Chillinit
{{Short description|Australian rapper and musician (born 1993)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Chillinit
| birth_name = Blake Cab Marto Turnell
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|2|1|df=yes}}
| origin = Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia
| genre = {{hlist|Australian hip hop|grime}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|singer|songwriter|musician}}
| years_active = 2012–presentHUSTLEHARDTELEVISION (2012, October 28). ChillinIT - Running Bars. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apWqkdPYoW4 Retrieved August 4, 2020
| label = {{hlist|420 Family|Universal Australia}}
| website = {{URL|www.chillinit.net}}
}}
Blake Cab Marto Turnell (born 1 February 1993),{{cite web |url=https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2019/08/11/young-australian-rapper-star-chillinit420-hotel-thai-police-marijuana-use-thailand/ |title=Aussie rap star taken in by Thai police after raid on his hotel following online posts of party drug use |work=Thai Examiner |date=11 August 2019 |access-date=4 September 2019 |author1=Boonkong, Carla |author2=Nguyen, Son |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904085738/https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2019/08/11/young-australian-rapper-star-chillinit420-hotel-thai-police-marijuana-use-thailand/ |archive-date=4 September 2019 |url-status=live}} known professionally as Chillinit ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|tʃ|ɪ|l|ɪ|n|ɪ|t}} {{Respell|CHIL|lin|it}};{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVA7l_f9vrc|title=ChillinIT Interview: Wordplay to Wombat|work=YouTube|date=October 11, 2019|accessdate=19 June 2022}} stylised as ChillinIT), is an Australian rapper and musician. He is from Sydney, New South Wales and released his debut studio album Women Weed & Wordplay in October 2018.{{cite web |url=http://thesource.com/2018/11/08/australia-artist-chillinits-independent-debut-album-goes-1/ |title=Australia artist Chillinit's independent debut album goes #1 |work=The Source |date=8 November 2018 |access-date=20 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819234227/http://thesource.com/2018/11/08/australia-artist-chillinits-independent-debut-album-goes-1/ |archive-date=19 August 2019 |url-status=live}}
Career
In August 2019, Turnell released the standalone single "Freedom", which became his first charting single in Australia, which peaked at number 87 on the ARIA Singles Chart.
His second studio album The Octagon was released on 31 January 2020, and peaked at number 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart the week following its release. The album's lead single, "Laying Low", peaked at number 72 on the ARIA Singles Chart in February 2020.
In October 2021, Chillinit released "Susan’s Son", the lead single from his fourth album Family Ties, released in November 2021.
Personal life
Blake is of Lebanese and Australian descent.{{Cite web|date=2019-06-14|title=ChillinIt: The First Interview|url=https://acclaimmag.com/music/chillinit-the-first-interview/|access-date=2022-01-04|website=Acclaim Magazine|language=en-us}} Turnell's uncle, Sean Turnell, is an Australian economist.{{Cite news|date=2021-02-10|title=Sydney rapper ChillinIT asks fans to help free uncle Sean Turnell|work=Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/rapper-chillinit-asks-fans-help-free-my-uncle-in-myanmar/news-story/f12ca4178aa242dd2b6d2a99eb103b24}}
Turnell was arrested by New South Wales Police in December 2021 for not wearing a mandatory face mask and giving a fake ID.{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/popular-rapper-arrested-at-sydney-shopping-centre-after-not-wearing-mask-20211201-p59dp1.html|title=Popular rapper arrested at Sydney shopping centre after not wearing mask|date=December 2021}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
=Mixtapes=
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scope="row"| 420DNA
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=Extended plays=
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|+List of EPs, with release date and label shown ! Title ! Details |
scope="row"| 4 Days {{small|(with Huskii)}} |
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=Singles=
==As lead artist==
==As featured artist==
Awards and nominations
=AIR Awards=
The Australian Independent Record Awards (known colloquially as the AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
{{Awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2021
| The Octagon
| Best Independent Hip Hop Album or EP
| {{won}}
| {{cite web |url=https://themusic.com.au/news/2021-air-awards-nominees-and-indie-con-australia-conference-announced/ivyWnJ-egYA/02-06-21/ |title=Details confirmed for 2021 AIR Awards as nominees announced |work=The Music |date=2 June 2021 |access-date=5 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602000704/https://themusic.com.au/news/2021-air-awards-nominees-and-indie-con-australia-conference-announced/ivyWnJ-egYA/02-06-21/ |archive-date=2 June 2021 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=2021 AIR Awards Winners |url=https://scenestr.com.au/music/2021-air-awards-winners-20210805 |website=Scenstr.com.au |access-date=6 August 2021}}
|-
| 2022
| Family Ties
| Best Independent Hip Hop Album or EP
| {{nom}}
| {{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/nominees-announced-for-air-independent-music-awards-2022/|title=Nominees Announced For AIR Independent Music Awards 2022|website=musicfeeds|date=1 June 2022|access-date=1 June 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/genesis-owusu-wins-big-at-the-2022-air-awards/|title=Genesis Owusu Wins Big At The 2022 AIR Awards|website=MusicFeeds|date=5 August 2022|access-date=6 August 2022|author=Tyler Jenke}}
|}
=APRA Awards=
The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2022
| "Stand for" (feat Lisi) (Benjamin Sutton/Blake Turnell/Rilind Kocinaj/Tahlis Poasa)
| Most Performed Hip Hop/Rap Work
| {{nominated}}
|-
| 2025
| "Boys Light Up" by ChillinIT (Blake Turnell, James Reyne, Malik Sanders)
| Most Performed Hip Hop / Rap Work
| {{nominated}}
|-
{{end}}
=ARIA Music Awards=
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2022
| Family Ties
| {{nominated}}
|-
{{end}}
Concert tours
=Headlining=
- The Ashes: Women, Weed & Wordplay Tour
{{small|(with Wombat)}} (2019){{cite web |url=https://www.aussiehiphop.com/chillinit-announces-the-ashes-women-weed-wordplay-tour/ |title=ChillinIt announces The Ashes: Women, Weed & Wordplay Tour |website=AussieHipHop |date=17 December 2018 |accessdate=31 May 2020}} - The Octagon Tour
{{small|(originally scheduled to begin in April 2020; delayed to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic)}} (2020){{cite web |url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/chillinit-announces-the-octagon-australian-tour/ |title=Chillinit announces 'The Octagon' Australian tour |work=Tone Deaf |date=19 February 2020 |access-date=31 May 2020 |author=Welby, Augustus}}{{cite web |url=https://www.purplesneakers.com.au/2020/04/news-chillinit-octagon-deluxe-edition/ |title=Chillinit releases deluxe edition of 'The Octagon', reschedules album tour |work=Purple Sneakers |date=20 April 2020 |access-date=31 May 2020}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{notelist-ua}}
External links
- {{Official|chillinit.net}}
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Category:Australian male rappers