Skinnyman
Skinnyman (born Alex Holland) is a rapper born in Leeds, who moved to Finsb… Read Full Bio ↴Skinnyman (born Alex Holland) is a rapper born in Leeds, who moved to Finsbury Park, London at a young age. He formed the seminal Mud Family alongside Mongo and Chester P with whom he released a number of EPs. These included such underground hits as Itchy Town and Lash Suttin, a reworking of Redman's Smash Something. After a period of incarceration for dealing marijuana and the collapse of a record deal with Talkin' Loud/Def Jam UK, Skinnyman released his much delayed solo album, Council Estate of Mind, through Lowlife Records in 2004. The album was well received by fans and critics, the highest new entry in the UK's charts on the week of its release, to some surprise. Heavily autobiographical and socially analytical, the album makes much use of samples from Made in Britain, a British film from the early 1980s (and Tim Roth's acting debut). Since the album's release, Skinnyman has been one of the few UK hip-hop artists from the very insular scene to branch out and work with grime artists such as Wiley and Shystie.

He has received considerable attention from United Kingdom hip hop radio and press. A lesser known fact about him is that he beat Eminem in a rapping contest in London's Subterranea.

He was featured in Tower Block Dreams, a documentary by the BBC premiering in January 2004.
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Council Estate of Mind Talkin' 'bout the science of social deprivation From 'ere t…
Day to Day Basis [Intro: "interviewer" (Skinnyman)] "So Skinnyman, now that …
Fuck the Hook [Skinnyman] I don't wanna blow up, throughout every era I'v…
Hayden Teachers who saw their education as a blessin Come to schoo…
I'll Be Surprised If I make it till tomorrow, I'll be surprised (I'll…



No Big Ting [Chorus] I'm not tryin to be, no big thing (I'm not…
What's My Life Like Now what′s my life like? It's like suttin that don′t work…
Who? Me. [Skinnyman] Who? Me, listen.. This time when we splash, tr…


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