Air Credits

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

  • Broadcasted (2016)[15]
  • Artería Verité (2018) (with Sims and Icetep)[16]
  • Believe That You're Here (2021)

EPs

  • Omega Virus (2017)[17]
  • Wasteland Radio New Archives [Green/376] (2018)[18]
  • Wasteland Radio New Archives [Blue/659] (2019)[19]

Singles

  • "Hack the Planet" (2017)[20]
  • "Safe Room" (2017)[21]
  • "A.C.R.E.A.M." (2017)[22]
  • "Cannon" (2018) (with Sims and Icetep)[23]

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.