Pill (rapper)
| Pill | |
|---|---|
_SXSW_2010.jpg) Pill at SXSW in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tyrone Rivers[1] |
| Born |
November 27, 1986 Atlanta, Georgia |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Associated acts | Freddie Gibbs, Killer Mike, Tech N9ne, Gunplay, Wale, Yelawolf, Billy TooSlick, Cyhi the Prynce, SL Jones |
| Website |
pill4180 |
Tyrone Rivers, better known by his stage name Pill, is an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia.[2]
Musical career
In early 2009, Pill's first mixtape 4180: The Prescription, and his first single "Trap Goin' Ham" was released.[1] In September 2009, Pill was featured in The Source's Unsigned Hype section.[3] The mixtape received praise from fellow Atlanta rapper André 3000.[4] Later that year he was featured in XXL's Show & Prove section.[1] He also appeared on Killer Mike's Underground Atlanta compilation, on the tracks "Bunkin'" and "Grind Time."[1][5] Pill's second mixtape 4075: The Refill and his second single off the mixtape "Glass" was released.
In 2010, he was featured on the cover of XXL as part of the XXL Freshman 10 line-up, with Donnis, Nipsey Hussle, Jay Rock, J. Cole, OJ da Juiceman and more.[6] In June 2010, he released his third mixtape and first Gangsta Grillz mixtape 1140: The Overdose which was hosted by DJ Drama.[7] He later appeared on fellow XXL Freshman Freddie Gibbs's EP Str8 Killa No Filla on the track "Do Wrong." [8] He was also featured on "Introducing the Business" by Mark Ronson, which featured on Ronson's album Record Collection (album).
Maybach Music Group, the hip-hop imprint founded by Rick Ross, has announced a partnership with Warner Bros. Records. Maybach also announced its latest signee, Atlanta rapper Pill, on February 22, 2011.[9]
Recently Pill was featured on "Ya Killin Me", a song off of Tech N9ne's new All 6's and 7's album, which appeared as a bonus track.[10]
On January 3, 2012, Pill announced that he was leaving Maybach Music Group Imprint and Warner Bros. Records via his Twitter account.[11]
He has not released any new music since the release of his 2012 mixtape The Epidemic.
Discography
Mixtapes
- 4180: The Prescription (2009)
- 4075: The Refill (2009)
- 1140: The Overdose (2010)
- The Diagnosis (2011)
- The Epidemic (2012)
References
- 1 2 3 4 XXL Magazine November 2009 Issue
- ↑ Lipshutz, Jason (February 22, 2011). "Rick Ross' Maybach Music Partners with Warners Bros., Signs Pill". Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ↑ The Source Issue #234 September/October 2009 Issue
- ↑ Andre 3000 Gives Atlanta MC Pill His 'Stamp Of Approval' MTV News
- ↑ Amazon.com: Underground Atlanta: Killer Mike: Music
- ↑ XXLmag.com - >> XXcLusive: XXL's 10 Freshmen for '10 Cover Revealed
- ↑ XXL & LiveMixtapes Present Pill's "1140: The Overdose"
- ↑ XXLmag.com ->> Download Freddie Gibbs's 'Str8 Killa No Filla' Mixtape Now
- ↑
- ↑ "Tech N9ne f. Pill 'Ya Killin' Me'". June 8, 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ↑ https://www.twitter.com/Pill4180/status/154343107662589952