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Origin | Antwerp, Belgium |
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Website | www |
blackwave. (also known as blackwavedot) is a Belgian hip-hop duo composed of producer Willem Ardui and rapper Jay Walker. Their influences include The Roots, Prince, Parliament-Funkadelic and Brockhampton.[1] The group, in an interview with Billboard, said "We love incorporating all kinds of different genres in our music and challenging ourselves to always try something different."[2][3]
The band released their first album, Mic Check, in 2017.[4] Their second album, Are We Still Dreaming?, was released in 2019 and reached 4th place in the Belgium Top 200 Albums.[5] Their third album, No Sleep in LA, was released in 2022 and peaked in first place for one week.[5]
In 2019, blackwave. was nominated for the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards in the 'Best Belgian Act' category, losing out to MATTN.[6][7]
Discography
[edit]Albums
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Mic Check |
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Are We Still Dreaming? |
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No Sleep in LA |
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Singles
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"Flow" (featuring Caleborate) |
2017 | Mic Check |
"If I" | ||
"BIG Dreams" | ||
"Hands Up!" | ||
"Elusive" (featuring David Ngyah) |
Are We Still Dreaming? | |
"Swangin'" | 2018 | Non-album singles |
"Whasgood?!" | ||
"GoodEnough" (featuring Wesley Franklin) |
Are We Still Dreaming? | |
"never seen u" | 2019 | Non-album single |
"Home" | Are We Still Dreaming? | |
"Up There" (featuring Pell, Caleborate, K1D) | ||
"These Days" (featuring Caleborate) |
Non-album single | |
"The Antidote" (Winston Surfshirt featuring Benny Sings) |
Are We Still Dreaming? |
References
[edit]- ^ Leak, Brian. "Blackwave Channel The Best Of Smooth '90s Hip-Hop For 'GoodEnough' Video". Forbes. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ Kress, Bryan (25 July 2018). "Blackwave Discovers 'Whasgood' in Latest Video: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ "Blackwave". Genius. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ Schmitt, Tyler. "Blackwave's New Single 'Swangin' Is What Your Weekend Needs". Variance Magazine. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "Discografie Blackwave". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "MTV EMA 2019 VOTING". www.mtvema.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ "SOUND THE ALARM: The 2019 EMAs Are Set to Serenade Seville! | News | MTV EMA". www.mtvema.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ "Mic Check". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ "ARE WE STILL DREAMING?". Spotify. Retrieved 2019-11-14.