Kingpin Skinny Pimp is tagged as: memphis rap, rap, memphis, hip-hop, memphis crunk Kingpin Skinny Pimp (born Derrick Dewayne Hill) is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee Early days Hill was raised in North Memphis’ Dixie Homes projects, where he was lived with his grandfather. He began rapping in 1985 while attending Herman Junior High School. After graduating, he began making mixtapes with a local DJ called DJ Squeeky. A few years later, their relationship ended and Skinny began associating with DJ Paul and [artistJuicy J of the Three 6 Mafia. Skinny often dissed Squeeky on their records. Many people began buying Skinny’s and Squeeky’s albums after the two got into an altercation at the local mall. |Three 6 Mafia From the success of these mixtapes, Three 6 Mafia recorded their first official album, Mystic Stylez, which featured Skinny Pimp on two tracks. From the success of Mystic Stylez, Paul and Juicy produced Skinny’s album, King Of Da Playaz Ball, which sold over 60,000 units with no radio play. But in a desperate monetary situation, Skinny signed all the rights of his albums to Paul and Juicy for a mere $10,000. |After Three 6 Mafia Skinny Pimp left Three 6 Mafia in 1996 and spent the next five years going around from label to label, recording albums. After his 2001 album, Da Product Vol.1, reached well ove... Read More About Kingpin Skinny Pimp Biography...  Send Kingpin Skinny Pimp ringtones to your cell
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