Summrs
{{Short description|American rapper (born 1999)}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Summrs
| image = Summrs in 2024.png
| caption = Summrs in 2024
| alias = {{hlist|Lil Summrs|DJ|Rino|Lil Rino|Louieveedee|Summrbangz|Summrsxo|Summrino}}
| birth_name = Deante Adam Johnson{{Cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/performer/summrs/title/BFO2?at=false&searchFilter=SVW&page=1|title=Information on Summrs' songs in ASCAP ACE database|website=ASCAP|access-date=2022-10-13}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1999|11|18}}{{Cite web|url=https://ourgenerationmusic.com/exclusive/summrs-interview-louisiana-rapper-has-the-underground-in-the-palm-of-his-hand/|title=Summrs Interview: Underground phenom looks to 'Evolve' on next project|website=Our Generation Music|date=December 2021 |access-date=2022-10-13}}
| birth_place = Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.{{Cite web|title=Bird Business – [Lamont Galore][Summrs]|url=https://lyricallemonade.com/p/bird-business-lamont-galore-summrs|access-date=2022-10-13|website=Lyrical Lemonade|date=July 2022|language=en}}
| instrument = Vocals
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Hip hop
- pluggnB{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/summrs-dont-mean-shit-new-song-listen/|title=Listen to Summrs' "Don't Mean Shit": The Ones|website=Pitchfork|date=July 7, 2022 |access-date=2022-10-13}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.insider.com/dotcomnirvan-interview-youtube-yeat-trippie-redd-plugg-soundcloud-rap-2022-5|website=Insider|title=DotComNirvan Interview: Rising YouTuber makes videos for rappers|access-date=2022-10-13}}
}}
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Rapper
- singer
- songwriter
}}
| years_active = 2016–present
| label = {{flatlist|
- Victor Victor{{Cite web|url=https://dailychiefers.com/undiscovered-gems-back-with-5-more-amazing-artists/|title=Undiscovered Gems: Peep These 5 Amazing Artists|date=February 13, 2020|website=Daily Chiefers}}
- Capitol
- 10K{{Cite web|url=https://www.10kprojects.com/artists/summrs|title=Summrs – 10K Projects|access-date=2022-10-17|website=10K Projects}}
}}
| website =
| past_member_of = {{hlist|Hellworld|Slayworld{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/teezo-touchdown-is-the-insufferable-fashion-rapper-of-the-moment/|title=Teezo Touchdown Is the Insufferable Fashion Rapper of the Moment|website=Pitchfork|date=October 8, 2021 |access-date=2022-10-13}}}}
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Deante Adam Johnson (born November 18, 1999), known professionally as Summrs, is an American rapper and singer. He signed with Victor Victor Worldwide and Capitol Records in 2021, but left the following year and later signed with 10K Projects. He is best known for his releases on SoundCloud.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/music/2022/09/17/pulaski-skaters-dc-freedom-plaza/|title=Looking for D.C.'s most sacred skate spot? Follow your ears.|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2022-10-13}}{{Cite web|url= https://www.10kprojects.com/artists/summrs|title=Summrs — 10KProjects}}
Career
In April 2018, Summrs appeared on Florida rapper Weiland's single "Who's Better".{{Cite web |title=The SoundCloud Rulebook: Breaking Down The Streaming Site's Newest Stars|url=https://www.passionweiss.com/2018/04/19/soundcloud-rules/|access-date=2022-10-13 |website=Passion of the Weiss |date=April 19, 2018 |language=en}}
He rose to prominence as a pioneering figure in the PluggnB subgenre in 2018, releasing a series of projects, most notably ##Endeavor777 and Devotion, as well as ##Bellworld, followed by ##Bellworld 2, No Regrets and Revived. Summrs received praise for the single "Shouldve Known" featuring Cash Bently, released through SoundCloud in February 2019. Pitchfork Media declared it "the must-hear rap song of the day." Summrs released Isolation, a 15-track album on October 15, 2019.
