Skinny (rapper)

Sami Hamed (born March 16, 1990) is a Saudi-American hip hop rapper born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He is the founder and CEO of 966 Entertainment. Los Angeles Bred, Saudi-American artist, producer and songwriter grew up in world where music is taboo, so he created an escape and crafted his own realm. Born to an American mother and Saudi-Arabian father,[1] he grew up witnessing the vast differences of his two cultures allowing him the perspective to blur cultural lines through music. Surrounded by clouds of weed smoke, covered in tattoos, and a head of dreadlocks,[2] $kinny has mastered his craft of trippy melodic vocals and slick lyrics over hard hitting 808s. His 2017 EP release “Late Night Blvd” and 2019 Album “Thank You For Nothing” saw $kinny pave his own lane in a genre that often seems monotonous. The enigmatic musician invites listeners to get lost in his hypnotizing music. Skinny not only made a name for himself as a hip hop artist but he is known for his unique production sound and melodic song writing and directing.[3]

Skinny
Birth nameSami Hamed
Born (1990-03-16) March 16, 1990
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2012–present

Early life

$kinny was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. His parents met in California. After they separated, Skinny spent summers with his mother in Los Angeles. While his family exposed him to all different types of music like Nirvana, he discovered rap in Los Angeles inadvertently buying a CD that featured music from 50 Cent, who became one of his biggest influences.[4][5]

Career

He released his debut mixtape Ghetto Disneyland on April 7, 2014.[3] The mixtape received positive reviews, praising his lyrics and the mixtape being mostly self-produced.[6] On May 13, 2015, he released a music video for his self-produced first single "Makaveli" off his upcoming EP 1999 Parachutes.[7]

On July 19, 2019, Skinny released the single and music video for "Never Snitch (Alhumdulilah)". The song charted number one On Apple Music Middle East, and number one trending on YouTube. On September 13, 2019, Skinny released his album, Thank You For Nothing. The album reached a peak of number one On Apple Music Middle East.

Discography
Studio albums
  • Ghetto Disneyland (2014)
  • 1999 Parachutes (2016)
  • Late Night Blvd (2017)
  • Thank You For Nothing (2019)
Singles

Ride (2015)

Spaceships In the Sky (2015)

Living Like (feat. Skeme) (2015)

Cookies & Swisher Sweets (2016)

Best Friends (2016)

Wonderful (2016)

Late Night Blvd (2017)

Gra$$ (2017)

No Problems (2018)

Enemies (2018)

Blessings (feat. Liife) (2018)

Pass Out (2018)

Never Snitch (2019)

My Blocka - Single (2020)

References
  1. "An Interview With Newcomer Rapper, $KINNY On His Bright Career So Far! | All Access Music". 2016-07-21. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  2. "Lyrical Lemonade". www.lyricallemonade.com. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  3. "Biography — Skinny". Archived from the original on 30 Oct 2018.
  4. Bell, Max. "Not All Saudis Are Down With Controversial Rapper $kinny", LA Weekly, Apr 8, 2014.
  5. "The Skinny on $kinny: New Saudi Rapper Strikes Oil With New Mixtape "Ghetto Disneyland"", Over The Edge, May 17, 2014.
  6. Cheek, Philip. "$kinny - Ghetto Disneyland (Hosted By DJ Carisma)", HotNewHipHop, April 8, 2014.
  7. Golden, Zara. "$kinny Premieres Self-Directed "Makaveli" Video", "Fader Magazine", May 13, 2015.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.