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.
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Background information | |
Birth name | Abbas Hamad |
Born | (1987-05-27) May 27, 1987 (age 35) Paris, France[1] |
Origin | Queens, New York, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop |
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Years active | 2010–present |
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Website | fiends |
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.
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]
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.
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]
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]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
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US [16] |
US R&B/HH [17] |
US Rap [18] |
BEL FLA |
CAN [19] |
NLD | ||
Last Winter |
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103 | 18 | 13 | – | – | – |
Too High to Riot |
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49 | 7 | 6 | – | – | – |
Milky Way |
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35 | 19 | 17 | 180 | 65 | 109 |
Title | Album details |
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Spilled Milk 1 |
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[BUMP] Pick Me Up |
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Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
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US [22] |
US R&B/HH [23] |
US Rap [24] | |||
Revenge of the Dreamers II (with Dreamville) |
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29 | 4 | 3 | |
Revenge of the Dreamers III (with Dreamville) |
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1 | 1 | 1 |
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D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape (with Dreamville) |
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11 | 6 | 4 |
Title | Mixtape details |
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Quarter Water Raised Me Vol. 1 |
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Quarter Water Raised Me Vol. 2 |
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Two Weeks Notice |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
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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 | — | — | — | — |
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"Fragrance"[43] (featuring Correy C) |
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"Purge"[44] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Down Bad"[45] (with J. Cole, JID, and EarthGang featuring Young Nudy) |
64 | 26 | 22 | 69 | 10 | — |
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Revenge of the Dreamers III | |
"Costa Rica" (with JID, featuring Guapdad 4000, Reese Laflare, Jace, Mez, Smokepurpp, Buddy and Ski Mask the Slump God) |
75 | 30 | — | 71 | — | — |
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"Fried Rice"[48] (featuring JID) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Spilled Milk 1 | ||
"Jollof Rice" (featuring EarthGang) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"The Jackie"[49] (with J. Cole and Lil Tjay) |
2021 | 78 | 26 | 22 | 60 | 7 | 100 | [BUMP] Pick Me Up | |
"Admire Her" (featuring Gunna) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Title | Year | Album |
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"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) |
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"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) |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
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US [28] |
US R&B/HH [29] |
US Rap [30] |
AUS | CAN [31] | ||||
"100 Mil'" (with J. Cole) |
2021 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 24 |
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The Off-Season |
"Let Go My Hand" (with J. Cole and 6lack) |
19 | 13 | 11 | 27 | 23 |
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"Hunger on Hillside" (with J. Cole) |
28 | 17 | 15 | 46 | 33 |
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"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 |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | Grammy Award | Best Rap Performance | "Down Bad" (with J. Cole, JID, EarthGang and Young Nudy) | Nominated | [66] |
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