Ironik
Undoubtedly the first and probably the last hip-hop artist to sample Westlife, the multi-talented Ironik is one of the rising talents of the U.K.'s urban music scene. Born Michael Laurence in 1988, Ironik started DJing at the age of 13 at his uncle Steve Gordon's TwiceasNice parties and later earned a support slot on So Solid Crew's U.K. tour. At 16 he was producing for various artists, and at 20 he signed to the Asylum label, an offshoot of Atlantic/Warner Bros., under the moniker Ironik. Building up a loyal Internet following, he was voted the number one unsigned artist on MySpace for three months and his first single, "So Nice," became a staple on the urban music Channel U.
Ironik's second release, "Stay with Me," became his breakthrough hit, charting at number five in the U.K. Written about his fears for his ten-year-old sister growing up in a society rife with knife crime and violence, it bizarrely sampled "Written in the Stars," a track from Westlife's Unbreakable, Vol. 1: The Greatest Hits album. Inspired by U.K. grime artists Wiley and Dizzee Rascal, and U.S. hip-hop stars Kanye West and Lupe Fiasco, his debut album, No Point in Wasting Tears, appeared in 2008. Ironik also had his own radio show on Xtreme FM, and launched his own label, Venemous Records.
The Elton John-sampling and -featuring "Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" became his biggest chart entry, reaching number three in the U.K. in 2010. A pair of EPs, Independently Unstoppable and T.O.B.D (Ticking Off Boyhood Dreams), followed in 2013 and 2015, respectively, paving the way for his second album, 2017's Truth Be Told, on RU Listening Records.
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Keeper (Sebdell & Dillon Rune Remix)
Dance - Erschienen bei R U Listening Ltd am 18.08.2020
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Seul à seul (Revu et corrigé)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Iro Productions am 09.10.2007
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No Point In Wasting Tears (New version)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Atlantic Records UK am 29.09.2008
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Tiny Dancer [Hold Me Closer] (feat. Chipmunk and Elton John) [Radio Edit] (UK version)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei WM UK am 09.03.2009
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Stay With Me ft. Ny (Acoustic Version)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Atlantic Records UK am 27.06.2008
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Stay With Me feat. Wiley & Chipmunk (1-track DMD)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Atlantic Records UK am 04.07.2008
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Stay With Me [Everybody's Free] [MySparks Edit] (1-track DMD)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Atlantic Records - Asylum am 04.07.2008
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Falling In Love (feat. Jessica Lowndes) (Acoustic Mix)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei BPM Entertainment am 24.10.2010
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Killed Me (feat. McLean)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei BPM Entertainment am 13.03.2011
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Falling In Love (feat. Jessica Lowndes)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei BPM Entertainment am 24.10.2010
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Falling In Love (feat. Jessica Lowndes)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei BPM Entertainment am 24.05.2010
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Stay With Me [Niteryders Remix] (1-track DMD)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Atlantic Records UK am 04.07.2008
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Chasin' (feat. BRUC3)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei SVM Digital - OGP Digital am 16.10.2020
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Die For You
Soul - Erschienen bei Creating Monsters Ltd am 14.02.2023
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Truth Be Told
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei RU Listening Ltd am 31.01.2023
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T.O.B.D (Ticking Off Boyhood Dreams)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Creating Monsters Ltd am 15.02.2023
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Know Your Name (Forbidden Science Remix)
R&B - Erschienen bei Truefire Records am 04.09.2020
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Falling In Love (feat. Jessica Lowndes) (Crazy Cousinz Extended Daytime Mix)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei BPM Entertainment am 24.10.2010
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Falling In Love (feat. Jessica Lowndes) (Crazy Cousinz Extended Nighttime Mix)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei BPM Entertainment am 24.10.2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo