Skee-Lo

Early life and education

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Roundtree and his family subsequently relocated to Poughkeepsie, New York before then moving to Riverside, California when he was nine.

In 1996, Skee-Lo became a VJ for both MTV's The Beach House and The Grind.

He co-wrote "I'll Be Your Everything" by boy band Youngstown. The song is featured on the 1999 Inspector Gadget movie soundtrack.

In 2011, he wrote "Burnin' Up" as part of the soundtrack of the 2013 horror movie Killer Holiday from Lionsgate Entertainment. MTV produced a music video directed by Marty Thomas that was filmed at actor Howie Mandel's house, which was rented by his son to MTV without Mandel's knowledge. It was released under his own indie label, Skeelo Musik.

Skee-Lo made a guest appearance on a track "Now You See My Life" with former Hollywood Undead rapper Deuce from Deuce's album Nine Lives in 2012.

He released his third album, Fresh Ideas, on his own label Skeelo Musik, via iTunes on November 13, 2012.

In 2023, Shaquille O’Neal and Skee-Lo recreated “I Wish” in a new ad for Pepsi.

In 2024, after an 11-year break, he released a new single "Slow Down" independently on Bandcamp.

Personal life He and his wife, Stacy Ambrose, resided in Los Angeles with their five children. Ambrose died from cardiovascular disease on August 22, 2025.

Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US USR&B GER NLD I Wish Released: June 27, 1995 Label: Scotti Brothers 53 37 71 61 RIAA: Gold Fresh Ideas Released: November 13, 2012 Label: Skeelo Musik — — — — "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USR&B USRap AUS DEN NZ SWE UK UKR&B "I Wish" 1995 13 33 8 74 12 14 4 15 3RIAA: Gold I Wish "Top of the Stairs" — 73 — — — — — 38 6 "Holdin' On"1996 — — — — — — — — — "Superman" — — — — — — — — — "I Can't Stop" 2000 — — — — — — — — — "At the Mall" 2001 — — — — — — — — — "Bounce Back" — — — — — — — — — "Overdose" 2010 — — — — — — — — — Non-album single "I Love LA"2012 — — — — — — — — — Fresh Ideas "A Little More Hip-Hop"(with Alex Sheridan, Chiba & Doc Ice) — — — — — — — — — Non-album single "Vibe Is Right" 2013 — — — — — — — — — Fresh Ideas "Slow Down" 2024 — — — — — — — — — Non-album single "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Music videos Year Video Director 1995 "I Wish" Marty Thomas "Top of the Stairs" 1996 "Holdin' On" 2001 "At The Mall" 2011 "Burnin' Up" 2013 "Vibe Is Right" Henry Zavala 2015 "Raw" Stacy Ambrose & Antoine X