Ski Mask the Slump God

Biography

Stokeley Clevon Goulbourne (born April 18, 1996), known professionally as Ski Mask the Slump God, is an American rapper. He is best known for his association with XXXTentacion, with whom he formed the hip hop collective Members Only in 2014. He is notable for his nostalgic-themed musical production and public image, often clad with multi-colored durags. He signed with Victor Victor Worldwide, an imprint of Republic Records to release his debut commercial mixtape You Will Regret×You Will Regret30 June 2017 · Studio album · Mixtape/StreetSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Rambo1:502JustLikeMyPiss3:123Bird is the Word3:594BabyWipe2:495Gone (interlude)1:436Adventure Time2:387EverTookATab?1:368Winnie1:489Energy3:4510H2O2:19 (2017), which entered the Billboard 200 and spawned the platinum-certified singles "BabyWipe", "Take a Step Back" (featuring XXXTentacion), and "Catch Me Outside×Catch Me Outside25 August 2017 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Catch Me Outside2:26".
Goulbourne's third mixtape, Beware the Book of Eli×Beware the Book of Eli1 May 2018 · Studio album · Mixtape/StreetSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Lost Souls2:472Run1:463Ski Meets World1:554Worldwide1:575Throwaway1:486With Vengeance2:127Coolest Monkey in the Jungle2:328Suicide Season2:139The Bees Knees2:5910Geekin2:2611Childs Play1:3712Bukkake1:3613Dapper Dan2:01 (2018), peaked at number 50 on the Billboard 200. His debut studio album, Stokeley×STOKELEY30 November 2018 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1So High2:292Nuketown2:463Foot Fungus2:094LA LA2:275Unbothered2:186Save Me, Pt. 23:087Adults Swim1:468Far Gone3:569Get Geeked1:4510Reborn to Rebel2:3111Faucet Failure2:2512U and I1:5213Cat Piss2:46 (2018), peaked at number six on the chart and spawned the Billboard Hot 100-charting songs "Faucet Failure", "Nuketown" (featuring Juice Wrld), and "Foot Fungus".

Early life

Stokeley Clevon Goulbourne was born on April 18, 1996, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is of Jamaican descent. He grew up listening to Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliott, Wu-Tang Clan, and Lil Wayne, among other artists. He has said that his parents often played Jamaican music around the house. Goulbourne's father—a rapper who used the stage name "Sin City"—would often force his son to focus on writing his own rap music. In 2013, Goulbourne was sent to a juvenile detention center for possession of "around $10 worth of weed", where he met XXXTentacion. The duo became friends and frequently collaborated on songs after being released from detention.

2014–2017: Mainstream debut

Following Goulbourne's release from detention, he formed the rap group "Very Rare" with XXXTentacion and released his first song "Catch Me" on the streaming service SoundCloud. Goulbourne eventually co-founded XXXTentacion's collective Members Only after the release of Members Only Vol. 1, a collaboration mixtape with XXXTentacion, in 2015. The mixtape would eventually be followed up with Members Only, Vol. 2 and then Members Only, Vol. 3 on June 26, 2017.
Goulbourne released multiple singles on the SoundCloud platform including "Catch Me Outside×Catch Me Outside25 August 2017 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Catch Me Outside2:26", "Where's the Blow" featuring Lil Pump, "Stunt!" featuring UnoTheActivist, "Life Is Short", "Like a Soccer Mom×Like a Soccer Mom1 January 2017 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Like a Soccer Mom1:50", "Take a Step Back", and "BabyWipe". Goulbourne has performed twice at the Rolling Loud Festival and has released songs with other artists including Offset, Lil Yachty, A$AP Ferg, Lil Peep, Desiigner, and Denzel Curry. Goulbourne has also collaborated with artists from the 88Rising label including the Higher Brothers and Keith Ape. Goulbourne also worked with Timbaland, who he had previously said was his favorite producer.
In May 2016, Goulbourne released his first mixtape Drown in Designer×Drown in Designer2 June 2016 · Studio album · Mixtape/StreetSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracks1I Like Bricks1:482Kate Moss2:163Wheres the Blow!1:254Take a Step Back3:305Billy & Mandy1:036Unmask2:457Freaky Fred2:128Rip Roach2:50, which included the songs "Take a Step Back", which was later certified Gold, and "Where's the Blow". In June 2017, Goulbourne released his debut commercial mixtape You Will Regret×You Will Regret30 June 2017 · Studio album · Mixtape/StreetSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Rambo1:502JustLikeMyPiss3:123Bird is the Word3:594BabyWipe2:495Gone (interlude)1:436Adventure Time2:387EverTookATab?1:368Winnie1:489Energy3:4510H2O2:19 under Victor Victor Worldwide and Republic Records.

