ARTZ | |
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| Born | Raymond Allende July 2, 1990 |
| Other names | Anakin ARTZ |
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| Website | rejectdreams |
Raymond Allende (born July 2, 1990), known professionally as ARTZ (previously Anakin ARTZ), is an American rapper, songwriter, and recording artist, event and art curator, from Brooklyn, New York. He is known for his song "off-white", and NFTs artwork. He is the owner and founder of record label and media company, RejectDreams.
Raymond Allende was born on July 2, 1990, and grew up in East New York. At the age of 18, [1] he was hit by a stray bullet. [2]
At the age 15, ARTZ started his career with recording his first song, which was released in his first full-length project, “Established 1990”.[ citation needed ] He has collaborated with notable artists such as Busta Rhymes, [3] Pop Smoke, [4] .
In January 2021, his song “Off White” charted 8th on Apple Music, with his extended play “I love Lucy’s” trending and appearing on the main page of the iTunes for weeks. Moreover, his work “Fiona Apple” made it to “The New York” playlist on iTunes. During this time, he made national and international tours, including to Canada, Europe and the UK, [5] and his works surpassed half a billion streams. [4]
His work has been placed on rotation by major radio stations, such as “November” and “Remember” by Pakistani national radio stations, [6] and "The Force" [7] by New York's radio station Hot 97 and Z100, [4] and last fm. [8] [9]
| Year | Name | Tracks | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | No Sleep: 25/8 | 12 | |
| 2019 | No Sleep: The Sex Playlist | 9 | [10] |
| 2020 | I Love Lucy's | 7 | |
| 2020 | I Love Lucy's Deluxe | 16 | [11] |
| 2022 | Alone in Metaverse | 8 | featuring Styles P and Trinidad James [12] |
| Year | Name | Notes | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Chanel Pearls | ||
| 2022 | The Race Vs The Ride | ||
| 2022 | Keeping Receipt$ | ft. Trinidad James | [13] [14] |
| 2021 | You Ain’t Gang | ||
| 2021 | Metta World Peace | ||
| 2021 | My Son | ft. Brndn & Smoke DZA | [15] |
| 2021 | Fvck The Neighbors | ||
| 2020 | Off-White | ||
| 2020 | Ice Water | ||
| 2020 | The BQE | ||
| 2020 | Leo’s Gift | ||
| 2020 | Day Of The Dead | ||
| 2020 | No Love | ||
| 2019 | Automatic | [16] | |
| 2017 | The Force | [17] [18] | |
| 2015 | November | ft. Ari Lennox | [19] |
| 2015 | King of the Sky | feat. Rena1ssance & DuckWrth | [20] |
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