Myles Mills (born June 8, 1993), better known by his stage name Skizzy Mars, is an American

rapper Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing, or MCing) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and ommonlystreet vernacular". It is usually performed over a backing ...

, songwriter, and record producer from

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Early life

Mills was born and raised in

to his father, a therapist, and his mother, who operated two daycare centers in

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. He attended an all-boys school St. Bernard's School during his elementary years and later graduated from the

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. Mills attended

Union College Union College is a Private university, private liberal arts college in Schenectady, New York, United States. Founded in 1795, it was the first institution of higher learning chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, and second in the s ...

to originally pursue a

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major, but he

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ten weeks after starting classes to begin his rapping career.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Mixtapes

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Music videos

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mars, Skizzy 1993 births Living people 21st-century American male rappers East Coast hip-hop musicians St. Bernard's School alumni Union College (New York) alumni 21st-century American rappers 21st-century American male musicians Browning School alumni