Tony Boy
Tony Boy | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Antonio Hueber |
| Born | 26 September 1999 Padua, Italy |
| Genres | Trap, Emo rap, Conscious hip-hop |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | 22 Srl, Warner Music Italy |
Antonio Hueber (born 26 September 1999 in Padua), better known as Tony Boy, is an Italian rapper.
Biography
[edit]Beginnings and the two Going Hard (2018-2021)
[edit]Antonio Hueber was born and raised in Padua. He approached music from an early age, becoming passionate about pop punk and later hip-hop influenced by his brother. He began writing his first rap songs at the age of 15.[1]
He arrived on Spotify in 2018 with his single Adesso, followed by others such as Sogni, Lontano, Futuro and Suite. He became known to the public in June 2019, with the release of his first EP Non c'è futuro entirely produced by Wairaki, and featuring rapper Dium.[2]
In 2020 he released the singles Champagne, in collaboration with Mr.Rizzus, 1999 and Jungla. In June he collaborated with Nashley in Dipendenza, contained in the latter's new EP, while he published Glimpty with Dutch Nazari in July and Gas in September, tracks from Going Hard, his official debut studio album, released in October 2020.[3]
In 2021 he released his second studio album, the official sequel to the first, Going Hard 2. The collaboration with Wairaki, which produced almost all the artist's songs, greatly influenced the creation of his melodic trap style with influences from overseas such as Polo G and Lil Durk. The fulcrum of Going Hard 2 were the life stories of a twenty-year-old from the provinces, who found a way out of a flat life in rap and music.[1] The album features collaborations from artists such as Touché, Slings, Yamba and Jamil.[4]
Umile, Nostalgia (export) and Going Hard 3 (2022-today)
[edit]In 2022 Tony Boy becomes better known, collaborating on singles such as Ronaldinho by Digital Astro and DEM by Kid Yugi together with Artie 5ive .
During 2023 he released the singles Hot, Progressi and Diretto al Top, taken from his third album Umile, released on July 7, 2023, which featured rappers Artie 5ive, Shiva, Vale Pain, Kid Yugi, Frah Quintale, Nerissima Serpe and Digital Astro.[5] On October 20th, a deluxe version of Umile was released, containing five bonus tracks, which allowed the album to reach ninth position in the Italian Album Charts.[6][7] The album was subsequently certified platinum.
He later participated in the singles Rock'n Roll by Sick Luke, Prova Del 9 by DrefGold, Paninaro by Astro featuring Artie 5ive and Moon by Ava featuring Capo Plaza, which reached the top of the Italian Singles Chart.[8]
On December 22, 2023 he released his second EP Export, which contained seven songs later included in his fourth studio album Nostalgia (export), released on February 23, 2024 and containing fourteen songs and only one featuring, Artie 5ive on the title Fortuna.[9] The album debuted at the top of the Italian album charts and was certified gold.[10]
In the following months of 2024 he released the singles Leanin', Respiro, Il tempo cura, Cerchio and Etc., the latter in collaboration with American rapper Nardo Wick, and on October 29 he released on his YouTube channel a performance of the Acoustic versions of two unreleased songs at the Palazzo Visconti.[11] The five singles and two tracks were later included in his fifth album Going Hard 3, released on December 6. The album featured rappers Kid Yugi, Shiva, Frah Quintale, Capo Plaza, Anna, Artie 5ive and Nardo Wick, while the productions were handled, among others, by Wairaki, Kiid, SadTurs and Finesse.[12]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- Going Hard (2020)
- Going Hard 2 (2021)
- Umile (2023)
- Nostalgia (export) (2024)
- Going Hard 3 (2024)
EPs
[edit]- Non c'è futuro (2019)
- Export (2023)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Chi è Tony Boy, giovane talento in bilico tra rap, trap e melodie" (in Italian). 4 September 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ Valicenti, Greta. "Per capire l'oscurità di una generazione devi ascoltare Tony Boy. L'intervista" (in Italian). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "5 curiosità su Tony Boy che non conosci" (in Italian). Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ ""Going Hard 2": Fuori Oggi Il Sequel Dell'album Di Debutto Di Tony Boy, Con All'interno Collaborazioni Di Jamil, Touchè, Slings E Yamba" (in Italian). 2 September 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Tony Boy e il rap per raccontarsi: «Mai avuto un piano B»" (in Italian). 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Tony Boy - Umile Deluxe, cinque nuovi brani del progetto" (in Italian). 17 October 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 43 (dal 20.10.2023 al 26.10.2023)" (in Italian). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 5 (dal 26.01.2024 al 01.02.2024)" (in Italian). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "I numeri 1: Tony Boy tra atmosfere dark, strada e consapevolezza" (in Italian). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 9 (dal 23.02.2024 al 29.02.2024)" (in Italian). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Tony Boy - Live Acoustic @ Palazzo Visconti". Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ Pirozzi, Federico (6 December 2024). ""Going Hard 3" è la forza della perseveranza di Tony Boy" (in Italian). Retrieved 8 December 2024.