Air Credits
Background information
OriginChicago, Illinois
GenresHip hop
Years active2016–present
LabelsDoomtree Records
MembersShowyousuck
Steve Reidell
Past membersAaron Brink
Websiteaircredits.org

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]

Career

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

Albums

EPs

Singles

References

  1. ^ Galil, Leor (December 22, 2016). "The year Chicago hip-hop beat the haters". Chicago Reader. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  2. ^ Menendez, Jesse (May 9, 2018). "Chicago's Air Credits Makes Dystopian Music From A Not-So-Distant Future". NPR. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "Eight New Artists To Watch In 2018, From 'Slingshot'". NPR. January 9, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  4. ^ Kaye, Ben (June 16, 2016). "The Hood Internet and ShowYouSuck form Air Credits". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Madden, Michael (November 1, 2016). "Air Credits – Broadcasted". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  7. ^ Terry, Josh (December 20, 2016). "15 amazing Chicago albums you may have missed in 2016". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  8. ^ Lazerbeak (September 13, 2016). "Tuesdays With Lazerbeak". Doomtree. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  9. ^ Galil, Leor (February 1, 2017). "ShowYouSuck builds on his omnivorous hip-hop with a free-form TV show". Chicago Reader. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  10. ^ Gase, Zach (October 24, 2017). "ShowYouSuck Reinvents Himself As Chicago's Most Eclectic Rapper". Alarm. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Lazerbeak (November 21, 2017). "Tuesdays With Lazerbeak". Doomtree. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  13. ^ Galil, Leor (October 4, 2018). "Chicago rap futurists Air Credits find joy amid dystopian ruin". Chicago Reader. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "Broadcasted". Bandcamp. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  16. ^ "Arteria Verite". Bandcamp. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  17. ^ "Omega Virus". Bandcamp. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  18. ^ "Wasteland Radio New Archives [Green/376]". Bandcamp. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  19. ^ "Wasteland Radio New Archives [Blue/659]". Bandcamp. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  20. ^ "Hack the Planet". Bandcamp. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  21. ^ "Safe Room". Bandcamp. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  22. ^ "A.C.R.E.A.M." Bandcamp. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  23. ^ "Cannon". Bandcamp. Retrieved December 27, 2018.

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