Skee-Lo

Data updated on 2025-02-18 11:12:31 UTC

Skee-Lo was an anomaly in the rap world of the 1990s: his songs were profanity-free, good-time stories with a self-deprecating sense of humor. Skee-Lo was born in Chicago, Illinois, and moved to Riverside, California, at age nine. He was turned on to rap by Kurtis Blow records, admiring their down-to-earth quality. His "I Wish" single, with a video that parodied Forrest Gump, became a huge hit on radio and MTV in mid-1995, and his identically titled debut album was released shortly thereafter. In 2001, Skee-Lo resurfaced to issue his long-awaited follow-up, I Can't Stop, and it was another decade before Fresh Ideas appeared in 2012. His next new music, "Slow Down," arrived in 2024. ~ Steve Huey, Rovi

Genres

: west coast rap

Total plays

240.8 million

Updated on 2025-02-18

Date	Total plays
2025-02-18	240,820,963
2025-02-09	239,724,251
2025-01-30	238,634,741
2025-01-21	237,759,334
2025-01-12	236,861,239
2025-01-04	236,148,808
2024-12-26	235,426,411
2024-12-18	234,713,295
2024-12-09	233,894,327
2024-07-29	221,204,783
2024-06-06	215,564,631
2024-05-23	213,920,044
2024-05-06	211,880,700
2024-04-20	209,893,096
2024-04-06	208,096,245
2024-03-22	206,378,483
2024-03-07	204,620,383
2024-02-21	202,863,062
2023-12-10	195,226,909
2023-10-30	190,911,040
2023-10-11	188,972,694
2023-09-25	187,324,039
2023-09-10	185,681,766
2023-09-09	357,060,197
2023-09-08	356,953,029
2023-09-07	356,846,546
2023-08-29	184,393,915
2023-08-25	183,869,448
2023-08-20	183,311,814

