Chiddy Bang | |
---|---|
![]() Chiddy Bang in 2012 | |
Background information | |
Born | February 21, 1987 |
Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Genres | Alternative hip hop [1] |
Years active | 2009–present |
Labels | |
Members |
|
Past members |
Chidera Anamege, now known by his stage name Chiddy Bang, is an American rapper from Philadelphia. Prior to its breakup, Chiddy Bang was an American hip hop duo consisting of Anamege, under the stage name Chiddy, and Noah Beresin, under the stage name Xaphoon Jones. The duo was introduced by former band member Zachary Sewall in late 2008 while the two were studying at Drexel University, [3] in Beresin's hometown of Philadelphia. Anamege's sound is based on the fusion of hip hop and alternative using samples from artists such as Ellie Goulding, Radiohead, Sufjan Stevens, Passion Pit, MGMT, Matt and Kim and Yelle. In 2013, Beresin left the group to focus on producing, and Anamege became a solo artist, with Beresin playing the role as frequent collaborator.
In late February 2009, the popular music blog Pretty Much Amazing showcased five songs by the duo that were on their Myspace account. Shortly after, the group gained some following in the underground among music blogs and local colleges playing a notably packed show at Swarthmore College and Middlebury College in April 2009.
Pretty Much Amazing continued to occasionally release new songs from the duo and in November 2009 debuted the group's first free mixtape entitled The Swelly Express. [4] On April 28, 2011 during the first-ever MTV O Music Awards, Anamege broke the Guinness World Record for Longest Freestyle Rap and Longest Marathon Rapping Record by freestyling for 9 hours, 18 minutes, and 22 seconds, stealing the throne from rapper M-Eighty, who originally broke the record in 2009 by rapping for 9 hours, 15 minutes and 15 seconds. [5] Anamege had also beat Canadian rapper D.O. for Longest Marathon Rapping session, the previous record being for 8 hours and 45 minutes.
The duo have had appearances in several video games, such as in the sports game NBA 2K12 with their song "Here We Go" from their EP The Preview , featuring rapper Q-Tip of hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, as well as in Madden NFL 12 with their song "Mind Your Manners" featuring Swedish electropop duo Icona Pop. Their single "Opposite of Adults" was included in the racing game Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, in addition to being chosen as the goal song for Team North America in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey [6] as well. The singles "Happening" and "Shine" were included on the soundtracks to the movies Sex Tape and Sisters respectively. [7] [8]
The Swelly Express was the debut mixtape from the duo. The mixtape quickly gained a music following from its online hit "Opposite of Adults" (which includes a sample from MGMT's song "Kids"). The Swelly Express tells the story of the duo's rise in the music business and their experiences with record labels, it was first released and promoted through the music blog Pretty Much Amazing. The mixtape was praised by fans for the production style, including samples from Passion Pit ("Truth"), Tinie Tempah and Pogo ("Expialidocious"). It also contains a guest appearance from Black Thought of The Roots. The songs "Opposite of Adults", "Truth", "Fresh Like Us", "All Things Go" (including a sample from Sufjan Steven's "Chicago"), and "Dream Chasin'" have been re-released for download via the iTunes Store since the release of the mixtape. [4]
On April 8, 2010, the duo followed up The Swelly Express with the mini-mixtape Air Swell. As the duo had a strong following in the UK, many popular UK artists were featured on the mixtape, including La Roux, Kate Nash, Ellie Goulding, Tinie Tempah and Gorillaz.
The UK-based EMI subsidiary Parlophone had heard about the group through their online following. [9] According to president Miles Leonard, they had been listening to the song "Opposite of Adults" in the office all summer when A&R manager Ollie Slaney said: "As we keep on listening to this maybe we should do something with it." [9] The duo signed to Parlophone/EMI with plans to release a full-length album in 2011.
That same year the band headlined their first tour, The Swelly Life Tour [10] featuring Donnis and XV. [11] The duo also opened up for Tinie Tempah on his UK Disc-Overy tour. [12] Chiddy Bang have toured extensively throughout colleges nationwide and hit numerous festivals such as Lollapalooza, [13] Austin City Limits, Bamboozle, [14] Bonnaroo, [15] Wireless Festival, Glastonbury and Electric Forest Festival. [16]
Peanut Butter and Swelly is the third mixtape by the duo. It was released on May 27, 2011 as a prequel to their upcoming debut album Breakfast . It consists of 15 tracks featuring fellow rappers including Trae tha Truth, Casey Veggies and Mac Miller as well as singer eLDee the Don and electronic music duo The Knocks. The mixtape contains many references to Anamege's Guinness World Record for Longest Freestyle Rap.
The duo initially planned a late summer release for their debut studio album Breakfast in 2011. This was later changed to November 2011 and again to the following year in February 2012 when they opted to release a single from the album, "Ray Charles", instead. The album was released ahead of schedule on February 22, 2012, at midnight via iTunes and is available in the Google Play Music Store, iTunes, and Walmart. The first single "Mind Your Manners" premiered on June 29, 2011, and includes samples from Swedish pop band Icona Pop. The single is also on the soundtrack for the EA Sports video game Madden NFL 12 . On February 8, Chiddy Bang released a snippet of the song "Breakfast" as a teaser for the album. An "Exclusive Spotify Freestyle" was released on February 17 with cover art similar to that of the album Breakfast. A series of "Mind Your Manners" remixes, including one with Travie McCoy, were released later in 2012 in the form of two EPs (one featuring a previously unreleased song titled "Twisted").
