aforementioned LP was never officially released in the U.S., however, during the Sprite Liquid Mix Tour in 2003 he sold some bootleg versions of this CD. The CD was re-packaged without several tracks as "Confessions Of A Ghostwriter" in 2005. A Supafriends LP, Supavision and another solo LP. The Scritti Politti CD single for "Boom Boom Bap" features a track written as a collaboration between Skillz and Scritti frontman Green Gartside titled "Hands Up" and credited to Skillz'n'Green. The single was released in the UK in 2006. Skillz released an album on December 30, 2014: Made In Virginia, produced by Bink Dog. Skillz is the founder of the supergroup, Supafriendz V.A. Playaz, with Timbaland, Magoo, N.E.R.D., Fam-Lay and Clipse. He has recently gone back to his original moniker Mad Skillz and has returned to producing and deejaying. In 2018 and 2020 Skillz was an artist-in-residence at the University of Richmond where he taught The Voice of Hip Hop in America. On February 13, 2019, Mayor Levar Stoney declared it to be "Mad Skillz Day" in Richmond, VA to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of Skillz's debut album From Where??? and to recognize his "positive influence on our city." On January 14, 2020, he began his second semester as an artist-in residence at the University of Richmond. Discography Albums 1996: From Where??? 2002: I Ain't Mad No More 2005: Confessions of a Ghostwriter 2008: The Million Dollar Backpack 2010: The World Needs More Skillz 2012: Thoughts Become Things 2014: Made in Virginia (with Bink!) 2018: Im The DJ..and The Rapper Compilations/Mixtapes 2002: The Neptunes Collection Vol. 1 2004: The James Brown Collection 2006: Got Skillz? - The Timbaland Collection 2009: Design of A Decade ( J. Period & Don Cannon) 2011: Infamous Quotes Mixtape Singles As lead artist As featured artist References External links Official Website * XXL Magazine Interview The Smoking Section Interviews Skillz Skillz - The Million Dollar Backpack Leaks Skillz Interview (ArtofRhyme.com) Skillz Interview on HHLO.net (Hip Hop Lives Online) Living people African-American male rappers African-American record producers American hip hop record producers Atlantic Records artists Big Beat Records (American record label) artists Musicians from Richmond, Virginia Rappers from Detroit Rappers from Virginia Swing Mob artists MNRK Music Group artists 1974 births Record producers from Virginia Record producers from Michigan Underground rappers 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people