Blackwave.

This article is about the Belgian hip-hop duo. For the Yugoslav film movement, see Yugoslav Black Wave.
blackwave.
Background information
OriginAntwerp, Belgium
Genres
Members
Websitewww.blackwavedot.com

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]

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]

  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 Cite error: The named reference ultratop-discografie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  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.