On June 18, 2014, it was announced that Beresin would be stepping back as an artist and focus on his producing. [17] Anamege announced that he would be releasing a mixtape in late September called Baggage Claim, and released the first single, "Breathe", on August 19, 2013. Anamege released a second single on September 12, 2013, titled "HeartBeat" (featuring Two Guyz). On October 9 Anamege announced via Twitter that Baggage Claim would be released October 11, "Dropping baggage claim on Friday!". [18] It was subsequently pushed back to October 16, 2013, [19] and the release date is now September 2014, he announced this via SKEE radio on the show Another Dirty Night Radio, and also via Twitter saying a mixtape would drop late summer. Anamege ended up delaying the track again, and on February 22, 2015, he confirmed on Instagram that the "album" Baggage Claim will come in the spring of 2015. Also on the same day, Anamege posted on Facebook to say that he was "90 percent done with my album!". He also said that he "even managed to put together a few surprises". However, to this day, Baggage Claim remains unreleased.
In 2015, Anamege either created his own record label, or was signed to one, by the name of 'ADVENTURE RECORDS'[ citation needed ] in Pennsylvania which was filed at the chamber of commerce as a Domestic Limited-Liability Company on July 21, 2015. This label has been credited as both the copyright and phonographic rights holder for all of Chiddy Bang's releases since then.
However, Chiddy Bang did not release any music in the years 2013-2016 until returning with a trio of singles in 2017: "Been a While", "Same Old Thing" (produced by Russ), and "Came a Long Way" (featuring BeWill). Another trio of singles was released in 2018: "Does it Hurt?", "TLC", and "Ride", but the artist again ceased to release music in either 2019 or 2020.
Two singles titled "Guava" and "Down" came out in 2021, followed by a total of 13 single releases in 2022 leading up to Chiddy Bang's long-awaited sophomore album Lunch in January 2023, followed two and a half months later by Keep the Change on April 7, 2023 [20] and Saved by the Swell in November 2023. [21] Numerous singles were released throughout 2023 along with the trio of albums. Chiddy Bang then started 2024 by adding two more singles to his discography, "Need You" in January and "Back and Forth" in March.
On April 29, 2011, after rapping for 9 hours, 18 minutes, and 22 seconds at MTV's inaugural O Music Awards in Las Vegas, Chidera "Chiddy" Anamege earned himself a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for Longest Freestyle and Longest Continuous Rap, a title previously held by Canadian rapper D. O., in August 2003 at 8 hours and 45 minutes and 23 seconds. [22] He told XXLmag.com that it was "definitely a surreal experience." He also mentioned that to earn the record he had to keep rapping even during the two bathroom breaks he took. [23]
However, this record has subsequently been broken numerous times, including by George Watsky and the current record holder, Japan's PONEY, at 48 hours, 1 minute, and 10 seconds. [24]
Studio albums
"Swagga Like Us" is a song by American rappers Jay-Z and T.I. featuring fellow American rappers Kanye West and Lil Wayne, the latter of whom also produced the song, constructed primarily around a vocal sample of "Paper Planes" by British musician M.I.A. It was released on September 6, 2008, in the United States as the fifth single from T.I.'s sixth album Paper Trail (2008). The track was also initially slated for inclusion on Jay-Z's eleventh album The Blueprint 3 (2009), however it ultimately failed to make the final track listing.
Jahmaal Noel Fyffe, better known by his stage name Chip, is an English rapper from Tottenham, London. In the past 14 years he has collaborated with the likes of Skepta, T.I., Meek Mill, Young Adz and many others. In 2009, he released his debut album, I Am Chipmunk, featuring four songs which peaked in the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart, including the chart-topping "Oopsy Daisy". In 2011, Chipmunk released his follow-up album, the American hip hop-influenced Transition. It included the single "Champion" featuring Chris Brown, which peaked at #2 on the UK Singles Chart.
Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu, better known by his stage name Tinie, is a British rapper and singer. He has been signed to Parlophone since 2009, now a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. He created his own entertainment company Disturbing London in 2006, along with his cousin Dumi Oburota.
"Pass Out" is the debut single by British rapper Tinie Tempah. It is the lead single from his debut studio album Disc-Overy (2010) and his debut single on Parlophone. The song was a digital-only release and was available to download in the United Kingdom on 28 February 2010.
The Swelly Express is the debut mixtape by American band Chiddy Bang. Consisting of 18 tracks, the mixtape was released on October 29, 2009 to positive critical reception.
