Along with Wall of Sound, the label was a leader in the big beat music scene of the mid to late 1990s.

[3] The label's roster at this time included big beat scene leaders Fatboy Slim, Hardknox, Indian Ropeman, Freq Nasty and X-Press 2.

[2] Towards the end of the 1990s and at the start of the 21st century the label expanded its range of releases to include more house based songs.

Skint also have a sub-label for more underground releases called "Under 5's", which originally ran from 1997–2001, but was re-launched as a digital only label in 2009 to host new artists such as Linton Brown, Kinzy and Rory Hoy.

[6] Before the BMG acquisition, Skint Records was distributed by Sony Music Entertainment internationally.