Hamed was born in
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Born to an American mother and Saudi Arabian father,[1] his parents met in California. After they separated, Skinny spent summers with his mother in Los Angeles. While his family exposed him to different types of music like
Nirvana, he discovered rap in
Los Angeles inadvertently buying a CD that featured music from
50 Cent, who became one of his biggest influences.[2][3]
Career
He released his debut
mixtapeGhetto Disneyland on April 7, 2014.[4] The mixtape received positive reviews, praising his lyrics and the mixtape being mostly self-produced.[5] On May 13, 2015, he released a music video for his self-produced first single "Ride" off his upcoming EP 1999 Parachutes.[6]
On July 19, 2019, Skinny released the single and music video for "Never Snitch (Alhumdulilah)". The song charted on
Apple Music Middle East, and is on
YouTube. On September 13, 2019, Skinny released his album, Thank You For Nothing. The album reached a peak of number one on
Apple Music Middle East.[citation needed]