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Air Credits is an American hip hop group from Chicago, Illinois.[1] It consists of rapper Showyousuck and producer Steve Reidell.[2] NPR included the group in the "Eight New Artists to Watch in 2018" list.[3]
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Career
[edit]Air Credits was originally formed by Showyousuck and the Hood Internet members Steve Reidell and Aaron Brink.[4][5] The group released the debut album, Broadcasted, in 2016.[6] Chicago Tribune included it on the "15 Amazing Chicago Albums You May Have Missed in 2016" list.[7] They toured with Doomtree rapper Sims in November and December 2016.[8][9]
In 2017, Air Credits released Omega Virus.[10] It included "Safe Room", the music video for which was premiered by Fake Shore Drive.[11] In that year, the group released a remix of Sims' "OneHundred" in honor of the first anniversary of his album More Than Ever.[12]
2018 brought the release of Artería Verité, a collaborative album with Sims and Icetep.[13][14]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Broadcasted (2016)[15]
- Artería Verité (2018) (with Sims and Icetep)[16]
- Believe That You're Here (2021)
EPs
[edit]- Omega Virus (2017)[17]
- Wasteland Radio New Archives [Green/376] (2018)[18]
- Wasteland Radio New Archives [Blue/659] (2019)[19]
Singles
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Galil, Leor (December 22, 2016). "The year Chicago hip-hop beat the haters". Chicago Reader. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Menendez, Jesse (May 9, 2018). "Chicago's Air Credits Makes Dystopian Music From A Not-So-Distant Future". NPR. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ "Eight New Artists To Watch In 2018, From 'Slingshot'". NPR. January 9, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Kaye, Ben (June 16, 2016). "The Hood Internet and ShowYouSuck form Air Credits". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Galil, Leor (November 16, 2016). "Genre-Hopping Rapper ShowYouSuck on Connecting the Dots Across Chicago's Scenes". Red Bull Music Academy. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Madden, Michael (November 1, 2016). "Air Credits – Broadcasted". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Terry, Josh (December 20, 2016). "15 amazing Chicago albums you may have missed in 2016". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Lazerbeak (September 13, 2016). "Tuesdays With Lazerbeak". Doomtree. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Galil, Leor (February 1, 2017). "ShowYouSuck builds on his omnivorous hip-hop with a free-form TV show". Chicago Reader. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Gase, Zach (October 24, 2017). "ShowYouSuck Reinvents Himself As Chicago's Most Eclectic Rapper". Alarm. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Barber, Andrew (July 25, 2017). "PREMIERE: Air Credits drops new video for "Safe Room" from their recently released 'OMEGA VIRUS' project". Fake Shore Drive. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Lazerbeak (November 21, 2017). "Tuesdays With Lazerbeak". Doomtree. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Galil, Leor (October 4, 2018). "Chicago rap futurists Air Credits find joy amid dystopian ruin". Chicago Reader. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Johnson, Cecilia (July 20, 2018). "Friday Five: TU Dance & Bon Iver, Sims x Air Credits x Icetep, and more new Minnesota music videos". The Current. Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ "Broadcasted". Bandcamp. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ "Arteria Verite". Bandcamp. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ "Omega Virus". Bandcamp. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ "Wasteland Radio New Archives [Green/376]". Bandcamp. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ "Wasteland Radio New Archives [Blue/659]". Bandcamp. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- ^ "Hack the Planet". Bandcamp. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ "Safe Room". Bandcamp. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ "A.C.R.E.A.M." Bandcamp. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ "Cannon". Bandcamp. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Air Credits on SoundCloud
- Air Credits discography at Discogs
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