Siril Pettus, known professionally as Bandmanrill, is an American rapper and songwriter from Newark, New Jersey. He is currently signed to 100%Pure and Warner Music Group[2] and is noted as a pioneer of the hip-hop scene with his fusing of elements of Jersey club and drill.[3]
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 Bandmanrill in June 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 2001 or 2002 (age 22–23)[1] Newark, New Jersey U.S.[2] |
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| Years active | 2020–present[2] |
| Labels | 100%Pure |
Career
editBandmanrill began rapping in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. In April 2021, he released his track "Heartbroken" which was selected by Pitchfork as the "must-hear rap song of the day".[4] In November 2021, he released a freestyle titled "Tonight’s Da Night Freestyle".[5] In August 2022, he released his single titled "Real Hips",[6] which is described by Jon Caramanica of The New York Times as "a surprisingly luscious and nimble offering from the Newark rapper Bandmanrill that makes plain the through lines that connect drill music, Jersey club and bass music".[7] In October 2022, he released his debut project Club Godfather.,[8] which contains collaborations with NLE Choppa, Lay Bankz, Skaiwater, Sha EK, and DJ Swill B.
References
edit- ^ "Artist To Watch: Bandmanrill". Stereogum. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ a b c "The Break Presents: Bandmanrill". XXL. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
- ^ "BANDMANRILL BROUGHT NEW JERSEY DRILL TO ELSEWHERE FOR HIS FIRST NYC HEADLINER GIG". Brooklyn Magazine. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
- ^ "The Ones: Bandmanrill's "Heartbroken"". Pitchfork. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
- ^ "Listen to Bandmanrill's "Tonight's Da Night Freestyle": The Ones". Pitchfork. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
- ^ "The Rap Report: Bandmanrill debuts a new energy, WB Nutty channels classic Atlanta, and more". The Fader. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
- ^ Caramanica, Jon; Zoladz, Lindsay (5 August 2022). "Carly Rae Jepsen's Brand-New Boy Problems, and 7 More New Songs". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
- ^ "Jersey club rapper Bandmanrill releases debut mixtape 'Club Godfather' (listen)". BrooklynVegan. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
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