88Glam

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88Glam
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Years active2017–2022
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88Glam was a Canadian hip hop duo that formed in 2017 by Shakqueel "88Camino" Burthwright and Derek "Wise" Bissue. They were formerly signed to XO and Republic Records before getting dropped in 2020 and frequently collaborated with Nav, their now-former labelmate from the two labels. [2]

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Career

Prior to the formation of 88Glam and following the disband of their former group named "Get Home Safe" with Jazz Cartier, both Derek Wise and 88Camino, who was formerly known as Drew Howard, had been releasing music separately. Wise and Camino remained in touch and collaborated frequently and previously worked together on the tracks "Anuva Wun" as a single by Camino [3] and "I Can Tell" from Wise's 2017 debut album Inglorious . Wise and Camino began teasing their collaborative project during the summer of 2017. [4] The duo introduced the name "88Glam" on November 1, 2017, premiering their first music video "12" via Billboard which featured a cameo from the Weeknd. [5] This was followed by the release of another music video for "Bali", which features Nav, and the release of their self-titled debut mixtape 88Glam on November 7, 2017. [6]

In 2018, 88Glam officially signed to XO and Republic Records. [7] On April 20, 2018, 88Glam was re-released as 88Glam Reloaded through XO and Republic, [8] with four new tracks including a remix with 2 Chainz.

On November 8, 2018, 88Glam released a new single titled "Lil Boat" from an upcoming album titled 88Glam2. On November 15, 2018, 88Glam2 was released [9] under XO Records and Republic Records with features from Nav and Gunna. On March 26, 2019, 88Glam was featured on Nav's song titled "Rack in My Sleep" from the deluxe edition of his second studio album, Bad Habits , which was released four days before. [10] On March 5, 2020, 88Glam released "Swim" and revealed an upcoming album titled Close to Heaven Far from God which would be released on April 17, 2020. [11] However, in April 2020, rumors began circulating that the duo had broken up and dropped from XO and Republic. [12] This was followed by an announcement from 88Glam that their upcoming album Close to Heaven Far from God would be delayed. [13] In response, 88Camino wrote on Twitter: "no 88GLAM isn't breaking up." [14] On June 19, 2020, 88Glam announced a new mixtape titled New Mania which would be released independently on June 26, 2020. [15] In an interview with Complex , following the release of New Mania, 88Glam confirmed their departure from XO and Republic, citing independence. [2] On November 6, 2020, 88Glam released a new single titled "East to West", [16] with 6ixBuzz Entertainment through Warner Music Canada. [17] Close to Heaven Far from God was released independently on August 26, 2022.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
CAN
[18]
88Glam2 33
Close to Heaven Far from God
  • Released: August 26, 2022
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
CAN
[19]
88Glam
  • Released: November 16, 2017 (initial) April 20, 2018 (re-released)
  • Label: Self-released (initial) XO, Republic (re-released)
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
95
New Mania
  • Released: June 26, 2020
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details
TitleAlbum details
Heaven Can Wait
  • Released: May 28, 2021
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

List of singles with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
CAN
[20]
"12"2017—88Glam
"Bali"
(featuring Nav)		68
"Big Tymers"—
"Lil Boat"2018—88Glam2
"Kitchen Witch"—
"It's a Flex"
(featuring Nav)		2019—
"Bankroll"
(featuring Lil Keed)		—Non-album singles
"Swim"2020—
"Dance for Me"—New Mania
"East to West"
(with 6ixBuzz)		—Non-album singles
"Urgent Messages"
(with 6ixBuzz)		2021—
"Five Stars"—Heaven Can Wait
"Want To"2022—Close to Heaven Far from God
"Ziploc"—
"Happy Belated"—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearance

TitleYearAlbum
"Rack in My Sleep"
(Nav featuring 88Glam)		2019 Bad Habits (Deluxe)

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryNominee / workResult
2019 Juno Award Breakthrough Group of the Year 88GlamNominated
Rap Recording of the Year 88Glam Reloaded Nominated
2020 Juno Award Group of the Year 88GlamNominated
Rap Recording of the Year88Glam2Nominated

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