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Skipp Whitman is a hip-hop artist from Brookline, Massachusetts, USA. He has released three self-produced albums, the first “Free Agent” in 2007, “Skipp City” in 2011 and his most recent "5am" in September 2012. Skipp City is his most successful album to date, with its lead single “Famous” single reaching #2 on the college radio charts in Dec 2010.〔(Rapnetwork Record Breakers Chart )〕 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.〔Stuart Patterson. (Skipp Interview ), ''Hip Hop 4 Days''〕〔Skipp Whitman. (Skipp Whitman Biography ), ''Skipp Whitman official website''〕 Whitman produces most of his own work but has collaborated with Grafh and Skyzoo. He headlined for Whisky A Go Go in LA July 2007.〔 Whitman describes his music as, “autobiographic, reminiscent and honest to a fault”.〔 In Skipp City, he self-produced the album with samples from “Amazing Grace” and “Destination Unknown”.〔Chris Farone. (Skipp Whitman – Skipp City ), ''The Phoenix, Boston''〕 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.〔Martin Caballero. (SKIPP CITY: WHITMAN RUNS THIS TOWN, SHOW TONIGHT AT WESTERN FRONT ), ''dig Boston''〕 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 〔 ==Controversies== In 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.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Skipp Whitman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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