Country

United States

Monthly listeners

1,409,416

Followers

107,990

Top Cities

London

21,885 listeners
Los Angeles

18,837 listeners
Sydney

21,947 listeners
Melbourne

18,750 listeners
Chicago

16,068 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track	Plays	Duration	Release date
I Wish - Radio Edit	223,562,946	4:13	1995-06-27
Top of the Stairs	3,142,611	4:31	1995-09-02
Top Of The Stairs	3,142,611	4:32	1995-08-08
I Wish - Street Mix	2,637,078	4:49	1995-06-27
Never Crossed My Mind	1,165,105	4:03	1995-08-08
Superman	877,446	4:11	1995-08-08
The Burger Song	803,332	3:36	1995-08-08
This Is How It Sounds	630,363	3:25	1995-08-08
Come Back To Me	610,204	3:27	1995-08-08
The Tale of Mr. Morton	512,990	4:05	1996-04-09
Waitin' For You	414,079	3:27	1995-08-08
Holdin' On	316,508	3:15	1995-09-02
Holdin' You	316,508	3:15	1995-08-08
You Ain't Down	309,526	3:50	1995-08-08
I Wish - Old School Dub	289,966	4:57	1995-06-27
Crenshaw	277,654	3:54	1995-08-08
Vibe Is Right	193,676	4:40	2012-11-13
308 Days (Radio Edit)	156,893	3:58	2010-01-01
Overdose (Self Contained Remix) [The Indie-Pendents Present]	108,860	5:20	2012-08-13
I Wish 2010 (Rock Remix)	101,986	4:42	2009-11-17
I Love LA	99,025	3:54	2012-10-16
Heaven Sakes	84,940	3:47	2012-11-13
Hip Hop (feat. Kidd Kutta)	84,679	3:31	2012-11-13
308 Days (KolordPimp Extended Mix)	80,126	5:05	2010-01-01
How Did I Know (Radio Edit)	58,516	4:01	2010-01-01
Club Song (feat. Nivel & KG)	46,186	3:40	2012-11-13
Fly Away (Underground Edit)	46,033	4:29	2010-01-20
Raw	39,961	3:17	2012-11-13
308 Days (SnapShot Sound Extended Remix)	38,213	5:18	2010-01-01
We On! (feat. A.C.)	36,770	3:13	2012-11-13
I Wish - Concrete Jungle Mix	33,805	4:33	1995-06-27
Overdose (Radio Edit)	33,541	3:35	2010-01-01
Boomerang (feat. Rhett Fisher)	32,984	3:31	2012-11-13
A Little More Hip Hop	32,981	4:17	2012-10-01
I Wish - Mama's Dub	32,140	4:47	1995-06-27
Just You (Radio Edit)	29,421	3:53	2010-01-01
Untouchable (feat. C. Moe)	28,701	4:30	2012-11-13
King Kong (Radio Edit)	26,104	3:39	2012-06-11
Riding On Empty (feat. Rod Oaks)	21,623	3:52	2012-11-13
Holdin' On - Flip Da Scrip Remix	21,258	4:03	1996-03-08
Friday Nite (feat. Falcon Fly)	20,723	3:47	2012-11-13
Just You (West Coast Mix) [Radio Edit]	19,058	3:58	2009-01-01
Real (feat. KG & Tony Summers)	18,587	3:10	2012-11-13
308 Days (SnapShot Sound Remix) (Radio Edit)	17,976	4:05	2010-01-01
Holdin' On - Cooly's Jeep Mix - Edit	17,448	3:56	1996-03-08
Overdose (Instrumental)	16,353	3:37	2010-01-01
308 Days (Instrumental)	16,262	5:05	2010-01-01
How Did I Know (feat. Paul SEQUENCE Ferguson) (Instrumental)	14,944	4:07	2010-01-01
Top of the Stairs - Vocal Radio Mix	13,515	4:22	1995-06-27
Top Of The Stairs - Vocal Radio Mix	13,515	4:22	1995-10-06
Slow Down	12,878	4:13	2024-03-26
Holdin' On - Holdin' On The Rain Mix	11,539	4:05	1996-03-08
Overdose (3 A.M. SnapShot Sound Remix)	10,085	6:44	2010-05-27
Just You (Accapella)	9,525	3:49	2010-01-01
308 Days (Snapshot Sound Instrumental)	9,228	5:18	2010-01-01
Holdin' On - Cooly's Jazz Mix - Extended	9,036	4:14	1996-03-08
Top of the Stairs - Street Radio Mix	8,830	3:37	1995-06-27
Top Of The Stairs - Street Radio Mix	8,830	3:37	1995-10-06
A Little More Hip Hop (feat. Chiba, Skee-Lo & Doc Ice)	8,554	4:10	2013-07-30
Overdose (Accapella)	8,197	3:12	2010-01-01
Superman - Radio Edit	7,921	3:36	1996-05-24
How Did I Know (Accapella)	7,450	4:07	2010-01-01
308 Days (Accapella)	7,313	4:15	2010-01-01
Top of the Stairs - Skee Funk Mix - Club	7,187	4:45	1995-06-27
Top Of The Stairs - Skee Funk Mix (Club)	7,187	4:45	1995-10-06
Top of the Stairs - Hood Mix - Radio	5,934	4:17	1995-06-27
Top Of The Stairs - Hood Mix (Radio)	5,934	4:17	1995-10-06
Holdin' On - Cooly's Jazz Mix - Edit	5,923	3:44	1996-03-08
Superman - Supermix	5,849	3:57	1996-05-24
Top of the Stairs - Top Dub Mix	4,161	4:35	1995-06-27
Top Of The Stairs - Top Dub Mix	4,161	4:36	1995-10-06
Top of the Stairs - Street Dub	3,184	3:09	1995-06-27
Top Of The Stairs - Street Dub	3,184	3:09	1995-10-06
I Wish - Acappella	2,069	5:36	1995-06-27
Club Song - Radio Edit	1,074	3:46	2024-10-28
Top of the Stairs - Skee Funk Instrumental	< 1000	4:45	1995-06-27
Top of the Stairs - A cappella	< 1000	3:40	1995-06-27
Slow Down - Instrumental	< 1000	4:07	2024-03-26
Slow Down - Acapella	< 1000	4:13	2024-03-26
Slow Down - Acapella 4 Radio	< 1000	4:13	2024-03-26
Club Song - Instrumental	< 1000	3:40	2024-10-28
Club Song - Remastered	< 1000	3:45	2024-10-28
Club Song - Acapella	< 1000	3:46	2024-10-28