Skinny DeVille
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William Rahsaan Hughes (born in Louisville
, Kentucky
, USA) and better known by his stage names Skinny DeVille and Saan, is a member of the Kentucky
-based alternative southern rap quintet
group Nappy Roots
. He was described by the magazine Rolling Stone as "The philosopher of the group and a plotter who's always thinking ten steps ahead."
Skinny sings on every major Nappy Roots album song but one in the album Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz. The one song was "Slums" (track #8). He is the only person to sing in the song "Swerve and Lean", a Nappy Roots song from the album The Humdinger
where it is track #6.
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, USA) and better known by his stage names Skinny DeVille and Saan, is a member of the Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
-based alternative southern rap quintet
Quintet
A quintet is a group containing five members.It is commonly associated with musical groups, such as a string quintet, or a group of five singers, but can be applied to any situation where five similar or related objects are considered a single unit....
group Nappy Roots
Nappy Roots
Nappy Roots is an American alternative Southern rap quintet that originated in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 1995 and is best known for its hit single "Awnaw."...
. He was described by the magazine Rolling Stone as "The philosopher of the group and a plotter who's always thinking ten steps ahead."
Skinny sings on every major Nappy Roots album song but one in the album Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz. The one song was "Slums" (track #8). He is the only person to sing in the song "Swerve and Lean", a Nappy Roots song from the album The Humdinger
The Humdinger
The Humdinger is the third studio album by Kentucky-based rap group Nappy Roots, released on August 5, 2008, the quintet's follow-up to their 2008 mixtape Cookout Muzik...
where it is track #6.