Patrick Skene, known professionally as Pip Skid and Wicked Nut, is a Canadian rapper and writer, and one of the most active creative artists at the Vancouver & Winnipeg-based independent hip hop label Peanuts & Corn. Skid is known for his distinctive gravel-throated vocals.

Career

In the early 1990s Skid was a co-founder of Canadian hip hop group Farm Fresh, and recorded an EP and three albums with that group. He was also a member of other crews such as Fermented Reptile, Hip Hop Weiners, Taking Care of Business, and Break Bread. In 2001 Skid took part in the Close To The Coast Festival in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. In 2004 Skid's album Funny Farm was released; it hit #32 on the combined charts. His single "Alone Again" from this album Funny Farm was played in rotation on the Much Music network. In 2005 Skid and fellow rapper mcenroe released an album, Funny Farm 2 which hit #3 on the hip hop charts. Skid's 2010 album Skid Row peaked at #4 on the Canadian Hip Hop charts on May 1, 2010.

Selected discography

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