Skinnyman
| Skinnyman | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Alexander Graham Holland |
| Born |
9 November 1974 Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
| 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 |
| Website |
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Skinnyman (born Alexander Graham Holland, 9 November 1974) is an English 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". 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. He also played a small part in the 2005 interactive TV series Dubplate Drama.
Discography
Studio album
- Council Estate of Mind (2004, Low Life) UK #65[1]
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)
- 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, 1999deal 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 (2006) (NGU Records)
References
External links
- Official website
- BBC Radio 1 Interview
- Mud Family discography at the UK Hip Hop Database