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Skee-Lo

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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

248.8 million
Updated on 2025-04-20

Country

United States

Monthly listeners

1,716,224

Followers

114,678

Top Cities

  1. United Kingdom
    London
    25,249 listeners
  2. United States
    Los Angeles
    20,192 listeners
  3. Australia
    Sydney
    27,954 listeners
  4. Australia
    Melbourne
    23,708 listeners
  5. Australia
    Brisbane
    19,461 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
I Wish - Radio Edit
I Wish - Radio Edit
230,966,221 4:13 1995-06-27
Top of the Stairs
Top of the Stairs
3,277,539 4:31 1995-09-02
Top Of The Stairs
Top Of The Stairs
3,277,539 4:32 1995-08-08
I Wish - Street Mix
I Wish - Street Mix
2,684,719 4:49 1995-06-27
Never Crossed My Mind
Never Crossed My Mind
1,208,895 4:03 1995-08-08
Superman
Superman
904,384 4:11 1995-08-08
The Burger Song
The Burger Song
840,914 3:36 1995-08-08
This Is How It Sounds
This Is How It Sounds
648,108 3:25 1995-08-08
Come Back To Me
Come Back To Me
633,484 3:27 1995-08-08
The Tale of Mr. Morton
The Tale of Mr. Morton
527,977 4:05 1996-04-09
Waitin' For You
Waitin' For You
427,960 3:27 1995-08-08
Holdin' On
Holdin' On
326,258 3:15 1995-09-02
Holdin' You
Holdin' You
326,258 3:15 1995-08-08
You Ain't Down
You Ain't Down
320,449 3:50 1995-08-08
I Wish - Old School Dub
I Wish - Old School Dub
297,201 4:57 1995-06-27
Crenshaw
Crenshaw
285,833 3:54 1995-08-08
Vibe Is Right
Vibe Is Right
199,644 4:40 2012-11-13
308 Days (Radio Edit)
308 Days (Radio Edit)
157,571 3:58 2010-01-01
Overdose (Self Contained Remix) [The Indie-Pendents Present]
Overdose (Self Contained Remix) [The Indie-Pendents Present]
109,065 5:20 2012-08-13
I Wish 2010 (Rock Remix)
I Wish 2010 (Rock Remix)
103,081 4:42 2009-11-17
I Love LA
I Love LA
100,625 3:54 2012-10-16
Hip Hop (feat. Kidd Kutta)
Hip Hop (feat. Kidd Kutta)
87,343 3:31 2012-11-13
Heaven Sakes
Heaven Sakes
86,521 3:47 2012-11-13
308 Days (KolordPimp Extended Mix)
308 Days (KolordPimp Extended Mix)
80,201 5:05 2010-01-01
How Did I Know (Radio Edit)
How Did I Know (Radio Edit)
59,919 4:01 2010-01-01
Fly Away (Underground Edit)
Fly Away (Underground Edit)
47,103 4:29 2010-01-20
Club Song (feat. Nivel & KG)
Club Song (feat. Nivel & KG)
46,545 3:40 2012-11-13
Raw
Raw
40,462 3:17 2012-11-13
308 Days (SnapShot Sound Extended Remix)
308 Days (SnapShot Sound Extended Remix)
38,259 5:18 2010-01-01
I Wish - Concrete Jungle Mix
I Wish - Concrete Jungle Mix
37,170 4:33 1995-06-27
We On! (feat. A.C.)
We On! (feat. A.C.)
36,938 3:13 2012-11-13
I Wish - Mama's Dub
I Wish - Mama's Dub
35,033 4:47 1995-06-27
A Little More Hip Hop
A Little More Hip Hop
34,136 4:17 2012-10-01
Overdose (Radio Edit)
Overdose (Radio Edit)
34,008 3:35 2010-01-01
Boomerang (feat. Rhett Fisher)
Boomerang (feat. Rhett Fisher)
33,797 3:31 2012-11-13
Just You (Radio Edit)
Just You (Radio Edit)
29,927 3:53 2010-01-01
Untouchable (feat. C. Moe)
Untouchable (feat. C. Moe)
29,001 4:30 2012-11-13
King Kong (Radio Edit)
King Kong (Radio Edit)
26,159 3:39 2012-06-11
Holdin' On - Flip Da Scrip Remix
Holdin' On - Flip Da Scrip Remix
21,865 4:03 1996-03-08
Riding On Empty (feat. Rod Oaks)
Riding On Empty (feat. Rod Oaks)
21,809 3:52 2012-11-13
Friday Nite (feat. Falcon Fly)
Friday Nite (feat. Falcon Fly)
20,927 3:47 2012-11-13
Just You (West Coast Mix) [Radio Edit]
Just You (West Coast Mix) [Radio Edit]
19,067 3:58 2009-01-01
Real (feat. KG & Tony Summers)
Real (feat. KG & Tony Summers)
18,976 3:10 2012-11-13
308 Days (SnapShot Sound Remix) (Radio Edit)
308 Days (SnapShot Sound Remix) (Radio Edit)
18,051 4:05 2010-01-01
Holdin' On - Cooly's Jeep Mix - Edit
Holdin' On - Cooly's Jeep Mix - Edit
17,533 3:56 1996-03-08
Overdose (Instrumental)
Overdose (Instrumental)
16,376 3:37 2010-01-01
308 Days (Instrumental)
308 Days (Instrumental)
16,297 5:05 2010-01-01
Slow Down
Slow Down
15,426 4:13 2024-03-26
How Did I Know (feat. Paul SEQUENCE Ferguson) (Instrumental)
How Did I Know (feat. Paul SEQUENCE Ferguson) (Instrumental)
14,984 4:07 2010-01-01
Top of the Stairs - Vocal Radio Mix
Top of the Stairs - Vocal Radio Mix
14,089 4:22 1995-06-27
Top Of The Stairs - Vocal Radio Mix
Top Of The Stairs - Vocal Radio Mix
14,089 4:22 1995-10-06
Holdin' On - Holdin' On The Rain Mix
Holdin' On - Holdin' On The Rain Mix
11,658 4:05 1996-03-08
Overdose (3 A.M. SnapShot Sound Remix)
Overdose (3 A.M. SnapShot Sound Remix)
10,108 6:44 2010-05-27
Just You (Accapella)
Just You (Accapella)
9,544 3:49 2010-01-01
Holdin' On - Cooly's Jazz Mix - Extended
Holdin' On - Cooly's Jazz Mix - Extended
9,394 4:14 1996-03-08
308 Days (Snapshot Sound Instrumental)
308 Days (Snapshot Sound Instrumental)
9,264 5:18 2010-01-01
Top of the Stairs - Street Radio Mix
Top of the Stairs - Street Radio Mix
9,210 3:37 1995-06-27
Top Of The Stairs - Street Radio Mix
Top Of The Stairs - Street Radio Mix
9,210 3:37 1995-10-06
A Little More Hip Hop (feat. Chiba, Skee-Lo & Doc Ice)
A Little More Hip Hop (feat. Chiba, Skee-Lo & Doc Ice)
8,592 4:10 2013-07-30
Overdose (Accapella)
Overdose (Accapella)
8,216 3:12 2010-01-01
Superman - Radio Edit
Superman - Radio Edit
8,121 3:36 1996-05-24
How Did I Know (Accapella)
How Did I Know (Accapella)
7,536 4:07 2010-01-01
Top of the Stairs - Skee Funk Mix - Club
Top of the Stairs - Skee Funk Mix - Club
7,417 4:45 1995-06-27
Top Of The Stairs - Skee Funk Mix (Club)
Top Of The Stairs - Skee Funk Mix (Club)
7,417 4:45 1995-10-06
308 Days (Accapella)
308 Days (Accapella)
7,331 4:15 2010-01-01
Top of the Stairs - Hood Mix - Radio
Top of the Stairs - Hood Mix - Radio
6,073 4:17 1995-06-27
Top Of The Stairs - Hood Mix (Radio)
Top Of The Stairs - Hood Mix (Radio)
6,073 4:17 1995-10-06
Holdin' On - Cooly's Jazz Mix - Edit
Holdin' On - Cooly's Jazz Mix - Edit
6,028 3:44 1996-03-08
Superman - Supermix
Superman - Supermix
5,997 3:57 1996-05-24
Top of the Stairs - Top Dub Mix
Top of the Stairs - Top Dub Mix
4,271 4:35 1995-06-27
Top Of The Stairs - Top Dub Mix
Top Of The Stairs - Top Dub Mix
4,271 4:36 1995-10-06
Top of the Stairs - Street Dub
Top of the Stairs - Street Dub
3,297 3:09 1995-06-27
Top Of The Stairs - Street Dub
Top Of The Stairs - Street Dub
3,297 3:09 1995-10-06
I Wish - Acappella
I Wish - Acappella
2,595 5:36 1995-06-27
Top of the Stairs - Skee Funk Instrumental
Top of the Stairs - Skee Funk Instrumental
< 1000 4:45 1995-06-27
Top of the Stairs - A cappella
Top of the Stairs - A cappella
< 1000 3:40 1995-06-27
Slow Down - Instrumental
Slow Down - Instrumental
< 1000 4:07 2024-03-26
Slow Down - Acapella
Slow Down - Acapella
< 1000 4:13 2024-03-26
Slow Down - Acapella 4 Radio
Slow Down - Acapella 4 Radio
< 1000 4:13 2024-03-26

