Ski Mask the Slump God
Stokeley Clevon Goulbourne, better known as Ski Mask the Slump God, is an American rapper who gained popularity in 2017 with "Catch Me Outside" and "BabyWipe".
"How is you feeling vro? —Ski Mask the Slump God, "BabyWipe"
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His Signature Style of rapping uses quick flows and is filled with Shout-Outs. He was friends with fellow rapper and collaborator XXXTentacion and was part of the "Freshman Class" of 2018 by XXL.
Discography:
- Drown in Designer (2016 mixtape)
- YouWillRegret (2017 mixtape)
- Beware the Book of Eli (2018 mixtape)
- Stokeley (2018)
Ski Mask the Slump God provides examples of the following tropes:
- Borrowed Catchphrase: He uses Chucky's catch phrase "Come out and play!" in "CHILD'S PLAY".
- Celebrity Song: "DAPPER DAN", named after the Harlem designer.
- Epic Rocking: Invoked with irony in "WHATINXXXTARNATION!?":
"Bitch you shaped like a centipede |
- His songs tend to last around two minutes, so "centuries" is an obvious exageration.
- Metal Scream: Used in "Nuketown" and "LA LA".
- One of Us: He knows his cartoons, name-dropping characters in many of his songs.
- Signature Song: "BabyWipe", "Catch Me Outside".
- Shout-Out: Loads are mentioned in his songs.
- A Chucky doll appears in the music videos for "DoIHaveTheSause?" and "Catch Me Outside."
- In "BabyWipe":
- "I'ma go just like a cart, hmm
- You police, I'll call you Paul, uh, Blart, uh"
- "Okay, Post Malone with that pistol"
- In "WHATINXXXTARNATION!?", with XXXTentacion:
- "Diamonds just might shine like Skittles
- Diamonds white like Malcolm in the Middle"
- "My shirt striped like Ness"
- "Speaking like I'm Hurricane Chris
- Pull up on your momma I say "A Bay Bay""
- "I just "Swiper, no swiping" that pussy 'cause I dip", a reference to Dora the Explorer.
- "Bender with me cause the metal on my hip"
- The title of "COOLEST MONKEY IN THE JUNGLE" refers to a controversial H&M photo of a black child wearing a hoodie with the message above (not a good look for H&M).
- These lines are a nod to King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard:
- "In my life I fucked a couple witches, think I'm a wizard
- Hot as desert critters, or cookin' gizzard
- Lick her like a lizard, that how I litter"
- "'Cause she got them itty bitty titties, just like the committee", a reference to the film Itty Bitty Titty Committee.
- "Know that she feelin' me, giggity-giggity!", a reference to Glenn Quagmire's catch phrase in Family Guy.
- "Sawed off shotgun, call it Lil Pump"
- "Baby, go bust your head with a brick like Craig", a reference to the film Friday.
- "Fly like a fairy like my name Juandissimo" refers to a character from The Fairly Odd Parents.
- "Spin on my nuts, 6-1-9 like [Rey] Mysterio"
- "CHILD'S PLAY" is named after the horror film series.
- "I call myself Sharkboy, eat these niggas like it's Jaws]"
- "Kingdom Hearts is what I are
- My keyblade swing like arm
- Out of the darkness bitch, inside my heart and shit"
- "Nuketown", with Juice WRLD, is named after a multiplayer map in Call of Duty: Black Ops.