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]
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 |
Career
editIn 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
editDavid 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
