddy soulja boy wrote, what he considered a few lazy rhymes and called it illmatic, which he later gave to nas

[@mayosalt2823]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 soulja boy

[@troypaasewe4150]

BECAUSE HES BIG DRACO THE CREATOR.

[@styl1ssttt]

Soulja used fruity loops to make beats 😂😂

[@xxvote4mexx]

Bout time someone said it, he wouldve been bigger than everyone out rn. Dude did more than most ever will.

[@saucypupusas4200]

Pedro Castillo frrr tho

[@stunbu8958]

Lol

[@devybabi]

You reaching but I understand u

[@vitaminwater9662]

cali budz Lmfao shut up dumbass

[@33GLOCK]

@@devybabi ikr lol

[@iclarkyyy]

damn, i got chills when they played rico story 💔

[@offlinedrbignasty2979]

"I signed myself." "To who?" To who, she asked.

[@triple_gem_shining]

She a basic bitch

[@luisaarodriguez2520]

yessir

[@wuzumaki]

She still doesn't know who Myself is.

[@WARHEADFRED]

Bro we NEEDED THIS VIDEO. This man’s style was timeless. LLSK 🕊

[@h.brandonrodriguez3101]

Hes a legend

[@garrettplotner2488]

RIP TO A LEGEND.

[@ShiestyPLOWuTang]

Not a legend but R.I.P.

[@knotz9697]

Garrett Plotner facts bro he’s the reason I made my channel

[@BitchChill]

He's not a legend

[@reversalsreborn9192]

he definitely is a legend

[@ilyrj-8431]

Finally he gets the respect he deserves

[@Zyriann]

Knowing he’ll never be back to make another songs is so depressing I try to never think about it

[@orangeskin3033]

He dropped 🤯

[@juanchopancho914]

Me too man me too you don’t even understand the influence he gave me

[@JayyBanks]

Married to the Money & Finesse Father are Classics 🙏🏾.

[@TheVboyfresh]

He had a big impact and do you know who inspired him SOULJA BOY

[@musicdreams7066]

Facts

[@bobbysmayorga6547]

That means Soulja is the king of hip hop

[@kamikazehound3243]

Bobby’s Mayorga nahh thats the same as saying Dr Dre the greatest rapper for discovering Em😂😂

[@ichiban2911]

BIG SOULJA

[@JR14964]

☠️☠️☠️☠️ disrespecttttt

[@ImGeekinn]

Sk,Sosa, and wayne are the godfathers of this generation

[@taesavv2472]

Im Geekin facts

[@sicksack8829]

BRUH FAX

[@kizz9391]

Wayne came out in the 90s. This is stupid.

[@aSpeakerOfTheTruth]

So you're just gonna forget about Soulja Boy huh? 😂😂😂

[@mohammedshahal1134]

Young thug?

[@ky5059]

Souljaboy influenced > SpeakerKnockerz > The new wave

[@ob1934]

@@ice8776 don't forget lil b the base god

[@journalsfromdavid]

And lil peep

[@bigpondpond9965]

@@journalsfromdavid hahahaha, no. No disrespect to peep but just cause he's dead doesn't mean he influenced anyone. And if he is gonna influence a generation I can tell you that this wave of rappers ain't it. Peep too young and I don't see any major changes yet.

[@33GLOCK]

@@ob1934 yeah definitely lil b

[@33GLOCK]

@@journalsfromdavid gtfoh

[@oscarrobertson3791]

Just like Roddy rich said, “ why the legends always gotta die quick” RIP to a real legend 🐐

[@jovanyb8076]

Kevin Scully the name of the song is "Die Young" by Roddy Rich

[@amirwhite7608]

Oscar Robertson I don’t know man jcole still alive Kendrick still alive mj still alive.

[@jovanyb8076]

@@amirwhite7608 MJ? Michael Jackson? No he's not. That's Michael Trapson your confused.

[@amirwhite7608]

Joe Honor1899 Michael jordan🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Gocubs2345]

​@@jovanyb8076Michael Jordan not Michael Jackson

[@kingink2538]

Its really be the rapper that be chill af to lost there lives

[@phishprincess2815]

I loved him so much. I grew up on the internet with him. The hardest celebrity death along with juice for me. Both legends 💔

[@yadsewnde8699]

We been knew SK the legend was a pioneer of this rap shit but to see it all laid out here and how many people he made beats for / shout outs he gets feels amazing. He's truly missed and will forever be in the hearts and playlist of me and my brothers. Dude's a beast.

[@francescocenni1135]

Who else bump Erica Kane on the daily

[@33GLOCK]

i stopped mid 2018 I'll start back bumping the 6 songs i really vibe to by him again later

[@sirm.3952]

✋

[@steven5301]

Erica Caine production was ahead

[@mxnclerrrshawtyyy]

@@steven5301 factssss

[@collapedcmg1109]

Francesco Cenni mannnnn🥵 flexin N finessing was on dat too

[@UndergroundObsession]

If I could bring one rapper back, it’s gotta be SK 🔥

[@charleshernandez969]

Yet some people would say theyd bring back x.shit I'd bring back Sk too

[@JoBanderson]

I agree but I would bring X back 🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️

[@voi7ed412]

u aint cappin

[@glockloverblockhugger23]

Amen

[@adamari4711]

Jordan Simons same

[@marsjr1003]

My favorite rapper growing up hes the reason i got a black camaro just like him 😢

[@johnnyangel636]

Mars 23 what kind did he have !?

