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We've got our eyes on Tunji Ige
RnB/Hip Hop | Thursday 4th August 2016 | Christina
The 21-year-old rapper from Philadelphia is on the rise.
In the last month alone, Tunji Ige dropped the Prince Of July mixtape to mark his 21st birthday and played a packed out show at Dalston's Birthdays as part of his first ever European tour, and he shows no signs of slowing down, with a US tour alongside gnash coming in October, followed by a US and European tour with Lil Dicky and Dram.
Over the last couple of years, Ige has been making a name for himself by dropping EPs and mixtapes on the Bad Habit Records/Brain Bandits label. His breakthrough release was The Love Project, which was recorded around various locales in Philadelphia—including his parents' house and his West Chester University dorm room. He followed that with Missed Calls, which blends light and dark, gritty tones and brighter melodies, marking it as a step up from The Love Project. The record made it into Complex's Best Albums of 2016 (So Far) list, drawing comparisons to Drake's So Far Gone.
As well as his rapping and singing ability, Ige also produces the bulk of his own material, making him a true triple threat, and definitely one to have on your radar.
Follow Tunji Ige on Twitter and SoundCloud.
