''Skin Deep'' is the debut studio album by rapper

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. It was released on September 28, 1999, through

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and was produced by

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and

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. ''Skin Deep'' found mild success on the ''

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'' in the United States, peaking at #127 on the ''Billboard'' 200, #27 on the

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, #24 on the

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, and #1 on the

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. The album also produced three charting singles; "

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" was the more successful of the three, peaking at number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, while "

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" peaked at number twenty-one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number nine on the

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and number one on the

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, and " It Wasn't Me" made it to number forty-four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and number nineteen on the Rhythmic Top 40. , the album has sold over 309,000 copies according to Billboard.biz and is currently no longer in print.

Track listing

References

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