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Artist
Skipp Whitman
12+ albums
hip hop
about
Skipp Whitman is an above average emcee. He seems to have mastered that laid-back, slow, battle-rapish type of flow often used by industry heavyweights in their slower or more introspective tracks. Like Jay-Z in "This Ain't Life" or Eminem in "Stan." He is an emcee that focuses not only on the words that he spits, but also on the intonation, as he often stresses syllables out to hit the beat correctly. With such rappers, it is important to listen both to what they say and how they say it ... because you can see signs of microphone control in each. Nonetheless, what impressed me most about Skipp Whitman was his production skills. Of the twelve tracks on this album, nine are self-produced and very well done. And most contain some unique influences. "Brookline" contains a jazzy piano backdrop with cuts of Biggie and old-school Pharcyde. "A Day at the Mall" features horns and a hard-hitting baseline. "Whiteboy" is based around violins, piano and other orchestra sounds. "23 Degrees" contains a backdrop of trumpets. "Sonny" is centered on the strumming of an acoustic guitar. "Pretty Clothes" features a combination of string and woodwind sounds based around more piano. And "So Cool" gains it's feel from a quickly-picked electric guitar. Now while most of these influences appeared to be samples other than live instruments, the ability of Skipp Whitman to include such a wide range of sounds in his production was quite impressive, as was his ability to mix it up using the turntabl
