Skinnyman
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Skinnyman | |
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Birth name | Alexander Graham Holland |
Born | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | 9 November 1974
Origin | Finsbury Park, London |
Genres | Hip hop, jazz, funk, folk |
Labels | Low Life |
Associated acts | Chester P, Nemesis & Arrogance, Karl Hinds, Ill Flava Records, Ti2bs, High Focus Records |
Website | www |
Skinnyman (born Alexander Graham Holland, 9 November 1974) is a British rapper who was born in Leeds, Yorkshire and moved to Finsbury Park, London at a young age. He grew up on the Six Acres Estate next to Andover Estate. Among his friends was fellow Leeds-born, London-raised Cornwall DJ Pat Mckay.
He formed the Mud Family with Mongo and Chester P, a group which released a number of EPs. These included such records as "Itchy Town" and "Lash Suttin", a reworking of Redman's "Smash Something". Later Supar Novar, Mr. Ti2bs, Uncle Festa and more joined the group. Skinnyman released a solo album, Council Estate of Mind in 2004.
He appeared in the first episode of Tower Block Dreams, a 2004 documentary series on BBC Three which looked into the underground music scene in council estates.[1] He also played a small part in the 2005 interactive TV series Dubplate Drama.[2]
2004: Council Estate of Mind[]
Council Estate of Mind was released on Low Life Records in 2004, shortly before Skinnyman was again incarcerated. It spent two weeks in the official album chart, with a peak position of number 65.[3] Skinnyman claimed in a 2019 interview with The Face to have "never been paid a penny to this day from Council Estate of Mind."[4]
Notably many samples on the album are taken from the 1982 television play Made in Britain.[5]
Discography[]
Studio album[]
- Council Estate of Mind (2004, Low Life) UK #65[6]
Singles and EPs[]
- Fuck the Hook EP (2003, Low Life)
- "No Big Ting / Council Estate of Mind" (2004, Low Life)
- "I'll Be Surprised / Never Gonna Happen" (2004, Low Life)
- "Creatures of the Night / My Life in Rhymes" (2004, PM Muzik)
- Skinnyman & DJ Flip – "Forever Rangers / Not Bonnie & Clyde (Instrumentals)" (2005, Netgroove)
- Ruben da Silva feat. Skinnyman & Manasseh - "Sensi Skank" (2011, RR008)
- Music Speaks Louder Than Words EP (TBC, Mud Fam Music)
Guest appearances[]
- The London Convention – The London Allstars (single), 1997
- New Mic Order – Task Force, 1999
- putt the word out – mystro & jargon, 1999 deal real records
- U.S.S.R. Life from the Other Side – DJ Vadim, 1999
- The Unknown – Mark B & Blade, 2000
- Twilight Of The Gods – Skitz (single), 2000
- Word Lab – Various Artists, 2000
- Big Tings We Inna – Rodney P (single), 2001
- Biro Funk – Braintax, 2001
- Countryman – Skitz, 2001
- The Legacy: Episode 1 – Various Artists, 2001
- Bang Y2K – DJ Vadim (single), 2002
- U.S.S.R. The Art Of Listening – DJ Vadim, 2002
- Straight Outta Botley- WESTWOOD VOLUME 2, 2002
- Asylum Speakers – Foreign Beggars, 2003
- Civilians – Dark Circles, 2003
- The World According to RZA – Various Artists, 2003
- Basementality EP (Part 1) – Underground Alliance, 2004
- Elementz Universe Vol. 1 – The Elementz (single), 2004
- Have Patience – Karl Hinds, 2004
- Lets Av It – Karl Hinds Feat. Skinnyman 2004
- When I Give My Heart To You – DJ Mentat (single), 2004
- Bar Fight – First Rate (single), 2005
- Fame And Money – The Booty Bouncers (single), 2005
- Skitz Homegrown Vol. 2 – Various Artists, 2005
- Tip of Da Mysberg Volume 1 – Mystro, 2005
- Up Your Speed (remix) – Sway, 2005
- The Whole Nine - Sway, Life & SkinnyMan 2006
- U Must Learn - Skinnyman, KRS-One, Paradise 2006
- Change Your Heart – Nemesis & Arrogance Real Records, 2006
- One Less Gun – Delta, The Lostralian LP 2006
- Another Day – Angela Lawriw, 2006
- Shakespeare (remix) Akala
- The Boy Who Cried Botley – Dap C Feat. Skinnyman & S.Kalibre NGU Records, 2006
- Down – Lunar C feat. Skinnyman, 2017
- Thriller - Fliptrix Feat. Skinnyman (Prod. Joe Corfield) High Focus Records, 2019
- All In Together - Ricky Lix Feat. Cappadonna, Skinnyman & Harry Ixer (2021)
References[]
- ^ "Tower Block Dreams: Spitting and Shottingq". The Radio Times (4163). 2004-01-01. p. 98. ISSN 0033-8060. Archived from the original on 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ Dubplate Drama (TV Series 2005– ) - IMDb, archived from the original on 2010-11-24, retrieved 2021-05-03
- ^ "council estate of the mind | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ "The real story behind Skinnyman's Council Estate of Mind". The Face. Archived from the original on 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ "CD: Skinnyman, Council Estate of Mind". The Guardian. 2004-07-30. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 506. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
External links[]
- Official website
- BBC Radio 1 Interview
- Mud Family discography at the UK Hip Hop Database
- English male rappers
- Musicians from Leeds
- 1974 births
- Living people
- English rappers
- English hip hop musicians