Blackwave.

Belgian hip-hop duo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

blackwave. (also known as blackwavedot) is a Belgian hip-hop duo composed of producer Willem Ardui and rapper Jean-Valéry Atohoun. Their influences include The Roots, Prince, Parliament-Funkadelic and Brockhampton.[1] The group, in an interview with Billboard, said "We love incorporating all kinds of different genres in our music and challenging ourselves to always try something different."[2][3]

OriginAntwerp, Belgium
Genres
Members
  • Willem Ardui
  • Jean-Valéry Atohoun
Websitewww.blackwavedot.com
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blackwave.
Background information
OriginAntwerp, Belgium
Genres
Members
  • Willem Ardui
  • Jean-Valéry Atohoun
Websitewww.blackwavedot.com
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The band released their first album, Mic Check, in 2017.[4] Their second album, Are We Still Dreaming?, was released in 2019 and reached 4th place in the Belgium Top 200 Albums.[5] Their third album, No Sleep in LA, was released in 2022 and peaked in first place for one week.[5]

In 2019, blackwave. was nominated for the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards in the 'Best Belgian Act' category, losing out to MATTN.[6][7]

Discography

Albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Notes
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Mic Check 161
No.TitleLength
1."Hands Up!"3:39
2."That's Just Me"3:02
3."BIG Dreams"3:07
4."If I"3:34
5."Add The Lessons"0:43
6."The Juice"2:16
7."Flow" (featuring Caleborate)2:59
8."Caleb's Skit" (featuring Caleborate)0:42
Total length:20:05
Are We Still Dreaming?
  • Released: 8 November 2019[9]
  • Label: Sony Music Entertainment Belgium
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
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No.TitleLength
1."[press start]"0:06
2."Realize Now" (featuring Yellow Straps)3:38
3."GoodEnough" (featuring WesleyFranklin)3:18
4."In the Middle"3:45
5."Smoke Out/True Colors"3:16
6."Elusive" (featuring David Ngyah)3:41
7."Arp299"2:31
8."Lowkey"2:38
9."SWISH"2:56
10."The Antidote" (featuring Winston Surfshirt & Benny Sings)3:16
11."Listen to the Kids"4:00
12."Bittersweet Baby" (featuring Konteks)3:19
13."(whateva)"0:45
14."home" (featuring Caleborate)4:02
15."Up There" (featuring Pell, Caleborate, K1D)4:16
16."Lava"3:20
17."Figure"3:40
Total length:52:27
No Sleep in LA
  • Released: 9 September 2022
  • Label: black.wav, PIAS
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
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Singles

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Title Year Album
"Flow"
(featuring Caleborate)		 2017 Mic Check
"If I"
"BIG Dreams"
"Hands Up!"
"Elusive"
(featuring David Ngyah)		 Are We Still Dreaming?
"Swangin'" 2018 Non-album singles
"Whasgood?!"
"GoodEnough"
(featuring Wesley Franklin)		 Are We Still Dreaming?
"never seen u" 2019 Non-album single
"Home" Are We Still Dreaming?
"Up There"
(featuring Pell, Caleborate, K1D)
"These Days"
(featuring Caleborate)		 Non-album single
"The Antidote"
(Winston Surfshirt featuring Benny Sings)		 Are We Still Dreaming?
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