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Abbas Hamad (born May 27, 1987), better known by his stage name Bas, is an American rapper. He is signed to J. Cole's Dreamville Records via Interscope Records. His first studio album Last Winter, was released on April 29, 2014, followed by his second studio album, Too High to Riot, which was released on March 4, 2016. Bas' third album, Milky Way, was released on August 24, 2018.

Bas
Bas performing at The Mod Club in Toronto during Too High to Riot Tour in 2016
Background information
Birth nameAbbas Hamad
Born (1987-05-27) May 27, 1987 (age 35)
Paris, France[1]
OriginQueens, New York, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2010–present
Labels
  • Dreamville/Interscope/Universal
Websitefiends.nyc

Bas was born in Paris, France, in 1987, to Sudanese parents. At the age of 8, his family moved to New York City. He attended St. Francis Preparatory School in Queens, New York.


Musical career



2011–2013: Career beginnings and mixtapes


In 2011, Bas released his debut mixtape titled Quarter Water Raised Vol. 1.[2] In 2013, his second mixtape was released entitled, Quarter Water Raised Vol. 2.[3]

In 2013, Bas was featured on J. Cole's "New York Times" along with 50 Cent from Cole's album Born Sinner, and then on DJ Khaled's "Hells Kitchen" from Suffering from Success.[1] He then appeared on the Dreamville compilation mixtape Revenge of the Dreamers. That mixtape was released in celebration of Dreamville's partnership with Interscope Records, resulting in Bas being signed to Interscope.[4] Two weeks prior to the release of his debut album Last Winter, Bas released a free EP titled Two Weeks Notice.[5][6]


2014–2015: Last Winter


Main article: Last Winter
Bas performing during What Dreams May Come Tour in January 2014.
Bas performing during What Dreams May Come Tour in January 2014.

Last Winter was released on April 29, 2014, by Dreamville Records/Interscope Records. The album was a conceptual project that touches on the cold days in New York City recording the album. The album was supported by the single "My Nigga Just Made Bail" produced by GP808 and featured guest appearances by J. Cole.[7] Last Winter would debut at 103 on the Billboard 200 with 3,601 copies sold in its first week.[8]

Following its release, Bas went on a 10-city nationwide tour titled after the album.[1] Bas followed his own "Last Winter" tour by going on a 24-city nationwide and international tour with TDE rapper Ab-Soul. In 2015, Bas supported J. Cole on '2014 Forest Hills Drive Tour' alongside Omen, Cozz, Jeremih, YG, and Big Sean.


2016–2017: Too High to Riot


Main article: Too High to Riot

Bas released his second album, Too High to Riot on March 4, 2016. The album also includes guest appearances from his labelmates J. Cole and Cozz, as well as the Hics. The album would debut at 49 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 10,965 copies in its first week.[9] He also later released a music video for each song on the album. Bas went on tour titled after the album in June 2016 with Cozz and EarthGang. It included 26 cities in North America and 10 cities in Europe. On January 29, 2017, the documentary highlighting the tour was released on Tidal.[10]


2018–present: Milky Way


Main article: Milky Way (album)

On April 10, 2018, Bas released the one-off single "Pinball II", featuring Correy C.[11] The first single for his third album "Boca Raton" was released on June 19, and featured ASAP Ferg.[12] On August 22, he released the second single "Tribe" featuring J. Cole.[13] Bas released his third album, Milky Way on August 24, 2018.[14] The album debuted at number 35 on the Billboard 200, selling 13,150 album-equivalent units in the first week. Bas announced a 43-city tour to support the album, which began in November 2018 and concluded in February 2019. In late 2018, Bas announced he was working on an album with frequent collaborators, The Hics, the album is due out late 2021 to early 2022.[15]


Discography



Studio albums


List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[16]		 US
R&B/HH
[17]		 US
Rap
[18]		 BEL
FLA
 CAN
[19]		 NLD
Last Winter
  • Released: April 29, 2014
  • Label: Dreamville, Interscope
  • Format: CD, digital download
 1031813–––
Too High to Riot
  • Released: March 4, 2016
  • Label: Dreamville, Interscope
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 4976–––
Milky Way
  • Released: August 24, 2018
  • Label: Dreamville, Interscope
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 35191718065109

Extended plays


Title Album details
Spilled Milk 1
  • Released: August 9, 2019[20]
  • Label: Dreamville, Interscope
  • Format: Digital Download
[BUMP] Pick Me Up
  • Released: April 15, 2022[21]
  • Label: Dreamville, Interscope
  • Format: Digital Download

Compilation albums


List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[22]		 US
R&B/HH
[23]		 US
Rap
[24]
Revenge of the Dreamers II
(with Dreamville)
  • Released: December 8, 2015
  • Label: Dreamville, Interscope
  • Format: CD, digital download
 2943
Revenge of the Dreamers III
(with Dreamville)
  • Released: July 5, 2019[25]
  • Label: Dreamville, Interscope
  • Format: CD, digital download
 111
D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape
(with Dreamville)
  • Released: March 31, 2022[27]
  • Label: Dreamville, Interscope
  • Format: Digital download
 1164

Mixtapes


Title Mixtape details
Quarter Water Raised Me Vol. 1
  • Released: June 7, 2011
  • Format: Digital download
Quarter Water Raised Me Vol. 2
  • Released: May 26, 2013
  • Format: Digital download
Two Weeks Notice
  • Released: April 15, 2014
  • Format: Digital download

