SkinnyFromThe9
David Alex Villegas, known professionally as Skinnyfromthe9, was born on
December 19, 1995, in Hialeah, Florida, and is an American rapper and singer who
grew up largely in Somerville, New Jersey. Villegas began a music career by
releasing tracks on SoundCloud in 2016. A breakthrough came with the release of
the single “Love Blast” (2017), which accumulated over 3.5 million streams on
the platform. In January 2018, Villegas joined Fetty Wap on the FMF Tour and
later signed to L.A. Reid's record label, HITCO. Throughout 2018, Villegas
released several singles, including “Back When...