[@emmanuelsilvera8032]

Erica Kane is such a dope song!

[@ButHeIsNotYourSavior]

It all comes back to Soulja Boy...

[@gat3725]

It really does.. People gonna keep hating on him though..

[@amatatatt]

@@gat3725 PPL NEED TO PUT SOME RESPEK ON BIG GUCCI SOULJA

[@fucker661]

That is when music went downhill

[@Manuel-jt4cv]

Balzac T. Bagher Music is subjective lol

[@dpugs9740]

People who hate on Soulja are new to rap, and don’t know the past.

[@Bomborasclatt]

FINALLY WE GET THIS VIDEO SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE A LONG TIME AGO

[@joedirt6926]

Na

[@darykaedwards6151]

Finally giving my baby some credit 😭♥️

[@Iamdrippygod]

D'aryka Edwards check my page out

[@boabuin1151]

It is crazy how even him, one of the most influential rappers to ever live, was influenced and inspired by Soulja Boy

[@Chris2k26]

A young legend in the making. Finally people are giving him the respect he deserves

[@Youngc_official]

Knock would had be the #1 artist out rn

[@harijukublackbarbie182]

PERIOD

[@styl1ssttt]

That's a fucking fact.

[@Bdotyyy]

Damn man he really started a lot of these rappers careers

[@flabi20]

It’s so sad that he didn’t know he was a pioneer. So under appreciated

[@koolgamez3434]

Lil Skies heavily inspired by Speaker

[@tylarkreidler1182]

Kool Gamez frfr skies literally sounds like sk

[@madlilpony2768]

skies is trash

[@sey2818]

Richie Alvarado no he not

[@Vincetagram]

This man went to my high school Edit: all these people say I’m lying lmao. He went to ridge view high school, you can look up that fact, and then go to my channel and see i have some earlier videos that I shot at that school when I was younger.

[@liberationwasalie2982]

Yeah and he was my uncle

[@jimmynomadd9405]

That’s crazy

[@Ppalear]

@@liberationwasalie2982 lol

[@manlikemb6226]

Chippy Glo 🧢

[@trusskii8398]

What high school he went too then? cause I go there now and I’m cool with Christian, I stay a neighborhood away.

[@TearsOfHappi1]

*I’m not crying.. something got into my eyes*

[@Youss45unreleased]

It's water

[@SaltoDaKid]

Speaker Knocker was icon if he was living he be top R.I.P.

[@hguapo]

Finally he gettin the respect he deserves

[@yeedup_]

Other then Keef, SK influenced da new wave

[@treetop8348]

Facts

[@joshuavirag1407]

You have to add Wayne to that list as well.

[@giovonemendoza6531]

I think Soulja influenced more shit I didn't know who keef was until maybe a couple years ago

[@fredof4413]

@@giovonemendoza6531 look up a video on keefs influence, it was pretty big.

[@imnotblindbutiloveblindfol8449]

And Uzi

[@Kjk_808]

He was the one that got me into liking melodic rap, RIP 😢

[@ChicagoJosh95]

“He lived like he knew he had a short time” the pictures they showed mannn 😭

[@isaiahmilburn7482]

SouljaBoy really did birth the industry as it is today 😳🤯🔥🚫🧢

[@collinalford9825]

2019 and still bumpin SK over here 🤘

[@sirm.3952]

Same

[@sniperkennedy1]

It’s crazy now knowing about SK and hearing the influence he had on the newer class of rappers

[@raymondjackson81]

He would’ve been bigger than everyone rn bro

[@ArcazeCanSee3]

This means a lot to me coming From SOUTH CAROLINA ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@KBow]

Hell yeah! I'm up in Greenville

[@ilyysai]

Yeah Boy!!!! Edgefield!

[@ArcazeCanSee3]

Charleston SC Here ❤️💯💯

[@emmanualpickens5986]

Columbia

[@antonieodavis960]

Bruh myrtle beach

[@OMGKENNY]

bro would take over this generation man

[@BitchChill]

No he wouldn't

[@kayy9300]

respect for recognizing speaker as the goat of the auto tune wave

[@tanboymiguel]

RICO story is one of the most creative, beautiful pieces of art to ever exist.

[@DreDaTruthhh]

If he was alive new rappers wouldn't be famous

[@tjester4842]

Thank you he didn't mumble, he didn't bite off trends and he was a pretty good guy.He would have set standards so high that these rappers would not make it

[@Shonmae5]

Facts ! 💯

[@33GLOCK]

Lies like one person can stop a bunch of Mumble rappers from coming up u must forgot stupid ppl like u make mumble rap pop

[@Stonecoldalston]

D Harris false He would be Popping but to say they wouldn't be around would be false

[@ManniLive]

Yes they will be stfu

[@advms8472]

Mook out here holdin it down for SK 🥀🥀🥀

[@TALYJIMMY]

Bfresh 01 nah. Mook sound diff now, i miss old mook like the red roses album

[@advms8472]

@@TALYJIMMY cash route was fire not gonna lie

[@soicystaxx]

The song lonely gives me chills every time I hear it. My little bro died similar to sk . Heart problems

[@Jacob-pt9hx]

I remember being in 7th grade walking down the halls bumpin SK man you’ll always be a legend RIP

[@Aliii022]

R.I.P to a real legend.

