Skinnyfromthe9

David Alex Villegas (born December 19, 1995), known by his stage name Skinnyfromthe9 (formerly stylized $kinnyFromThe9), is an American rapper and singer from Somerville, New Jersey. He first gained widespread attention after releasing his 2017 song "Love Blast". He signed with L.A. Reid's record label, HITCO, in 2018, and parted ways with the label by 2020.

Early life David Alex Villegas was born in Hialeah, Florida. He is of mixed Puerto Rican, Colombian, and Dominican descent. He grew up largely in Somerville, New Jersey, although he and his family moved around frequently. As a child, his father was imprisoned, and his mother became involved with another man. During Villegas' adolescence, his mother and stepfather engaged in scams and identity fraud until his stepfather was eventually caught and spent time in prison. Villegas also spent time living in homeless shelters and hotels as a youth. He began focusing on hip hop as a teenager after his father purchased a mic for him. He adopted the stage name, Skinnyfromthe9, because his nickname was "Skinny" and he was from area code 908 (colloquially, "the 9").

Career Skinnyfromthe9 began putting his music on SoundCloud in 2016. In 2017, he released the songs, "Family Rich" featuring Jay Critch In late 2017, he released the single, "Love Blast," which would go on to accumulate more than 3.5 million streams on SoundCloud. In January 2018, Skinny joined Fetty Wap on his "FMF Tour."

In April 2018, he released a music video for "Love Blast" and also released the single, "Back When I Was Broke." The following month, he published music videos for "Back When I Was Broke" Rappers Wiz Khalifa and Russ made cameos in the former video. Later that month, Skinny also released the songs, "Space" and "I Drip."

Beginning in June 2018, Skinny was supposed to join rapper, 24hrs, on his "3200 Lenox Rd." tour, but 24hrs was hospitalized in June, and the tour was canceled. In July 2018, Skinny made a cameo appearance in the video for PnB Rock's "London." The following month, he released the single, "Jump Out That," featuring PnB Rock.

In October 2018, while serving time in jail, he released a freestyle rap along with two more songs, "Alone" and "Songs About You." He was released from jail in November 2018. Soon after his release, he published the music video for his song, "Just Left Jail." His mixtape, It's An Evil World, was released on November 30, 2018, through HITCO. It featured guest appearances from Fetty Wap, PnB Rock, and Kap G.

Legal issues Since 2014, Skinnyfromthe9 has been charged with several minor offenses such as shoplifting and reckless driving. Many of those charges were later dropped.

In August 2018, Skinny, his father, his brother, and a fourth defendant were arrested and charged with kidnapping and aggravated assault in relation to an incident in Somerset County, New Jersey in which the four men were accused of luring another man into a vehicle and striking him.

Discography Mixtapes + List of mixtapes with selected mixtape details Title Mixtape details Highly Clouted Released: July 6, 2016 Label: Bluntside Formats: Digital download, streaming No Losses Released: December 19, 2016 Label: 9ifferent Breed Entertainment Formats: Digital download, streaming It's An Evil World Released: November 30, 2018 Label: HITCO Formats: Digital download, Streaming Skinny Wit The Zoo (with Fetty Wap) Released: June 28, 2019 Label: The DisPensary Formats: Digital download, streaming Love Me Now Released: March 12, 2021 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download, streaming No More Favors Released: December 1, 2023 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays + List of EPs, with selected details Title EP details#FreeSkinny Released: 2018 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming9 Tail Fox Mode Released: March 13, 2020 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingHearts On Fire Released: August 12, 2022 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingMoney In The Bank (with Jay Rose) Released: January 26, 2023 Label: Futures Bright Records Format: Digital download, streamingForever Ballin Released: May 20, 2023 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles + List of singles showing year released and album name Title Year Album"Family Rich" (feat. Jay Critch)2017 "In My Feelings" (feat. Hitta Castro)"Love Blast" It's An Evil World"Back When I Was Broke"2018"Jump Out That" (feat. PnB Rock)"Murder She Wrote" (feat. Sunny Jorge) 2022