Skinny (stylized as $kinny) (born March 16, 1990) is an American hip hop artist born in Saudi Arabia.
 He is the Founder and CEO of 'Feed Me Entertainment'.
 Skinny not only made a name for himself as a hip hop artist but he is known for his unique production sound and melodic song writing.
 He later landed a writer/producer deal with Warner/Chappell Music and released his debut mixtape "Ghetto Disneyland" on April 7, 2014.
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Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones ( ; born September 14, 1973), better known by his stage name Nas , is an American hip hop recording artist, record producer, actor and entrepreneur.
 The son of Olu Dara, Nas has released eight consecutive platinum and multi-platinum albums and has sold over 25 million records worldwide.
 He is also an entrepreneur through his own record label; he serves as associate publisher of "Mass Appeal" magazine and is the owner of a Fila sneaker store.
 He is currently signed to Mass Appeal.
Herbert Brown, better known by his stage name McGruff (also known as Herb McGruff) is an American Hip hop recording artist from Harlem, New York City, New York.
 Brown started rapping in his early teens.
 He embarked on his music career in the hip hop group Bronx Most Wanted, alongside rappers Jay Q and Tee U.B. Brown later became a member of the hip hop collective Children of the Corn.
 As a member of Children of the Corn, Brown worked alongside Big L, Cam'ron, Bloodshed and Mase, all of whom would go on to have successful careers in the music industry.
 After the group disbanded without releasing any material, Brown made his first appearance on Big L's debut album, "Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous" (1995), on the tracks "8 Iz Enuff" and "Dangerzone".
 Eventually, Brown signed a deal with popular hip hop label, Uptown Records and began recording his debut album, "Destined to Be".
 In early 1998, the album's lead single "Before We Start" became a minor hit, charting on several "Billboard" charts.
 In the Summer of 1998, "Destined to Be" was released but failed to sell many copies, only peaking at 169 on the "Billboard" 200, and Brown was released from his contract.
 Brown would make appearances with Heavy D on his album, "Waterbed Hev" and the "Woo" soundtrack.
 In 2009, Brown appeared on Mase's mixtape "I Do the Impossible".
 In 2010, he was featured heavily on The Diplomats mixtape, "The D.I.P. Agenda."
 In 2014, DJ Kay Slay, enlisted Brown, along with Raekwon, Fat Joe, Ghostface Killah, Sheek Louch, N.O.R.E., Lil' Fame, Prodigy and Rell, for a song titled "90s Flow".
Hip hop or hip-hop is a subculture and art movement developed in South Bronx in New York City during the late 1970s.
 While people unfamiliar with hip hop culture often use the expression "hip hop" to refer exclusively to hip hop music (also called "rap"), Hip hop is characterized by nine distinct elements or expressive realms, of which hip hop music is only four elements (rapping, djaying, beatboxing and breaking).
 Afrika Bambaataa of the hip hop collective Zulu Nation outlined the pillars of hip hop culture, coining the terms: "rapping" (also called MCing or emceeing), a rhythmic vocal rhyming style (orality); DJing (and turntablism), which is making music with record players and DJ mixers (aural/sound and music creation); b-boying/b-girling/breakdancing (movement/dance); and graffiti art, which he called "aerosol writin'", although many say that the graffiti that hip hop adopted had been around years earlier, and had nothing to do with hip hop culture.
 (visual art).
 Other elements of hip hop subculture and arts movements beyond the main four are: hip hop culture and historical knowledge of the movement (intellectual/philosophical); beatboxing, a percussive vocal style; street entrepreneurship; hip hop language; and hip hop fashion and style, among others.
The discography of American Christian hip hop artist Andy Mineo, formerly known as C-Lite, consists of two studio albums, two mixtapes, one compilation album, fourteen singles, including seven as a featured performer, fourteen music videos, including six as a featured artist, and fifteen guest appearances on various albums.
 Originally from Syracuse, Mineo initially achieved success as a producer in Upstate New York, and was a member of the hip hop group Fat Camp, signed to Syracuse University's Marshall Street Records.