Singles



As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[28]		 US
R&B/HH
[29]		 US
Rap
[30]		 CAN
[31]		 NZ
Hot
[32]		 UK
[33]
"Lit"[34]
(featuring J. Cole & KQuick)		 2013 —————— Last Winter
"My Nigga Just Made Bail"[35]
(featuring J. Cole)		 2014 ——————
"Charles De Gaulle to JFK"[36] ——————
"Night Job"[37]
(featuring J. Cole)		 2015 —————— Too High to Riot
"Housewives"[37] ——————
"Methylone"[38] 2016 ——————
"Boca Raton"[39]
(featuring ASAP Ferg)		 2018 —————— Milky Way
"Tribe"[40]
(with J. Cole)		 —[upper-alpha 1]48————
"Fragrance"[43]
(featuring Correy C)		 ——————
"Purge"[44] 2019 ——————
"Down Bad"[45]
(with J. Cole, JID, and EarthGang featuring Young Nudy)		 6426226910— Revenge of the Dreamers III
"Costa Rica"
(with JID, featuring Guapdad 4000, Reese Laflare, Jace, Mez, Smokepurpp, Buddy and Ski Mask the Slump God)		 7530—71——
"Fried Rice"[48]
(featuring JID)		 —————— Spilled Milk 1
"Jollof Rice"
(featuring EarthGang)		 ——————
"The Jackie"[49]
(with J. Cole and Lil Tjay)		 2021 782622607100 [BUMP] Pick Me Up
"Admire Her"
(featuring Gunna)		 2022 ——————


List of singles, with year released and album name shown
Title Year Album
"Braille"
(Ab-Soul featuring Bas)[50]		 2016 Do What Thou Wilt.
"Can't Call It"
(Spillage Village featuring EarthGang, JID, J. Cole and Bas)[51]		 Bears Like This Too Much
"Risk"
(FKJ featuring Bas)		 2020 Ylang Ylang EP
"B.Q.E."
(Kota the Friend featuring Joey Badass & Bas)		 Everything
"GPS"
(Galimatias featuring Bas & Xavier Omär)		 Renaissance Boy
"Fallin'"
(Girl Talk featuring Bas)		 —
"RE(a)D"
(Dua Saleh featuring Bas)		 —
"Romeo"
(Jungle featuring Bas)[52]		 2021 Loving in Stereo
"Selfish"
(PRICE featuring Bas & Wyclef Jean)		 F.O.E.S.
"Spill"
(Anik Khan featuring Bas)		 —

Other charted songs


List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[28]		 US
R&B/HH
[29]		 US
Rap
[30]		 AUS CAN
[31]
"100 Mil'"
(with J. Cole)		 2021 141083024 The Off-Season
"Let Go My Hand"
(with J. Cole and 6lack)		 1913112723
"Hunger on Hillside"
(with J. Cole)		 2817154633

Guest appearances


List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Cousins"[55] 2013 J. Cole Truly Yours 2
"New York Times"[56] J. Cole, 50 Cent Born Sinner
"Hell's Kitchen"[57] DJ Khaled, J. Cole Suffering from Success
"I Need That"[58] 2014 Cozz Cozz & Effect
"Sketches of Paranoia"[59] 2015 Omen Elephant Eyes
"Keep On Goin"[60] 2017 Russ Non-album single
"Addicted 2 (Keep Cool Remix)"[61] 2019 VanJess Silk Canvas (The Remixes)
"Link Up"[62] Buddy, Guapdad 4000, Kent Jamz, JID, Ari Lennox Harlan & Alondra
"Ap3x (Remastered)" Shane Eagle Never Grow Up (EP)
"Don't Hit Me Right Now"[63] Cozz, Yung Baby Tate, Guapdad 4000 & Buddy Revenge of the Dreamers III
"Self Love"[63] Ari Lennox, Baby Rose
"Vanya" Shane Eagle, Santi Dark Moon Flower
"No Permission Needed" Rexx Life Raj Father Figure 3: Somewhere Out There
"Flick It Up (Remix)"[64] 2020 Reason, Junii, Jah The Great —
"Outta Pocket"[65] Cozz Revenge of the Dreamers III: Director's Cut
"Spin Move"[65] Smino, Saba, The Hics
"No Chorus"[65] Buddy, Guapdad 4000, Dreezy
"Lifestyle" 2022 ASAP Ferg D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape
"Jozi Flows" EarthGang

Awards and nominations


Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2020 Grammy Award Best Rap Performance "Down Bad" (with J. Cole, JID, EarthGang and Young Nudy) Nominated [66]

Notes


  1. "Tribe" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number eight on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[41]

References


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  9. "Listen to Bas' Newest Release, "Methylone," Off His Forthcoming 'Too High to Riot' - The Source". 5 February 2016.
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  12. "Stream Bas' Summer-Ready Single "Boca Raton" f/ ASAP Ferg". Complex.
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  14. "Bas Announces "Milky Way" Album & Drops Video With A$AP Ferg". HipHopDX. 9 August 2018.
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  47. "American certifications – Dreamville – Costa Rica". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
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  49. "J. Cole, Bas and Lil Tjay Announce New Collab "The Jackie"". Hypebeast. July 6, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
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  51. "Bears Like This Too Much". Apple Music. 2 December 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  52. Legaspi, Althea (July 7, 2021). "Jungle team up with Bas for new song 'Romeo'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
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  62. "Buddy Taps J.I.D, Bas, Guapdad 4000 & Kent Jamz For "Link Up"". HotNewHipHop. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  63. "Listen to J. Cole's Dreamville's New Album Ft. Kendrick Lamar, Vince Staples, and More". Pitchfork. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  64. "Reason Links Bas, Junii & Jah The Great For "Flick It Up" Remix". HotNewNipHop. 4 January 2020.
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  66. "Artist - Bas". Grammy. Retrieved 24 November 2019.

На других языках

- [en] Bas (rapper)

[fr] Bas (rappeur)

Bas, de son vrai nom Abbas Hamad, né le 27 mai 1987 à Paris, en France, est un rappeur et parolier américano-soudanais.


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