Tony Shhnow
Tony Shhnow | |
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 Tony Shhnow in August 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Carrington Jaylen Andrew Wilson[1] |
| Born | December 27, 1995 Los Angeles, California |
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia[2] |
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| Occupations |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2016–present |
Carrington Jaylen Andrew Wilson[1] (born December 27, 1995), known professionally as Tony Shhnow, is an American rapper and songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia.[2] He is recognized as a pioneer of the plugg subgenre of trap music[4] and as a veteran of the hip hop underground scene.[5]
Career
[edit]In 2019, Wilson released his debut mixtape Da World Is Ours. In 2020, he began gaining traction in the hip hop scene with the release of his mixtape Kill Streak.[6][7] In January 2022, he released his mixtape Kill Streak 2.[8] Later that month, he released the deluxe version of his mixtape alongside a music video for one of the new tracks titled "Slow Crash".[6] In May 2022, he released a his single "Last Chance" with Detroit rapper ZelooperZ,[5] an artist who he is noted as being stylistically similar to. Again in May 2022, he released the music video for his track "Keep In Touch".[9] In June 2022, he released his single "Bape" with rapper Bear1Boss. During the track he interpolates Soulja Boy's hit track Crank That.[10] Again in June 2022, he appeared on Father's album Young Hot Ebony 2 on the track "Only Built 4 Hermès Linx".[11] In September 2022, he appeared on North Carolina rapper TiaCorine's album I Can't Wait on the track "Boogie".[12] In October 2022, he released his single "Life N Hard Times". Again in October 2022, he released a music video for his single "Can't Say I'm Broke".[3][13][14]
Musical style
[edit]David Aaron Blake writing for HipHopDX describes Wilson's musical style on his mixtape Reflexions in the following manner: "There’s an apathetic confidence behind all of Shhnow’s music, as though he’s frustrated by how easy rapping is for him. A simple song structure bores him. He euro-steps between several different flows on the rage-inspired “Park My Car,” cramming multitudes of ideas into a less than two-minute song. All rappers must balance their raps’ style with its content, but Reflexions highlights Shhnow’s insistence that the sound of his music is as compelling as any lyric."[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Information on Tony Shhnow's songs in ASCAP Database". ASCAP. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ a b "Tony Shhnow – Reflexions". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ a b "Tony Shhnow Delivers "Can't Say I'm Broke" Video Single Ahead Of "Plug Motivation" Project". HotNewHipHop. October 8, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ "Tony Shhnow shares new visual for elegant track "Finessin'"". Earmilk. June 17, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ a b "Let Tony Shhnow and ZelooperZ rock you to sleep". The Fader. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ a b "Tony Shhnow shares Kill Streak 2 (Deluxe)". The Fader. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ "Tony Shhnow – Kill Streak". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ "Tony Shhnow Drops Single "Life N Hard Times"". HotNewHipHop. October 8, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ "Tony Shhnow shares vivid visual for "Keep In Touch"". Earmilk. May 27, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ "Song You Need: Tony Shhnow and Bear1Boss deliver a turn-up anthem with "BAPE ☆"". The Fader. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ "Father Returns With "Young Hot Ebony 2" Featuring Zack Fox, Tony Shhnow & More". HotNewHipHop. June 10, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ "TiaCorine Returns With "I Can't Wait" Album Ft. Kenny Beats, UnoTheActivist, Tony Shhnow". HotNewHipHop. September 9, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ "Tony Shhnow Details Plug Motivation, Shares Video for New Song "Can't Say I'm Broke": Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ "29 New Songs Out Today". BrooklynVegan. October 21, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ "TONY SHHNOW 'REFLEXIONS' PROVES HE CAN'T BE CATEGORIZED". HipHopDx. June 15, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Tony Shhnow discography at Discogs
- Tony Shhnow at AllMusic