 After moving to New York City where he re-dedicated his life to Christ, he closed down his production studio and restarted his career.
 He released his first mixtape "Sin is Wack Vol.
 1" in 2009.
 After providing sung vocals for the song "Background" by Lecrae from the album "Rehab", he experienced a surge in popularity and became highly sought after for collaborations.
 His 2011 single "In My City" featuring Efrain from Doubledge also garnered attention, as did his appearance on the song "Reverse" by Tedashii from "Blacklight".
 He signed to Reach Records in 2011 and dropped his stage name "C-Lite" in favor of his legal name.
 Under this name he released another mixtape, "Formerly Known", in 2011.
 In May 2012 he debuted a four episode web series entitled "Saturday Morning Car-Tunez" in which he remixed classic hip hop songs.
 The four songs were subsequently released for free as a compilation album.
 His debut full-length studio album, "Heroes for Sale", was released April 2013.
Eric Bassriel, better known as Dirt E. Dutch, is an American hip hop artist from Danbury, Connecticut.
 He is a host and producer for IndieFeed, a notable independent music network on iTunes.
 As a music producer, he released his first LP with New York rapper Breez Evahflowin in 2008 entitled "Troublemakers", which reached as #2 on the CMJ hip hop music charts.
 In addition to releasing three albums with Breez Evahflowin, he has released two of full-length albums on his own, "Hit The Dutchman" (2010), and "Bars Magica" (2011).
 He has also contributed to a number of releases by others, including Emskee of the Good People, PremRock and Willie Green, and Infinito 2017.
 Dirt E. Dutch was a major contributor to the Audiowear Project by Elasticbrand, a series of jewelry inspired by musical instruments used to make a hip hop album.
 He was mastering engineer on the project and produced two songs for the album, which among other museums worldwide, was a feature display at the New York Museum of Art and Design.
Mass Appeal is an American media and content company based in New York City.
 The company was founded in 1996 as a graffiti fanzine and since has grown to encompass a magazine, website, film, television, music label and creative agency.
Hostile Gospel is a two Part edition song by American hip hop artist Talib Kweli.
 The song was released as the second video from his studio album, Eardrum (2007).
 Part 1 was produced by American hip hop producer Just Blaze.
 Hostile Gospel Part 2 was produced by American hip hop producer DJ Khalil and featured reggae artist Sizzla.
"N.Y. State of Mind" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Nas, taken from his debut studio album "Illmatic" (1994).
 The song's production was handled by DJ Premier who sampled two jazz songs: "Mind Rain" by Joe Chambers and "Flight Time" by Donald Byrd.
 Premier additionally scratches vocals from Eric B. & Rakim's "Mahogany" for the song's chorus.
 Nas raps two verses on the song in which he talks about his rapping talent and describes the dangerous environment that is the city of New York.
 Nas has attributed the song "Streets of New York" by Kool G Rap as one of the song's primary influences (Kool G Rap would later sample this song, plus give Nas a guest spot on his album "4,5,6").
 A sequel to "N.Y. State of Mind" can be found on Nas' 1999 album "I Am...".
 An early version of the song can be found on Nas' demo tape under the name "I'm a Villain".
 It was rumored that a track entitled "N.Y. State of Mind, Pt.
 III" was scheduled to be released in Nas' upcoming album "The Lost Tapes 2", but it is unknown if this is true.
 The entire first verse was recorded in one take.
"Can't Forget About You" is the second and final single from American hip hop artist Nas' 2006 album "Hip Hop Is Dead", released on January 23, 2007.
 It features Chrisette Michele, and the track is produced by will.i.am.
 Its lyrics deal with Nas reciting various unforgettable memories such as Mr. T becoming a wrestler and when DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince won the first Rap Grammy.
 Its b-side is "Hustlers" featuring The Game and Marsha from Floetry.
 It features a sample of "Unforgettable by Nat King Cole.
 The song reached number forty-six on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, making it, to date, his highest charting R&B song since "I Can" peaked at 7 in 2003.

Question: Which American media and content company based in New York City has signed Nas, the American hip hop artist?
Answer: Mass Appeal