Illy (rapper)
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Illy is an Australian Hip Hop Artist from Melbourne, Victoria. He was a member of Crooked Eye and has since gone solo, releasing his first album, Long Story Short in 2009.[1][2][3] Long Story Short reached #24 on the ARIA Top 40 Urban Albums chart[4] and the lead single, "Pictures", was placed on national rotation on Triple J.[5]. In 2010 Illy released his second album The Chase, the lead single of which, "It Can Wait", debuted on the Australian Singles Chart at number fifty-eight.[6]
Discography
- The Illy Mixtape - Vol. 2 Presented by the Crooked Eye Fam (2008)
- Long Story Short (2009; Obese[7][8][9][10])
- The Chase (Illy album) (2010; Obese) #25 AUS
Singles
- "Pictures" (2009) (#66 in Triple J's Hottest 100, 2009)[11]
- "Cigarettes" (2011)
- "It Can Wait" (2011) (#29 in Triple J's Hottest 100,2010)
References
- ^ 3D World, March 25, 2009 Illy - Licensed To Ill by Matt Unicomb
- ^ Stonnington Leader, 10 June 2009, "Keep-it-simple Illy hip hopping to quality"
- ^ Hobart Mercury, 13 August 2009 "Illy communication"
- ^ "ARIA Top 40 Urban Albums & Singles". ARIA. 21 September 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
- ^ "hitlist (by artist): triple j music". ABC. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
- ^ "Chartifacts - Week Commencing: 1st November 2010". Australian Recording Industry Association. November 1, 2010. Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
- ^ The Mercury, June 12, 2009 Illy - Long Story Short by Jarrad Bevan
- ^ Time Off Magazine, ILLY. Long Story Short by Rip Nicholson
- ^ The Canberra Times, 18 June 2009, review by Kate Kingsmill
- ^ The Cairns Post
11 June 2009
- ^ "Triple J Hottest 100 Dissected". News.com.au. 27 January 2010.
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