| Skee-Lo | |
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Skee-Lo Performing at the 2010 Seattle Hempfest |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Antoine Roundtree |
| Also known as | "Skee-Lo" |
| Born | March 5, 1973 [1] Poughkeepsie, New York, United States |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | Rapper |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Scotti Bros. |
| Associated acts | Youngstown |
Antoine Roundtree (born March 5, 1973), better known as Skee-Lo, is an American rapper. He is best known for his 1995 song, "I Wish", which became a top-40 hit in several countries.
Skee-Lo moved to Los Angeles CA in the mid 80's when he began producing his own music. His 1st hit record was titled "I Wish." The "I Wish" single, with a video that parodied Forrest Gump, became a huge hit on radio and TV during the summer of 1995, and his debut album of the same title was released shortly thereafter, earning him two Grammy nominations for both album & single.
In 1996 Skee-Lo became a V.J. for both MTV's "The Beach House" & "The Grind;" and thereafter made appearances as a lead actor on television shows like Dangerous Minds, Goode Behavior and Baywatch Nights.
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Skee-Lo's single "Top of the Stairs" was featured in the ending credits as well as the soundtrack to the 1995 film Money Train. He had a hit single in the same year with "I Wish", which reached #13 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and was hugely successful in much of Europe.
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.[2]
He also co-wrote "I'll Be Your Everything" by boy band Youngstown. The song is featured on the Inspector Gadget soundtrack.
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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| U.S. | U.S. R&B | |||
| 1995 | I Wish
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53 | 37 |
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| 2000 | I Can't Stop
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| Year | Single | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
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| U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | ||||
| 1995 | "I Wish" | 13 | 33 | 8 | US: Gold | I Wish |
| "Top of the Stairs" | – | – | – | |||
| 1996 | "Superman" | – | – | – | ||