[@spaceymcgrady1]

South Carolina Legend frfr RIP 🕊🕊🕊

[@mako7697]

Bronx Legend.

[@andersonadrian69]

He's from VA

[@quenshawn1991]

@@mako7697 sk was born in ny but didnt even live there past 5 years old , he didn't even have no accent or could identify with that many people or claim a hood in ny , he COLUMBIA SC all day ! I was born in GA but SC made me ! From elementary to high school Columbia legend R.I.P!

[@spaceymcgrady1]

@@quenshawn1991 you from sc?

[@quenshawn1991]

@@spaceymcgrady1 yeahp Columbia sc live in Raleigh nc now though but that's my city, you ?

[@HenagaH]

I'm a 90's early 00's hip-hop head but that "by my lonely" is a classic! Love that song. Rest In Power 👑

[@kingburtonhd3396]

Okay KZbin stop listening to my conversations lmao I was just talking about the impact he had on the industry today and this popped up.

[@33GLOCK]

well u gave em permission

[@thug8200]

FINALLY Y'ALL PUT SOME RESPECT SK NAME😤😤😤😤😤

[@treetop8348]

Facts

[@BitchChill]

Fuck him

[@disablederection3263]

He lived on my street... Rest up legend🙏

[@ToonJavon]

Every time I hear lonely it hurts me knowing sk died...

[@user-pc8tb7hg1lHandlesRDumb]

Had one of the best beat tags lines

[@vicmensa2002]

Soulja boy really the goat tho

[@ShiestyPLOWuTang]

😂

[@estoe2211]

What I been sayin

[@xLamont_]

💯

[@jaimesmith2266]

He is a pioneer yall laughing but he was the first to blow up off youtube but he be doing too much for clout to make himself relevant.

[@kingmaliik422]

Do y’all ever be scrolling through the comments and be like Man I should of wrote that Shit🤦🏽‍♂️

[@tbroski2573]

All the time 💯

[@yungan3346]

I should of wrote that shit

[@texaspeanutoil9044]

Bruh this a factt

[@sergioi7377]

s/o genius for shining a light on his legacy. Not to sound like an old head but nowadays I feel like people don't even know who speakerknockerz was and still is in rap industry. rip

[@aydanmarzullo4605]

it’s crazy the impact he had

[@mannyismood8187]

*literally lately I've been craven speaker knocker music out of nowhere randomly and now you want to make this video CRAZY 😱🔥*

[@llahno]

Manny King Money bro me too on god, literally when 2019 started i just randomly thought of SK and now this video dropped

[@2000four]

Lahno same

[@63cero]

About time yall give him the respect he deserves. All these alternative hip hop artists derived from him

[@Jfrm1400]

I still listen to him to dis day

[@CreateToCreateTV]

This makes me so fucking happy. This is long overdue.

[@Prodbydyg]

Long Live SK🙏🏽🍇

[@ayanna4729]

This mans legacy is getting stronger every day. He’s so much more than bands by my lonely.

[@nene.x1433]

rip my boy knock 🕊

[@BasedNas]

Here In 2021 to say RIP TO A LEGEND man. So sad bruh really created the next wave

[@MrAmazing110]

This dude music got me through high school. Nothin but bangers

[@jameremiles2959]

Do the impact of Chicago slang 💯💯

[@jaimep456]

And Bay Area. The bay started so many phrases and styles they don't get credit for

[@jameremiles2959]

Jaime Perez like?

[@Stonecoldalston]

Jamere Miles can do NY Slang also

[@SomberCarlo]

Jamere Miles one that was popular that snoop dog stole was the foshizzle and all that

[@jameremiles2959]

TruMusic89 like what

[@Fcruz9104]

Never thought someone would talk about him again. Im glad this video is out

[@SandStormXII]

Died years ago and we still talking about him . Rip 🙏🏿

[@MrLatino520]

RIP little homie 🙏🏽

[@djcook]

too late you think ??

[@airjordan2337]

stfu bitch

[@disablederection3263]

Kodak wK fuckin go back to playin Fortnite bitch

[@JayForeiign]

better than nevver tho

[@zariahbomb]

Please go...

[@9krazy]

Stfu forniter

[@wtmusic515]

Such a shame he isn't alive now, it would have been amazing to see him become one of the biggest artists out now.

[@nasirasalati4250]

thank god this finally came out. R.I.P. Knock

[@njjjjjjjjhhhs]

thanks for showing him luv

[@jiggyv6139]

dosent matter WHEN , thanks for bringing attention to the young legend. #LongLiveSpeakerKnockers

[@Darkvoid226]

thank you this needed to be made

[@jojodinero2084]

I’m so happy they gave a video bout my brother