Rising Stars: Meet M.C. Scobes of Newnan, GA

Today we’d like to introduce you to M.C. Scobes.

M.C., we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
I’ve been involved in music my entire life, or at least in my own special way. People knew me in middle school for doing educational raps. During my time in Newnan High School, I put out a song called “Newnan for the Win,” and everyone liked it because it was the first time [to my knowledge, at least] doing a hype song for a high school instead of a diss track towards other schools — I did not want to get suspended or expelled for a diss track. After I released that song (Thanks to the sound recording class I took at CEC [Central Education Center], taught by Pat Patten), it made me want to pursue music as a rapper.

Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
The beginning stages of M.C. Scobes were smooth, but what made me the way I am is surprising to most people, but normal to me. When I was young, I didn’t speak as much, and doctors diagnosed me with autism. My family got worried about me for the foreseeable future. Still, by the grace of God, their worries came to ease. It wasn’t until I came around music that I started singing along and eventually started talking… a lot, actually. I’ll admit, most of the time when I talk to people around me, I tend to ramble a lot and stutter my words, making it harder for people to understand what I’m saying. I took speech therapy for most of my youth until the end of middle school, and I still have a long way to go. In due time, I’ll get better at communicating with people properly with good enunciation and articulation, but for now, I’m thanking God that I’m able to speak today because of music.

Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
I am considered many things, but I’ll break it down to 3 categories:

1. I am a music artist. As I mentioned, I’m known for my song “Newnan for the Win,” but I’m also known for my hit song, “Do Whatcha Gotta Do (feat. U.S. Bunny).” It’s about doing what needs to be done to make anything happen. It was a great collab from both of us, produced by Sýrene (a colleague you guys featured on here recently), and it recently hit over 1K streams on Spotify (a small stream count, I know, but it’s a big deal for me as an independent artist. A win’s a win). My goal for my music career is to release my debut project, “The Only M.C.,” in the near future. It will contain songs that will test my skills as an artist and show listeners out there why I love to do music the way that I know best.

2. I consider myself also to be an on-air talent. During my time on WOLF Radio (University of West Georgia), I had an on-air personality hour called the “M.C. Hour,” where I took my love for music and brought it to the internet airwaves. I was also a part of the practicum radio show (taught by Shawn Isaac) called “The Night Howl.” Lastly, during my final semester in college, I revived the radio show, “The Feed,” which made me discover UWG’s college internet radio station in the first place. The station became my fallback to music when I thought I had to give it up completely. It made me realize my love for music doesn’t have to be strictly within the music industry, but I can take the skills I have with music and bring them to other industries and improve as I go. The experience landed me in fourth place for “Best DJ” in the 2024 National Student Production Awards [College Broadcasters, Inc].

3. I consider myself to be a DJ… partially. I do mashups on Adobe Audition, which helped me to get better at making liners, promos, & stagers for the radio station. My friends back at the station liked it so much that the station eventually started posting my mashups for “Mashup Mondays.” It wasn’t until the practicum show that I was assigned to make a special segment for the show that I decided to create a 5-minute mashup segment, representing what you would hear on a hip-hop radio station after the last show of the day, similar to how Hot 107.9 did it back in the day. That’s where the birth of my latest alter ego, “DJ Scobes,” came to be. The experience landed me first place in the “Sound Engineering & Production” category during the 2025 Festival of Media Arts [Broadcast Education Association (BEA)] for my mini “Mashup Monday” series on the station’s social media, where I showcase the artists that performed during the yearly WOLF Radio event, WOLFstock, by taking their music and combining it with popular tracks. I now incorporate my DJ Scobes skills to improve my performances and have a better handle on studio sessions.

Overall, what sets me apart from others is that I’m still learning as I go. I’ll admit, I don’t have a definite idea of how I want to take my career to the next level, but God blessed me with the gift of music that gave me my voice in the first place. I want to use that ability wherever God sees fit and use it to the best of my ability. I like to learn about all the ins and outs of any aspect of the music and radio industry, so I always liked collaborating with others to get a better sense of what I’m getting into and how to tackle it the “M.C. Scobes” way.

What were you like growing up?
I grew up with my mom and sister for the majority of my life in Newnan at a trailer park near Arbor Springs Elementary. They’ve seen me through my highs and lows and everything in between. Although my sister can be a big annoyance sometimes, I wouldn’t change a thing about how much they love me and supports me for everything I do. I sang in the youth choir at Greater Jehovah Baptist Church (Shoutout to Mrs. Anna Singleton), as well as the chorus for Arbor Springs Elementary (Shoutout to Mrs. Staci Culbeth) and Madras Middle School (Shoutout to Mrs. Erin Walton). I took piano lessons up to college with Mrs. Barbara Hemrick, and that experience got me to learn about music history and eventually music production with Pat Patten at CEC.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theonlymcscobes
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theonlymcs/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mc-scobes-454452257/
• Twitter: https://x.com/McScobes
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MCScobes
• soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/theonlymcscobes
• Other: https://linktr.ee/theonlymcscobes

Image Credits
Wyatt Mason (UWG Alumni ’23)