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His G.O.D. clothing line had just launched, and his local notoriety was such that in December, he would open for Pharrell Williams at the inaugural Blohk Party music festival in West Kowloon.<\/p>\n
Our catch-up nearly 13 years later takes place over the recent Easter weekend. Scibetta, now a mature student at New York\u2019s Columbia University, is on the cusp of turning 31.<\/p>\n
He talks over video call from his flat near the Ivy League university, where he is carrying a GPA over 4.0 (A-grade). His physical transformation is striking.<\/p>\n
He wears glasses with retro-looking frames, he has a goatee, his hair is shoulder length and his trucker hat now faces forwards. \u201cSkibs the man,\u201d I say incredulously, and he chuckles.<\/p>\n
Before we talk about what he is up to now, I want to know when Scibetta last listened to \u201cHong Kong Kids\u201d, that paean to his hometown from the age of 12 \u2013 and how it made him feel.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a minute,\u201d he smiles. \u201cEvery once in a while though, I come back to it. It captured a youthful moment, and youth is precious \u2013 and it reminds me that I fully lived my youth, which I think is why I\u2019m kind of chillin\u2019 now at 30.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n