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blackwave.

This article is about the Belgian hip-hop duo. For the Yugoslav film movement, see Yugoslav Black Wave.

blackwave. (also known as blackwavedot) is a Belgian hip-hop duo composed of producer Willem Ardui and rapper Jay Walker. 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]

blackwave.
Background information
OriginAntwerp, Belgium
Genres
Members
Websitewww.blackwavedot.com

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 edit

Albums edit

List of albums, with selected chart positions and details
Title Album details Peak chart positions Notes
BEL
(FL)
[5]
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
 4
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
 1

Singles edit

List of singles, showing year released and album
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?

References edit

  1. ^ Leak, Brian. "Blackwave Channel The Best Of Smooth '90s Hip-Hop For 'GoodEnough' Video". Forbes. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  2. ^ Kress, Bryan (25 July 2018). "Blackwave Discovers 'Whasgood' in Latest Video: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Blackwave". Genius. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  4. ^ Schmitt, Tyler. "Blackwave's New Single 'Swangin' Is What Your Weekend Needs". Variance Magazine. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Discografie Blackwave". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  6. ^ "MTV EMA 2019 VOTING". www.mtvema.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  7. ^ "SOUND THE ALARM: The 2019 EMAs Are Set to Serenade Seville! | News | MTV EMA". www.mtvema.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  8. ^ "Mic Check". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  9. ^ "ARE WE STILL DREAMING?". Spotify. Retrieved 2019-11-14.


 

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