Illy (rapper)

Illy is an Australian hip hop artist from Melbourne, Victoria. He was a member of Crooked Eye and has since gone solo, releasing his first album, Long Story Short in 2009.^[1][2][3] Long Story Short reached #24 on the ARIA Top 40 Urban Albums chart^[4] and the lead single, "Pictures", was placed on national rotation on Triple J.^[5] In 2010, Illy released his second album The Chase, and its lead single "It Can Wait" debuted on the Australian Singles Chart at number fifty-eight. In 2011, Illy was nominated for an Aria for Best Urban Album for The Chase, which was won by Aussie Hip Hop Artist, Drapht. ^[6]

Discography

• The Illy Mixtape - Vol. 2 Presented by the Crooked Eye Fam (2008)
• Long Story Short (2009; Obese^{[7][8][9][10]})
• The Chase (2010; Obese) #25 AUS

Singles

• "Pictures" (2009) (#66 in Triple J's Hottest 100, 2009)^[11]
• "The Chase" (2011)
• "Cigarettes" (2011)

• "It Can Wait" (2011) (#29 in Triple J's Hottest 100, 2010)

References