In January 2021, Summrs appeared on the single "Mother of My Kids" by TyFontaine.{{Cite web |title=Mother of My Kids – [TyFontaine] ft. "[Summrs]|url=https://lyricallemonade.com/p/mother-of-my-kids-tyfontaine-ft-summrs|access-date=2022-10-13|website=Lyrical Lemonade|date=January 7, 2021 |language=en}} He again collaborated with TyFontaine on the deluxe version of his album Ascension.{{Cite web |title=TyFontaine Delivers 12 New Songs For "Ascension (Deluxe)"
|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/358511-tyfontaine-delivers-12-new-songs-for-ascension-deluxe-new-mixtape|access-date=2022-10-13 |website=HotNewHipHop |date=October 20, 2021 |language=en}} In December 2021, he released a SoundCloud exclusive track with Yeat titled "Countup".{{Cite web |title=Summrs, YEAT link up for SoundCloud exclusive track 'Countup'
|url=https://ourgenerationmusic.com/new-music-spotlight/summrs-yeat-link-up-for-soundcloud-exclusive-track-countup/|access-date=2022-10-13|website=Our Generation Music|date=December 2021 |language=en}} He appeared on Thai rapper 1Mill's album Only1 in March 2022.{{Cite web |title=T1MILL announces new album 'ONLY1', shares tracklist|url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/1mill-announces-new-album-only1-shares-tracklist-3179675|access-date=2022-10-13|website=NME|date=March 10, 2022 |language=en}} June 2022 marked the release of his debut full-length album Fallen Raven,{{Cite web |title=Summrs surprises with highly-anticipated double album 'FALLEN RAVEN' |url=https://ourgenerationmusic.com/new-music-spotlight/summrs-fallen-raven/ |access-date=2022-10-13 |website=Our Generation Music |date=June 27, 2022 |language=en}} featuring the tracks "Swing Ya Pole" and "So Much Cheese", both of which garnered mainstream attention. In late 2024 he gained more recognition with his single "Marble Floors" on his NIGHTFALL EP, his "GO2WORK" feature on Yeat's album Lyfestyle, and his song "Rino Hercules" engineered by streamer PlaqueBoyMax.
Musical style
Chris Richards of The Washington Post describes Summrs' musical style as "sticky, Auto-Tuned rhymes sounding as if they were melting the midday sun." Summrs is known for being one of the main pioneers of the pluggnb subgenre of plugg music. Pitchfork writer Alphonse Pierre compares Summrs' vocal style to Lil Tracy, with more influences from R&B.{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/summrs-shouldve-known-cash-bently-new-song-listen/|title=The Ones: Summrs' "Shouldve Known" [ft. Cash Bently]|website=Pitchfork|date=March 7, 2019 |access-date=2022-10-13}}
Personal life
Summrs frequently references his late grandmother Brenda Randle in his song lyrics, who died on December 25, 2020.{{Cite web |title=Brenda Randle Obituary 2020 |url=https://www.ardoinfuneralhomeseunice.com/obituaries/brenda-randle |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=Ardoin's Funeral Home - Eunice, Basile & Iota |language=en}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
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|+ List of albums, with selected details and chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;"| Album details ! scope="col"| Peak chart positions |
| style="width:3em; font-size:90%"| US Heat {{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-albums/2023-02-11/ | title=Billboard Heatseekers Albums | magazine=Billboard }} |
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| scope="row"| All Summr
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| scope="row"| All Summr 2
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| scope="row"| Summrs & Friends
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| scope="row"| All Summr 3
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| scope="row"| ##Bellworld2
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| scope="row"| Devotion
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| scope="row"| World Against Me
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| scope="row"| Isolation
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| scope="row"| Intoxicated
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| scope="row"| Nothing More Nothing LESS
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| scope="row"| Fallen Raven
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| 6 |
| scope="row"| Stuck in My Ways
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| 13 |
| scope="row"| Ghost
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| scope="row"| What We Didn't Have
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| scope="row"| B4DARAVEN
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| colspan="15" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
= Mixtapes =
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|+ List of mixtapes, with selected details |+ ! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:19em;"| Album details |
| scope="row"| ##ENDEAVOR777
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| scope="row"| DEPARTURE666 (Living to die..)
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| scope="row"| ##NoRegrets
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= Extended plays =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of extended plays, with selected details |+ ! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:19em;"| Album details |
| scope="row"| Backwoods
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| scope="row"| I Believe in Myself
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| scope="row"| Hot Like Summer, The EP
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| scope="row"| IDFW Niggas
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| scope="row"| 2 Seasons (with Autumn)
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| scope="row"| XoolSummr (with StoopidXool)
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| scope="row"| 2 Seasons II (with Autumn)
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| scope="row"| Patience Is Key
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| scope="row"| Merry Xanmas
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| scope="row"| Drug/Love!
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| scope="row"| Bellworld
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| scope="row"| Revived
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| scope="row"| Better Left Alone
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| scope="row"| SummrWave (with Kidwave)
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| scope="row"| Evolved
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| scope="row"| Wick & Clancy: 2S3 Vol. 1 (with Autumn)
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| scope="row"| La Dolce Vita
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| scope="row"| What We Have
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| scope="row"| NIGHTFALL
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References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs artist|Summrs}}
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