2018–2024: Beware the Book of Eli, Stokeley, Sin City The Mixtape, and 11th Dimension

In May 2018, Goulbourne released his third mixtape Beware the Book of Eli×Beware the Book of Eli1 May 2018 · Studio album · Mixtape/StreetSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Lost Souls2:472Run1:463Ski Meets World1:554Worldwide1:575Throwaway1:486With Vengeance2:127Coolest Monkey in the Jungle2:328Suicide Season2:139The Bees Knees2:5910Geekin2:2611Childs Play1:3712Bukkake1:3613Dapper Dan2:01, which featured the single "DoIHaveTheSause?". In June that same year, he was named one of XXL's "2018 Freshman Class". On November 30, 2018, Goulbourne released his debut studio album, Stokeley×STOKELEY30 November 2018 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1So High2:292Nuketown2:463Foot Fungus2:094LA LA2:275Unbothered2:186Save Me, Pt. 23:087Adults Swim1:468Far Gone3:569Get Geeked1:4510Reborn to Rebel2:3111Faucet Failure2:2512U and I1:5213Cat Piss2:46, which includes the songs "Faucet Failure" and "Nuketown" featuring Juice Wrld. The album peaked at number 6 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Following the success of Stokeley, Goulbourne released only one single in 2019, "Carbonated Water×Carbonated Water31 October 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Carbonated Water2:21". In July 2020, he released the single "Burn the Hoods×Burn the Hoods24 July 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Burn the Hoods1:42" alongside a music video on Lyrical Lemonade. Simultaneously, he announced that his second album would release later that year, however the album was never released. Goulbourne has stated that he plans to release more music to the public.
In May 2021, Goulbourne announced a mixtape titled Sin City The Mixtape×Sin City the Mixtape25 June 2021 · Studio album · Mixtape/StreetSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Intro1:432Dr. Suess2:333ADMIT IT1:344The Matrix2:115Ya!1:506Merlin’s Staff2:047Lost in Time2:028Fire Hazard1:589Mental Magneto1:38 to be released in June. He released Sin City The Mixtape on June 25.
On November 21, 2023, Goulbourne announced his second studio album, 11th Dimension×11th Dimension7 June 2024 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 21 tracks1DragonTooth2:142Monsters Inc.3:033By Myself2:044Earwax1:555Full Moon2:036Part the Sea2:197Jah’s Interlude1:028WDYM2:519Tuk‐Tuk2:3610Wake Up!2:1511Hulk2:2612Headrush2:5013Frozen One1:3614KillStreak2:1615From Yard2:1316Him Jung Un1:4117Let It Breathe2:0518Mandalorian1:3119Jump1:5320Shibuya2:3621Go!3:10, and said that it is "coming so soon". On March 15, 2024, Goulbourne released the first single for his upcoming album, "Shibuya×Shibuya15 March 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Shibuya2:37". On May 10, 2024, the second single was released, "Headrush×Headrush10 May 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Headrush2:51". On June 7, 2024, Goulbourne released his second studio album, 11th Dimension. The project is supported by features from ATL Jacob, Future, XXXTentacion, Juice Wrld, Skilibeng & Corbin.

2025–present: "Catch Me Outside 2" and The Lost Files

In early 2025, Goulbourne signed a deal with Empire Distribution. On July 4, 2025, Goulbourne released a new single "Catch Me Outside 2×Catch Me Outside 24 July 2025 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Catch Me Outside 22:06" under Victor Victor and Empire. The single was released alongside a music video directed by frequent collaborator, Cole Bennett.
On July 30, 2025, Goulbourne released The Lost Files, his first compilation album consisting of older SoundCloud tracks that were previously unavailable on streaming services. The album was released under his new label, Very Rare & Co, and Empire. The compilation is supported by 3 singles with XXXTentacion: "Fatality", "Broly", and "IWatchedHimDrown".

Influences

Goulbourne has said that his musical production has been most influenced by Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliott, and Chief Keef. He has also stated he does not have any main musical influences; "I listen to every genre: rap, rock, classical, heavy metal...I listen to Adele sometimes too".

Personal life

As of June 2018, Golbourne lives in Atlanta, Georgia. He had a heart condition that required surgery in March 2018.

XXXTentacion

Goulbourne was close friends with XXXTentacion before they both started rapping. They met in a juvenile center in 2013. Goulbourne said in an interview with Adam22 that he was surprised by X's criminal charges. Whilst in jail, X had taught Goulbourne about different rapping cadences. After the duo were released, they met up with the intention of committing home invasions but instead began releasing music together. The rappers founded the collective Members Only. In 2017, Goulbourne and XXXTentacion embarked on The Revenge Tour with Craig Xen. The tour was postponed following the shooting of XXXTentacion's cousin. By late 2017, the two had parted ways and begun working on their own projects.
At the Rolling Loud Miami festival in 2018, Goulbourne and XXXTentacion were reunited, reaffirming their friendship. On June 18, 2018, XXXTentacion was murdered; Goulbourne learned of his best friend's death while on Instagram Live and tearfully informed his fans of the rapper's death.

Juice Wrld

In early 2018, Goulbourne befriended rising rapper Juice Wrld. The two went on to collaborate on the track "Nuketown", which became Goulbourne's highest-charting song on the Billboard Hot 100. It was announced that the two were working on a mixtape titled Evil Twins, but the project never released. In 2019, following the release of Juice Wrld's second album, the two embarked on the Death Race for Love Tour together along with Cole Bennett of Lyrical Lemonade.
On December 8, 2019, Juice Wrld died from a drug overdose. Goulbourne reacted emotionally to the news of the rapper's death. Goulbourne was present at Juice Wrld's funeral later that month.

Aftermath

The death of his two best friends in a span of eighteen months had a profound impact on Goulbourne. Following XXXTentacion's death, Goulbourne honored him multiple times during his own concerts; Goulbourne met XXXTentacion's son, Gekyume Onfroy, for the first time in person at a show. After Juice WRLD's untimely death, Goulbourne continued to honor Juice WRLD and XXXTentacion at Rolling Loud and other shows, including performing at three of four tribute events called Juice Wrld Day, which took place at United Center in Chicago.