SkyDxddy’s “TRAUMACORE” Is What Happens When Survival Gets a Mic

Photo By: Samantha Levi

SkyDxddy, the genre-bending force behind over 150 million streams, steps fully into her power with the release of her debut album TRAUMACORE (RAW & UNCUT), a visceral, unfiltered body of work aligned with Mental Health Awareness Month. Known for her fearless honesty and refusal to sugarcoat the darkness, SkyDxddy channels her lived experiences into 13 raw, emotionally-charged tracks that explore body dysmorphia, addiction, abuse, and survival. With a focus on advocacy over virality, the project centers the unheard, the silenced, and the deeply wounded, transforming trauma into testimony.

This album is clearly your soul on display — raw, unfiltered, and vulnerable. Was there a specific moment when you knew you were ready to release this into the world?

A lot of the songs on the album were created a long time ago. I felt like at the time I wasn't really ready to share certain pieces of myself with the world. As well as the world not yet being as progressed as it is now. I think that we're finally in a space where we are opening up dialogue, people are coming forward, and the people no longer want to silence others; instead, they want to hear their stories. I battled with myself a lot on which songs should make the cut, and I think at the end of the day I ended up choosing the ones that most reflected my life, and certain Topics really affecting our world at the moment, such as SA, domestic violence, grooming, etc. I almost feel like there was never going to be a perfect time. It just needed to be done.

In your message, you speak directly to survivors, to those who carry invisible scars. What was the most emotionally difficult song to create on this album, and what helped you push through and finish it?

I could probably name at least five songs that were incredibly difficult to create, but the one that comes to my mind the most is "Not Guilty." Having witnessed domestic violence firsthand, it sticks with you; it's a painful cycle that's impossible to get out of. Another that was incredibly difficult would have to be "strings," Because that is a very personal song to me that focuses on my experience of being groomed as a young girl. Accepting that was a very painful thing to do, and putting it into words was even more so. But I'm very glad that I did, if it can help someone heal and help them have a little bit of clarity.

You’ve said that even if this album doesn’t go viral, it was still “worth it.” How do you personally define success in your art, especially with something as heavy and honest as TRAUMACORE?

If even one person hears this album and makes the decision to leave an abusive relationship, it was worth it. If one person who has gone through SA hears it and realizes that it wasn't their fault, it was worth it. If someone who's been groomed hears it and can finally make sense of why it's so difficult to trust and set boundaries and begin doing the work to heal from that, it was worth it. I think if anyone hears any of these songs and they can connect it to their lives and do something that puts them in a better position than they were before they heard it, I'd say it was a massive success.

Mental Health Awareness Month feels like the perfect time for this album to be born. Was that intentional? And what conversations are you hoping it will spark, not just in fans, but in the industry itself?

It was absolutely intentional. I think one could argue that the industry has had a history of silencing certain things, sweeping certain things under the rug. I hope that this opens the conversation about what can be done to stop that or at least lessen it. I think that each song sparks a different conversation, and that's why I love this project so much. They really don't matter who you are or what you've been through. I guarantee you that at least one song on this album is something that you can relate to. I think that's terrifying and beautiful

What's the message you'd like people to take away from this album?

Power. Education. Clarity. Validation. I need them to know that what happened to them wasn't their fault. And regardless of everything that they've been through, they can still make a beautiful life for themselves. Once we go through trauma, it isn't the end; it's only the beginning.