Skipp Whitman is a hip-hop artist from Brookline, Massachusetts, USA. He has released six self-produced albums, which include Piece, Girls, Whitman Can't Jump, Free Agent, Skipp City, and 5am, along with multiple Mixtapes which include 'Whitman Fiasco,' and 'Clean,' and 'Unfinished Songs' vols. 1-4, along with an EP, produced by Jeremy Page called 'Elevator Music' which is approaching the 1M mark on Spotify.
Skipp Whitman | |
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| Born | Brookline, Massachusetts, United States |
| Origin | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Keyboards, Synth, Production |
| Years active | 2007 – present |
| Website | skippw |
Whitman has opened for Kanye West when West was on tour promoting college dropouts. He has also opened for KRS, Talib Kweli, Kool G Rap, Nas and Guru.[1][2]
Whitman describes his music as, “autobiographic, reminiscent and honest to a fault”.[1] In Skipp City, he self-produced the album with samples from “Amazing Grace” and “Destination Unknown”.[3]
His first self-produced CD was “Mention The Eye, Out to Breakfast” in 2005. A self-produced mix tape called “Skipp Whitman vs. Richard Pryor” was released in 2009.[4]
Whitman grew up in an upper-middle-class neighborhood town to artist parents. He describes himself as “fierce, stubborn and independent”. Whitman has real estate licenses in Massachusetts, New York, and California, where he has worked selling real estate [2]
Skipp Whitman vs. Richard Pryor mix tape
editIn 2009, a mix tape called “Skipp Whitman vs. Richard Pryor” was reworked after complaints from Richard Pryor’s ex-wife over the unauthorized use of samples from Pryor’s stand-up performances. The mix tape was later released as a “Clean” version.[4]
Discography
editAlbum: Free Agent (2007)
Mix tape: Skipp Whitman vs. Richard Pryor (2009)
Mix tape: The Whitman Fiasco (2009)
Album: Skipp City (2011)
Album: 5am (2012)
Album: Whitman Can't Jump (2014)
Album: Piece (2017)
Album: Girls (2018)
MixTape: UFSV#1 (2018)
Mixtape: UFSV#2 (2018)
Mixtape: UFSV#3 (2019)
Mixtape: UFSV#4 (2019)
Ep: Elevator Music (2019)
References
edit- ^ a b Stuart Patterson. Skipp Interview Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine, Hip Hop 4 Days
- ^ a b Skipp Whitman. Skipp Whitman Biography, Skipp Whitman official website
- ^ Chris Farone. Skipp Whitman – Skipp City, The Phoenix, Boston
- ^ a b Martin Caballero. SKIPP CITY: WHITMAN RUNS THIS TOWN, SHOW TONIGHT AT WESTERN FRONT Archived 2011-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, dig Boston