Hip-Hop has seen few lyricists as gifted as Skillz, a product of the same VA hotbed of talent that produced his multi-platinum friends Missy Elliott, Timbaland, The Clipse and The Neptunes. He has carved a unique niche for himself in the genre as one of your favorite rapper’s favorite rappers, popularly known as the ghostwriter on verses for an impressive list of superstars including Diddy, Foxy Brown, Jermaine Dupri and more.
Skillz’ KOCH debut Million Dollar Backpack will feature Common on the single “So Far, So Good,” in addition to guest appearances from Freeway, The Roots, Dwele and more*. Includes production from DJ Jazzy Jeff, Kwame (Mary J. Blige, LL Cool J, Lloyd Banks), and Karma Productions (Musiq, Jaheim) among others.
Official Tracklisting:
01. Million Dollar Backpack (Intro)
02. Where I Been
03. Don’t Act Like You Don’t Know (Featuring Freeway)
04. So Far So Good (Featuring Common & Talib Kweli)
05. Sick
06. (For Real) He Don’t Own Me
07. My Phone
08. Yeah Ya Know It
09. Hold Tight (Featuring The Roots)
10. Crazy World
11. I’m Gon Make It
12. Be Alright
13. Hip Hop Died
14. Preaching To The Choir
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June 20, 2008 -
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Skillz is good but just like all the rest of the so called hard rappers when he gets a little money he flips all these rappers that are successful they are successful cause they sell for the white audience if he stays hard he wont sell but if he sells out to the white audience he might blow.