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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Skillibeng
Person · male · Saint Thomas Parish · born 1996
Jamaican dancehall singer and rapper (born 1996)
Timeline
1 events◦ Birth 1
1990s
Biography
English biography238 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1372739291
Biography
Emwah Ryan Warmington (born 23 December 1996), known professionally as Skillibeng, is a Jamaican singer, songwriter and rapper noted for his works with Vybz Kartel, DJ Khaled, Sean Paul, Nicki Minaj, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Wizkid, Rich the Kid, Kali Uchis, Popcaan, J.I the Prince of N.Y, Johnny Wonder, French Montana, and Moliy.
Skillibeng has released two EPs, one compilation and three albums: Prodigy (2019), The Prodigy (2020), The Prodigy, Ladies Only Edition (2021), Crocodile Teeth (2021), Mr. Universe (2022) and Eastsyde (2023). In 2020 and 2022, The Face and I.D. magazine profiled him as Jamaica's new dancehall hope and as Jamaica's hottest artist.
Early life
Warmington was born in Saint Thomas Parish and grew up in the rural community of Lyssons.
Career
Skillibeng is signed to RCA Records and Eastsyde Records. In October 2015, he released his first official single "Pain & Emotion", the same year he released his second single "Skilli She Love", with the radio edit released the same day. In August 2019, he released his 9-track debut extended play "Prodigy". In January 2020, Skillibeng released his 35-track debut studio album The Prodigy, the album debuted on the US Current Reggae Albums Chart and peaked at number 16. His second studio album The Prodigy: Ladies Only Edition was released on May 28, 2021. The same year, he released his third studio album Crocodile Teeth.
Skillibeng is the winner of Best Caribbean Music Act at the MOBO Awards 2022.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 6 | 38.9th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | 10,139,420 | 39.5th |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (0 release groups)
No discography rows stored yet
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Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Skillibeng head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 6 | 38.9th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | 10,139,420 | 39.5th |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Skilibeng_performing_in_2024.jpgpopularity—kworb.net · no licence published · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://kworb.net/spotify/listeners.htmlcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116890354seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skillibengbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skillibeng
Why this artist is in the database
- Spotify monthly listeners (kworb.net) — rank #1269 · 10,139,420
Skillibeng
- List of hip-hop musicians
Tier rule: notable long tail (listeners 10,139,420, 6 language versions)
Image: Pelpa Time Production · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q116890354 · MusicBrainz: 2f639ba8-11ee-4128-9915-2303afd30078