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 - Released by R U Listening Ltd on 18 Aug 2020
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Seul à seul (Revu et corrigé)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Iro Productions on 9 Oct 2007
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No Point In Wasting Tears (New version)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Atlantic Records UK on 29 Sep 2008
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Tiny Dancer [Hold Me Closer] (feat. Chipmunk and Elton John) [Radio Edit] (UK version)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by WM UK on 9 Mar 2009
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Stay With Me ft. Ny (Acoustic Version)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Atlantic Records UK on 27 Jun 2008
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Tiny Dancer [Hold Me Closer] (feat. Chipmunk and Elton John) [TRC Remix] (Vodafone DMD)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Atlantic Records UK on 24 Apr 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Stay With Me feat. Wiley & Chipmunk (1-track DMD)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Atlantic Records UK on 4 Jul 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Stay With Me [Everybody's Free] [MySparks Edit] (1-track DMD)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Atlantic Records - Asylum on 4 Jul 2008
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Falling In Love (feat. Jessica Lowndes) (Acoustic Mix)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BPM Entertainment on 24 Oct 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Killed Me (feat. McLean)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BPM Entertainment on 13 Mar 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Falling In Love (feat. Jessica Lowndes)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BPM Entertainment on 24 Oct 2010
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Falling In Love (feat. Jessica Lowndes)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by BPM Entertainment on 24 May 2010
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Stay With Me [Niteryders Remix] (1-track DMD)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Atlantic Records UK on 4 Jul 2008
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Tiny Dancer [Hold Me Closer] (feat. Chipmunk and Elton John) [TreMoreFire Remix] (3Mobile DMD)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Atlantic Records UK on 24 Apr 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Chasin' (feat. BRUC3)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by SVM Digital - OGP Digital on 16 Oct 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Die For You
Soul - Released by Creating Monsters Ltd on 14 Feb 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Truth Be Told
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by RU Listening Ltd on 31 Jan 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
T.O.B.D (Ticking Off Boyhood Dreams)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Creating Monsters Ltd on 15 Feb 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Know Your Name (Forbidden Science Remix)
R&B - Released by Truefire Records on 4 Sep 2020
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