Disc-Overy is the debut studio album by the British rapper Tinie Tempah, released in Ireland on 1 October 2010 and in the United Kingdom on 4 October, by Parlophone Records. The original album track list includes Kelly Rowland, Ellie Goulding, Labrinth, Emeli Sandé, Eric Turner, Wiz Khalifa, Swedish House Mafia and Range. Disc-Overy uses predominantly upbeat, dance-orientated production with lyrics concerning fame, youth and love. The album earned Tinie two Brit Awards in 2011 and has received Double-Platinum certification by the BPI. It also reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. In July 2011, Disc-Overy was announced as a nominee for the annual Mercury Music Prize.
The Preview is the second extended play by American hip hop duo Chiddy Bang. It was released in early October 2010 and did very well in sales, ranking at #2 in iTunes sales for the hip-hop/rap category. It also debuted at #76 on the Billboard 200 with 6,000 copies sold in the first week released.
The discography of Tinie Tempah, a British rapper, contains three studio albums, two extended plays, twenty-eight singles and thirty-two music videos.
"Invincible" is a song by English rapper Tinie Tempah. Written by Tempah, co-written and produced by iSHi, the song features guest vocals from American recording artist, Kelly Rowland. It was released on 26 December 2010, serving as the fourth official single from Tempah's debut album, Disc-Overy. The song was conceived by Tempah as a tribute to the music which Rowland used to release when she was part of Destiny's Child. Critics noted the song's production, which consists of brassy horns and a piano riff similar to David Guetta and Rowland's hit single "When Love Takes Over" (2009). An accompanying music video sees Tempah travelling through London reminiscing about his humble beginnings. Rowland appears as a projected image on the buildings.
"Eyes Wide Shut" is a song by English boy band JLS from their second studio album, Outta This World (2010). The song, written by JLS, and Tim McEwan and Lars Halvor Jensen of Danish production team DEEKAY, was released as the third single from the album on 13 February 2011. The single version of the track features guest vocals from English rapper Tinie Tempah. The song has peaked at number eight in the United Kingdom.
Steven Adam Markowitz, known professionally as Hoodie Allen, is an American rapper from Plainview, New York. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, he began working at Google before ultimately quitting to pursue a full-time career in hip hop music.
Peanut Butter and Swelly is a mixtape by the Philadelphia hip hop music duo Chiddy Bang. It was released in May 2011 as a prequel to their debut album Breakfast. The third mixtape released by the group, it consists of 15 tracks featuring several other rappers including Trae tha Truth and Mac Miller. The mixtape contains many references to the Guinness World Record for longest freestyle rap set by the group's rapper Chidera Anamege.
"Till I'm Gone" is a song by British rapper Tinie Tempah featuring American rapper Wiz Khalifa. The song was produced by Norwegian production team Stargate. The single became the seventh overall single from Tempah's debut album Disc-Overy, becoming the second single in the United States following Written in the Stars, and the first single from the deluxe edition of the album in the United Kingdom. The single was released in the United States on 17 May 2011, before being released in the United Kingdom on 7 August 2011. The song was later used as the theme for two episodes of AMC's Breaking Bad.
"Mind Your Manners" is a song by American indie hip hop duo Chiddy Bang, featuring Swedish synth-pop duo Icona Pop. It was released in the United States on July 19, 2011 as a digital download as the lead single from their debut studio album Breakfast. The song takes a sample of "Manners" from the Icona Pop's self-titled debut album. The song did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart at number 15, as well as reaching number 19 on the Top Heatseekers. The official remix features Gym Class Heroes frontman and rapper Travie McCoy. The single is featured in the soundtrack for the EA Sports video game Madden NFL 12.
"Ray Charles" is a single released from American rap group Chiddy Bang. It was released in Canada on November 14, 2011 as a digital download as the second single from their debut studio album Breakfast. The song is a homage to the musician of the same name. Outside of the United States, "Ray Charles" was a hit in the British Isles, peaking within the top 20 of the charts in both Ireland and the United Kingdom. In the latter country, the song peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart.
Breakfast is the debut studio album by American rap duo Chiddy Bang, released in the United States through I.R.S. Records and Virgin Records on February 21, 2012 and outside the U.S. through Regal Recordings on March 5, 2012. The album includes the singles "Mind Your Manners" and "Ray Charles".
The discography of American alternative hip hop band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Chiddy Bang consists of one studio album, four singles.
Demonstration is the second studio album by British rapper Tinie Tempah. The album was released on 4 November 2013 as the follow-up to his commercially successful debut album, Disc-Overy (2010). In December 2010, Tempah announced he was writing for his second album, saying there would be a more electronic and live feel to it. The first two singles from the album, "Trampoline" and "Children of the Sun" were released in the run-up to the album and both managed to enter the top ten of the UK Singles Chart. The album features collaborations with producers and guest artists such as Labrinth and Diplo and sees Tempah experimenting with new musical genres.
Krept and Konan is a British hip hop duo from London, consisting of Casyo Valentine "Krept" Johnson BEM and Karl Dominic "Konan" Wilson BEM, the son of Delroy Wilson otherwise known as 'Jamaica's first child star'. Their first major release was the mixtape Young Kingz, released on 2 September 2013. As of 3 May 2013, Krept and Konan signed a record deal with Virgin EMI Records.
Noah Beresin is an American music producer from Philadelphia.
{{cite web}}
: |author=
has generic name (help)