Information About

Skee-lo




  Background non_performing_personnel
  Birth Name Antoine Roundtree
  Born Chicago , Illinois
  Origin Los Angeles , California
  Instrument Rapping
  Genre Hip Hop
  Occupation rapper
  Years Active 1992 – present
  Label Volcano <br/> The Orchard <br/>Scotti Bros
  Associated Acts <br/> Youngstown


Skee-Lo is the Stage Name of '''Antoine Roundtree''', Born on March 5, 1973. a Rapper who was moderately popular in the Mid-1990s . He was born in Chicago, IL, and grew up in Riverside , California . http://www.the411online.com/skeelo.html

He is best known for the 1995 hit single "I Wish", in which he wishes he were taller, a good basketball player ("baller") and had a good-looking girl he could call up on the telephone. The single and the album ''I Wish'' were both certified Gold by the RIAA in 1995 . Other singles released from the album were "Superman" and "Top Of The Stairs" although both were eclipsed by the success of "I Wish", which is now considered a "classic" hip hop track and appears on many rap and dance compilations.


OTHER WORKS


Skee-Lo also recorded a Cover of the Schoolhouse Rock! song " The Tale Of Mr. Morton ", which taught sentence structure ( Subject , Verb , Predicate ). The song appears on the compilation album, '' Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks ''.

He also co-wrote "I'll Be Your Everything" by Boy Band Youngstown . The song is featured on the '' Inspector Gadget '' soundtrack.


SAMPLES


"I Wish" contains a sample from the song "Spinnin'" by Bernard Wright. It was Sampled by Les Rythmes Digitales for the song " You What's That Sound?" (the sentences actually picked up from " For What It's Worth " by Buffalo Springfield ) and is sampled on the 2 Many DJs album, '' As Heard On Radio Soulwax Pt. 2 ''.


DISCOGRAPHY


Singles

  • "I Wish" (1995)

  • "Top of the Stairs" (1995)

  • "I Wish" (1995)

  • "Superman" (1996)

  • "At The Mall" (1999-2000)

  • "Bounce Back" (1999-2000)


Albums

Skee-Lo has released two albums, ''I Wish'' (1995) and ''I Can't Stop'' (2000). There Is Also Another Album Called "Holdin' On", which is the "I Wish" Album with additional remixes. Skee-Lo also contributed a cover of the song "The Tale of Mr. Morton" to the Record ''School House Rock! Rocks'' in 1995. 3


''I Wish''

#Superman
# I Wish
#Never Crossed My Mind
#Top of the stairs
#Come Back to Me
#Waitin' for You
#Holdin' On
#You Ain't Down
#Crenshaw
#This Is How It Sounds
#Burger Song
#I Wish REMIX


''Holdin' On''

#Superman
#I Wish
#Never Crossed My Mind
#Top Of The Stairs
#Come Back To Me
#Waitin' For You
#Holdin' On
#You Aint Down
#Crenshaw
#This Is How It Sounds
#The Burger Song
#I Wish REMIX
#Holdin' On Flip Da Scrip REMIX
#Superman {Link without Title}
#Top Os The Stairs {Link without Title}
#I Wish Stylus Flava MIX
#Holdin' On Jazz MIX


''I Can't Stop''

#Bounce Back
#I Can't Stop
#At the Mall
#R-U-A Player
#Dime Piece
#Got What You Like
#Do It Tonight
#Part of the Game
#Street Life
#Done Done It
#Do It Tonight


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