Huskii

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Huskii
Birth nameBen Hayden
Born1992 (age 3132)
Origin Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Genres Australian hip hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Years active2016–present
Labels

Ben Hayden (born 1992), known professionally as Huskii, is an Australian rapper and musician from Wollongong, New South Wales. He released his debut studio album Antihero in February 2022. [1] [2]

Contents

Early life

Hayden grew up in various homes around New South Wales and was exposed to violence, drug addiction and prostitution during his turbulent childhood, later falling victim to addiction, depression and incarceration in his teenage years. [3]

Career

2016–2020

In October 2016, Huskii released Barely Awake and Paranoid with songs appearing on YouTube channel HustleHard Television. [3] This was followed in 2017 with Brainumb. In 2019, Huskii released 4 Days, a collaborative EP with longtime friend.Chillinit. [3] In 2020 he released his ep titled “Recalled”.

2021–present: Antihero

On 12 November 2021, Huskii released the single "Ruin My Life". [4] His debut studio album Antihero was released on 11 February 2022. [2] "Toxic" was released as the album's second single on 16 February 2022. [5]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with release date, label, and selected chart positions shown
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[6]
Antihero 1

Extended plays

List of EPs, with release date and label shown
TitleDetails
Barely Awake and Paranoid
  • Released: 8 October 2016 [7]
  • Label: Brainumb
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Brainumb
  • Released: May 2017 [8]
  • Label: 201
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
4 Days
(with Chillinit)
  • Released: 20 December 2019 [9]
  • Label: 420 Family
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Recalled
  • Released: 9 November 2020 [10]
  • Label: Brainumb
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions and album name shown
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
AUS
"Ruin My Life" [4] 2021Antihero
"Toxic" [5] 2022 [A]

Notes

  1. "Toxic" did not enter the ARIA Singles Chart, but did peak at number 20 on the ARIA Top 20 Australian Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart. [11]

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