Joe Flizzow

Joe Flizzow
Birth name Johan bin Ishak
Born October 16, 1979 (1979-10-16) (age 32)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Origin Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Genres Hip-hop
Occupations Rapper, songwriter, MC, record executive, record producer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, businessman, fashion designer, media mogul
Years active 1998–present
Labels Kartel Records
Associated acts Too Phat, Altimet, Micbandits, Richard J, SonaOne, DJ Iman
Website http://www.kartellohello.com

Johan bin Ishak (born October 16, 1979),[1] better known by his stage name Joe Flizzow, is an award-winning Malaysian hip hop artist and businessman.[2] He is one half of the internationally renowned Malaysian hip hop duo, Too Phat - the most successful hip hop act to ever emerge from Malaysia. He is also founder and CEO of Kartel Records.

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Musical career

Joe Flizzow started his career as one half of the groundbreaking duo Too Phat. With sales of over half a million records sold to date, the group's multi-platinum albums have won numerous awards locally as well as achieving recognition from MTV Asia and Channel V. International collaborations with artists from Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Australia, Sweden, Canada and United States have allowed for an all access pass on the global stage.

As an individual Joe Flizzow arguably the nicest Malaysian MC to ever grip a mic, is a talented writer, lyricist and producer. Forever pushing his boundaries and artistry into new areas of development; a pattern familiar since the late 90's, where he revolutionized the Malaysian underground Hip-Hip scene and forced the music industry to recognize it as a serious music genre.

After 10 years as a member of Too Phat, Joe Flizzow set out to begin carving a career as a solo artist in 2008 with the release of his debut solo album called President.

Business ventures

In 2008, Joe Flizzow was featured in Prestige magazine's "Top 40 under 40" list",[3] and was voted Top 5 in the list for the year 2008. His entrepreneurial spirit has also been well documented in various national publications like Clove The Star (Malaysia),[4] Juice Magazine,[5] KLue magazine[6] and Junk Magazine[7] among others.

Kartel Records

Joe Flizzow is the founder and co-owner of Kartel Records.

Kartel Clothing and State of Mine Caps

When Joe Flizzow launched the hugely popular KL cap as a Too Phat merchandise in 2005, Malaysians finally had a fitted-cap to truly represent themselves. The KL cap has since been rebranded as the State Of Mine Caps, a trademarked product wholly owned and distributed exclusively by the fashion and lifestyle arm of Kartel Records, Kartel Clothing.

Discography

Studio albums

Features, Collaborations & Singles

Recent Events, Performances & Appearances

Local and International

Awards and nominations

August Man

Prestige Magazine Malaysia

Shout! Awards

Anugerah Industri Muzik (AIM)

Anugerah Era (ERA Radio Awards)

MTV Asia Awards

References

  1. ^ Tee, David. http://www.kartellohello.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=96 Kartellohello.Com article, October 16, 2009, retrieved November 18, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Voize. http://voize.my/music/list-of-aim-16-winners Voize article, May 3, 2009, retrieved November 18, 2009.
  3. ^ "Presitge Malaysia Top 40 Under 40". Prestige Malaysia. 2008-08-21. http://www.myjmm.com/html/Prestige.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-19. 
  4. ^ Khoo, Rubin. http://clovetwo.com/articles/story.asp?file=/2009/8/3/celebstop/20090803123546&sec=celebstop Clove article, August 3, 2009, retrieved November 19, 2009.
  5. ^ Yeoh, Kevin. http://juiceonline.com/music/joe-flizzow-president-kartel-records/ Juice Magazine article, May 31, 2009, retrieved November 19, 2009.
  6. ^ Maybritt. http://www.klue.com.my/articles/1312-Time-Magazine-and-One-Night-in-Kuala-Lumpur KLue Magazine article, February 16, 2009, retrieved November 19, 2009.
  7. ^ Rachel. http://www.junkonline.net/articles/1196-Joe-Flizzow-launches-his-first-solo-album-President Junk Magazine article, February 19, 2009, retrieved November 19, 2009.
  8. ^ Rachel. http://www.junkonline.net/articles/1222-Joe-Flizzow--President JunkOnline.Net article, February 24, 2009, retrieved November 19, 2009.
  9. ^ Yaniz Blog. http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=3281594&blogId=520381641 Myspace.Com article, Nov 29, 2009, retrieved December 16, 2009.
  10. ^ Junk Online. http://www.junkonline.net/articles/2006-The-Shout-Awards-2009-winners JunkOnline.Net article, July 20, 2009, retrieved November 18, 2009.
  11. ^ a b c d Press Release. http://kartellohello.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73:kartel-records-press-release-27-march-2009&catid=37:pressroom&Itemid=67 Kartellohello.Com article, March 27, 2009, retrieved November 19, 2009.

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