2 Skinnee J's

2 Skinnee J's is the name of a musical band, sometimes characterized as nerdcore hip hop.

Founded in February 1991 by a pair of college friends going by stage names Special J and Rabb

2 Skinnee J's is the name of a musical band, sometimes characterized as nerdcore hip hop.

Founded in February 1991 by a pair of college friends going by stage names Special J and Rabbi J-Slim; the name of the group is derived from the letters in their names and their similar girths. In May 1995 J-Slim left the band (he now works for the Children's Television Workshop), as did the guitarist, Joey Viturbo. Not long after, most of the horn section disbanded to attend graduate school. There followed a chaotic summer in which J-Slim's spot was filled by J. Jonah Jamison, but Jamison was replaced in September 1995 with the addition of former accordianist J Guevara. 1997 marked the release of the band's first album, Sing, Earthboy, Sing!, with vocals by both Special J and J Guevara. The album was released by the band's then label, the indie Dolphins vs. Unicorns, and contained an early draft of the song "Mind Trick", which would later appear in a more polished form on SuperMercado! .