The VA native's yearly wrap up is 9-minutes long and somehow STILL can't cover all the madness of 2020.

Skillz, a man with one of the greatest pens that Virginia ever gave us, has wrapped up every year with precision and comedy since 2002. Every day during our decade mixes with Keisha Nicole and Rob G The General, we’ve played back all of Skillz’ various rap ups during the decade. Well, to close out […]

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Skillz still has the only year-end wrap up that matters. Debate your Auntie.  Today (Dec. 31), the Virginia MC dropped his “2018 Rap Up” and he once again deftly summarized all the major highs and lows, and jokes, of the year in rhyme form. This time, he even brought along Lil Duval—his “Smile (Living My […]

One thing I always look forward to after the New Year is Virginia emcee Skillz (@SkillzVa) to encapsulate the last 365 days of the year with his annual Rap-Up. I always find myself saying “Damn, I forgot about that”. Skillz delivers again with his 2014 Rap-Up covering everything from the Ice Bucket Challenge. To Lupita […]

  Each and every year hip-hop can count on one of the more potent MC’s to deliver whenever his number is called.   The artist…

For the last decade one of hip-hop’s finest, Skillz, has been recapping the year in music for our listening enjoyment. In 2013 the folks at…

One of the best New Year’s traditions in hip-hop continues as Skillz drops the rap-up of 2011. Everything from Schwarzenegger bangin his maid and Lil Wayne’s jeggings to Kardashian’s wedding and Occupy Wall Street get included in the recap. (props to Nahright) http://hulkshare.com/embed_mp3.php?id=5401839&type=4 Available on iTunes. RELATED POSTS: Tupac Dedicated “Keep Your Head Up” To […]

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Skillz presents: Hip-Hop Confessions ep. 9 — Ladies First from Visually Inklined on Vimeo. In his next episode of “True Hip-Hop Confessions” Skillz gets MC Lyte and Salt & Pepa to spill their guts on some back-in-the-day hip-hop trivia. MC Lyte confesses that the Porsche she sported on her album over was not hers, and […]

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Lately the year doesn’t seem officially over until Skillz’ yearly “Rap-Up” properly summarizes the previous 365 days of foolishness. In this clip he explains how the first Rap-Up in 2002 came about and why it became so successful. “The reason that it was so popular is that they were feeling the same way I was […]

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At long last Skillz makes good on dropping his annual “Rap-Up” for 2010. In true form he covers everything from the Earthquake in Haiti and Wiki Leaks to the infamous Kat Stacks and Antoine Dodson. The beat is a little more laid back than his past Rap-ups but it allows you to really absorb what […]

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As years for music go 2010 ended up pretty damn good. I personally plunked down my hard earned money for at least ten CDs in this calendar year, partially out of a sense of obligation but mostly because there was that much good music out. Much of it flew below the radar but some of […]

"Gumbo Baby" Toya spoke recently about her ex husband Lil Wayne's opinion of her rap skills. After she let him hear the "Bedrock Remix" she spits a couple verses on, she says he laughed....