Skatterman & Snug Brim

Skatterman & Snug Brim
Also known as	Yung Gunz
Origin	Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Genres	Gangsta rap
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Strange Music (2002–2009) Bigg Shot (2009–present)
Members	Skatterman Snug Brim
Website	www.myspace.com/skattermankc

Skatterman & Snug Brim is a rap duo from Kansas City, Missouri, United States, best known for their song "Block Party".

After releasing projects separately, Skatterman (born Stacy Dewayne Landis^[1]) and Snug Brim (born Aaron R. Henderson^[1]) combined as a group. The duo released their first album, Worth A Million, in 2002 through Below Radar Records. On the cover they were listed as "Skatterman & Snug Brim," but the inside of the case displayed "Skatterman & Snug Brim AKA Yung Gunz." The "Yung Gunz" name was later dropped due to a conflict with another group of the same name, but different spelling, (Young Gunz).

After the release of their first album, the duo signed with the Kansas City-based label, Strange Music. They recorded the album, Urban Legendz which was released in 2004. The single from the album, "Block Party," charted #24 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales in October of the same year.^[2]

Word on tha Streets was released August 12, 2008. The follow-up to their Urban Legendz album featured the songs: "I'm That Nigga", "Sukka Dukkas" and "Heartbreaker." Featured artists included Tech N9ne, Young Buck, Paul Wall and Rich The Factor.^[3]

On February 9, 2009, Tech N9ne's official website announced the duo's decision to leave the Strange Music label after fulfilling their commitment.^[4]

Bigg Shot Music & Films

Bigg Shot Music & Films
Founded	2009 (2009)
Founder	Skatterman Snug Brim
Distributor(s)	Deep Distribution Worldwide
Genre	Hip hop
Country of origin	U.S.

On February 23, Skatterman & Snug Brim issued a press release through their MySpace account confirming that they had left the Strange Music label after fulfilling their two-album commitment. The duo also revealed that they had started a new label, Bigg Shot Music & Films, with Skatterman acting as President / CEO and Snug Brim handling the Creative / A&R aspect of the company.

Plans for a new Skatterman & Snug Brim album were also included in this release, indicating that their third album Perseverance would be released through the label on September 1 via a two-album distribution deal with RYKO/Warner Bros.^[5] However, plans for the album were later dropped due to Snug Brim's decision to go back to school and work towards a 15-month certification in music marketing. Skatterman also moved forward with work on a solo mixtape titled The Cookbook, released on November 2, 2009. The mixtape will be followed by his studio album, Self Made scheduled for release on March 16, 2010.^[6]

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions [7]	Sales
		Top Heatseekers
2002	Worth a Million Released: August 16, 2002 (2002-08-16) Label: Below Radar Records Format: CD	—
2004	Urban Legendz Released: March 23, 2004 (2004-03-23) Label: Strange Music/MSC Entertainment Format: CD	—
2008	Word on tha Streets Released: August 12, 2008 (2008-08-12) Label: Strange Music Format: CD	48	1,158[8]
"—" indicates albums that did not chart.

Solo releases

Skatterman

• 1998: Southside Rollers
• 2009: The Cook Book: Recipe 1
• 2012: The Cook Book: Recipe Two

Snug Brim

• 1998: Center Piece Of The Puzzle
• 2001: Snug Brim Presents Murder 1 Rebelz
• 2009: Hood Gospel

Music videos

• 2007: Get It (by Snug Brim) (Directed by Kirk "KoBayne")^[9]
• 2008: Ups And Downs (Directed by "The Ebonie Jeneus")^[10]

Features

• 2013: Bloodstepp - Putcha Hands Up Again (Featuring Skatterman & Snug Brim) from the album Bass and Bubblegum
• 2014: Bloodstepp - Putcha Hands Up Again (Featuring Skatterman & Snug Brim) (Chopped And Skrewed By DJ Mad Hatter) from the album Grand Theft Ufo: Floppy Disk Edition

References

1. "Skatterman & Snug Brim - I'm That Figga on ASCAP". ASCAP. Archived from the original on 2011-05-23. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
2. Billboard.com - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales - Block Party (Oct. 02, 2004)
3. "Strange Music Online Store - Skatterman & Snug Brim "Word On Tha Streets"". Archived from the original on 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
4. "Skatterman & Snug Brim Leaving Strange". 2009-02-09. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
5. "Skatterman & Snug Brim Say goodbye to Strange Music". 2009-02-23. Retrieved 2009-02-24.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
6. "Biography on Skatterman's Myspace". Retrieved 2009-09-19.
7. "Billboard - Album Chart History". Retrieved 2008-10-24.
8. "Soundscans - Week Ending 08/17/2008" (RTF). 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2008-09-02. ^{[dead link‍]}
9. "Snug Brim - Get It (Video)". YouTube. 2007-06-02. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
10. "Skatterman & Snug Brim - Ups & Downs (Video)". YouTube. 2008-07-22. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2008-07-23.

External links

• Official Website
• Skatterman & Snug Brim at AllMusic
• Skatterman & Snug Brim discography at MusicBrainz