New releases

Slow Down - EP
Slow Down - EP
2024-03-26
[Musicmogul Entertainment / A1 Swervo Music]
Fresh Ideas
Fresh Ideas
2012-11-13
[Skeelo Musik]
Fresh Ideas
Fresh Ideas
2012-11-13
[Skeelo Musik]
I Love LA - Single
I Love LA - Single
2012-10-16
[Skeelo Musik]
Overdose (Self Contained Remix) [The Indie-Pendents Present]
Overdose (Self Contained Remix) [The Indie-Pendents Present]
2012-08-13
[Premier Entertainment Group]
Chey de Los Presents: The O.D. 3 A.M. At the Club Remix - Single
Chey de Los Presents: The O.D. 3 A.M. At the Club Remix - Single
2010-05-27
[©2010 Premier Ent. Group / SkeeloMusik / SnapShot Sound]
Overdose - EP
Overdose - EP
2010-01-01
[SkeeloMusik / Premier Ent. Group / Elite Artists]
I Wish 2010 (Rock Remix)
I Wish 2010 (Rock Remix)
2009-11-17
[Skeelomusik]
Superman
Superman
1996-05-24
[Altra Moda Music]
Holdin' On
Holdin' On
1996-03-08
[Altra Moda Music]
Top Of The Stairs
Top Of The Stairs
1995-10-06
[Altra Moda Music]
I Wish
I Wish
1995-09-02
[Legacy Recordings]
I Wish
I Wish
1995-08-08
[Altra Moda Music]
Top of the Stairs
Top of the Stairs
1995-06-27
[Volcano/Legacy]
I Wish
I Wish
1995-06-27
[Volcano/Legacy]
I Wish
I Wish
1995-06-27
[Altra Moda Music]