Fly Union

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Fly Union
Also known asFly Dot U
Origin Columbus, Ohio
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producers
  • rapper
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2007–2015
Labels
  • Fly Union Records
  • Hype Music [1] [2]
  • The Greater Than Club
Members
  • Iyeball
  • Jay Swifa
  • Jerreau
Website flydotu.com

Fly Union (sometimes stylized as Fly.Union) were an American hip hop group from Columbus, Ohio. The group consists of production duo MnkeyWrench (Iyeball and Jay Swifa) and rapper Jerreau. [3] [4] [5] Rapper Vada Azeem was also a founder and member of the collective before leaving the group in 2008. [6] They are most notable for their debut studio album, TGTC (The Greater Than Club) , which reached the number one spot on iTunes' New Hip Hop chart in 2011. [7]

Contents

Career

Fly Union has worked with popular artists such as Big Sean, [8] Casey Veggies, [9] Chip Tha Ripper, [10] Curren$y, [11] Dom Kennedy, [12] Kendrick Lamar, [13] Naledge, [14] Pusha T, [15] Schoolboy Q, [16] Talib Kweli, [17] and Willie the Kid. [18]

In 2012, Fly Union was one of the artists featured in BET's Music Matters Tour. [19]

Recognition

On December 11, 2012, Fly Union was featured on XXL's We Got Next. [20]

On July 27, 2013, it was announced that the song "Long Run" would be featured on the soundtrack to NBA 2K14. [21]

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Mixtapes

Compilations

Production discography

2010

Naledge – Twenty Something [22]

2011

Currensy - Jet Files [23]
06. "Stay Up" (featuring Fly Union)

2012

Casey Veggies – Customized Greatly Vol. 3 [24]
Dom Kennedy – Yellow Album [25] [26]
02. "Been Thuggin"
Pusha T –

References

  1. ↑ "Fly Union – The Greater Than Club". iTunes February 14, 2012. February 14, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Fly Union – The Greater Than Club". Amazon February 14, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Fly Union Bio". MTV. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Fly Union Discusses Groups Origin". Vibe. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Fly.Union - TGTC (The Greater Than Club)". Atlanta Got Sole. Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  6. ↑ Meka (September 16, 2008). "Fly Union Closed Doors Open Windows". 2DopeBoyz.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Topic: Fly Union". BET . Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Fly.Union - Poed Up (Feat. Big Sean)". WorldStarHipHop December 25, 2009. December 25, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Casey Veggies - Customized Greatly Vol. 3". 2dopeboyz April 9, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Fly.Union – Value Pack 5". PisForProps July 18, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2013.[ dead link ]
  11. ↑ "Curren$y Feat. Fly Union - Stay Up (Prod. By Fly Union)". hiphopstan. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Dom Kennedy – Yellow Album". 2DopeBoyz June 22, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Fly.Union, Schoolboy Q & Kendrick Lamar". 2dopeboyz June 22, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Naledge Feat. Fly Union - Never Over (Remix)". Indy Live Mixtapes. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Pusha T – Pies (Prod. By Fly Union)". NahRight August 03, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Fly.Union, Schoolboy Q & Kendrick Lamar". 2dopeboyz June 22, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
  17. ↑ "Talib Kweli - The MCEO Mixtape". ILLROOTS 10 March 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Fly.Union – Value Pack 3". 2DopeBoyz September 23, 2009. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  19. ↑ "Fly Union x BET Music Matters Tour '12". Vibe December 18, 2012. December 18, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  20. ↑ "We Got Next: Introducing Fly Union". XXL December 11, 2012. December 11, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  21. ↑ "NBA 2K14 soundtrack revealed". GameSpot July 26, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  22. ↑ "Naledge - Never Over (Remix) (Prod. By Fly Union)". Indy Live Mixtapes September 10, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
  23. ↑ "Curren$y – Jet Files". 2DopeBoyz September 29, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  24. ↑ "Casey Veggies - When You See The Kid (Prod. By Fly Union)". Indy Live Mixtapes April 09, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
  25. ↑ "Dom Kennedy – Yellow Album". 2DopeBoyz June 22, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  26. ↑ "Dom Kennedy Drops New Mixtape, Yellow Album". XXL June 22, 2012. June 22, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  27. ↑ "Pusha T – Pies (Prod. By Fly Union)". NahRight August 03, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
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