Skee-Lo - I Wish (Street Mix)

"I Wish" is a hip-hop song by rapper Skee-Lo released in 1995 as the first single from his debut album of the same name. The track peaked at number thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100, number fifteen in the United Kingdom and number four in Sweden and Norway.The song was nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 1996 Grammy Awards.

In the song Skee-Lo is wishing for a girl, but she says he is not her type. He wishes he was more like her boyfriend, taller and a basketball player (baller). He also wishes for a better car, specifically a '64 Impala.

"I Wish" is heard in the 2006 film, American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile.
"I Wish" is also featured in the 2013 Super Bowl add of the Toyota RAV4.

#Skee-lo #IWish

[AndOoFresH]

Damn on this beat it just sounds straight up depressive

[jubyloo]

Only OGs who bought the single on tape know this remix even existed. Thanks 🙏

[Carolinapuruncajas]

Omg it’s the same harmony and rhythm of all this love by DeBarge!! This is so dope!!

[generalwilliams]

This is like a more depressing pessimistic version of the original song

[mr.towler]

My childhood, lol. I still know the hook.

[goldgold]

One of my favorite rappers greetings from Ghana

[LoopStudio]

this dude is going in my top 10 la rappers

[philsowers]

Shout out to the samples @2:16 and @2:56 for the track "Hey You, What's That Sound" by Les Rhythm Digitales's Stuart Price that went on to make tunes for years up to Dua Lipa.

[JacobSosa]

Wow its dope, i like it more than original :)

[isabelborjazuniga]

I had this single tape with slide cover so many memories now 36yrs old still bumping

[StevenRgonzales]

Memorys i remember I had a single tape cassette o this song sam goodys at carousel mall I would play this every day crazy that’s all we knew then

[freal]

Imagine actually believing this is better than the original.

[jester]

Dropping black pill bombshells before it was cool.

[eduardobatista]

Essa é a original.
Depois virou hit na MTV americana.
Estranho, fizeram o caminho inverso, primeiro nós, depois eles...
Até hoje eu não entendi.

[Tanl]

Was the asphalt really badly photoshopped?