ARTZ (rapper)

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ARTZ
Born
Raymond Allende

(1990-07-02) July 2, 1990 (age 33)
Other namesAnakin ARTZ
Occupations
  • singer
  • songwriter
Website rejectdreams.com

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.

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Personal life

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]

Career

Music

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]

Discography

Albums
YearNameTracksNotes
2019No Sleep: 25/812
2019No Sleep: The Sex Playlist9 [10]
2020I Love Lucy's7
2020I Love Lucy's Deluxe16 [11]
2022Alone in Metaverse8featuring Styles P and Trinidad James [12]
Singles and EPs
YearNameNotesReference
2022Chanel Pearls
2022The Race Vs The Ride
2022Keeping Receipt$ft. Trinidad James [13] [14]
2021You Ain’t Gang
2021Metta World Peace
2021My Sonft. Brndn & Smoke DZA [15]
2021Fvck The Neighbors
2020Off-White
2020Ice Water
2020The BQE
2020Leo’s Gift
2020Day Of The Dead
2020No Love
2019Automatic [16]
2017The Force [17] [18]
2015Novemberft. Ari Lennox [19]
2015King of the Skyfeat. Rena1ssance & DuckWrth [20]

Mixtapes

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  11. ↑ "Artz Releases New Visual for Tan Seats". Diamond KUT Media. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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  14. ↑ "ARTZ – Keeping Receipts ft. Trinidad James (Official Video) – Reject Dreams" . Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  15. ↑ "My Son (feat. Brndn & Smoke DZA)" . Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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