| Skin Deep | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Solé |
| Cover: | Skin Deep.jpg |
| Recorded: | 1999 |
| Studio: | Triangle Sound Studios (Atlanta, GA) |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Label: | DreamWorks |
| Next Title: | Encoded |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
Skin Deep is the debut studio album by American rapper Solé. It was released on September 28, 1999, through DreamWorks Records. Production was handled by Focus..., Big Trev, Chuckey Charles, Colin Wolfe, Kevin Davis, Rashad Smith, and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, who also served as executive producer together with Timmy Regisford. It features guest appearances from JT Money, Big Gipp, Bobbi Bosselina, J-Weav, Kandi Burruss, L.O., Ms. Toi, Mr. Raja, Tamar Braxton and Tech N9NE.
The album debuted at No. 127 on the Billboard 200, peaked at No. 27 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and No. 1 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States.
The album was supported with three singles: "Who Dat", "4, 5, 6" and "It Wasn't Me". "Who Dat", which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, previously appeared on JT Money's album Pimpin' on Wax. "4, 5, 6" made it to number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 9 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, while "It Wasn't Me" reached only 44th spot on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs., the album has sold over 479,000 copies according to Billboard.biz and is currently no longer in print.
| Chart (1997) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[1] | 127 | |
| US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[2] | 27 | |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[3] | 1 |