Artist info
Genre
Hip Hop
Sounds like
Travis Scott, Lil Baby
band members
Akwesi Afoakwah
Bio
Originating from Ghana in West Africa comes Brisbane-based Hip Hop Artist IIICONIC, who has made serious waves across the country off the back of his exciting and eclectic new-wave sound.
At the very fore-front of the new breed of Australian hip hop that engages a worldwide audience IIICONIC has spent the last 24 months building up an impressive CV of singles, all written, recorded and produced himself. These singles gained immense traction online, racking up hundreds of thousands of streams and finding IIICONIC charting at number 31 in ‘Australia’s Viral 50’ playlist on Spotify. In addition to hitting the viral charts, IIICONIC has appeared in Spotify’s New Music Friday, A1 Hip-Hop, Urban Flavour, The Drip, All Aussie Hip Hop’ and the cover of ‘Mellow Styles twice. On an Apple Music front he has appeared on ‘Best Of The Week,’ ‘The A-List: Hip-Hop,’ ‘New Fire’ and ‘Breaking Hip-Hop’ playlists, as well as multiple spins on The New Australia on Beats 01 Official.
With an already adoring, tight-knit fan base, IIICONIC has brought his high-octane live show on the road for a national tour of Australia spanning across 5 states from Brisbane to Melbourne. To open 2019 IIICONIC headlined Mercedes Benz Fashion Week at Big Top Luna Park in Sydney presented by Justin Cassin in front of 3000 people. Following that a tour spanning 2 states with Goodlife Presents as well as supporting international star TYGA at the Fortitude Music Hall in his home town of Brisbane to finish off the year..
IIICONIC’s attitude, sound and energy is as exciting as it is refreshing, and with the rapid growth of the Australian Hip-Hop scene, the hungry young artist's next move is to dominate the new wave before flaunting his music on a global scale.
Get to know this week's triple j Unearthed Feature Artist, iiiConic!
Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?
I started making music is a really young age. I started by recording on my Mum’s laptop, basically just playing around with software to try and find my sound. When I developed into a teenager, that’s when I started taking music more seriously and started pursuing it as a passion.
What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?
At the moment, I’m really inspired by Indie-pop music. The chords are usually really captivating and that gives me the energy and inspiration to hop in the studio and make my own music.
What can punters expect from an iiiConic live show?
They are very high energy because of my type of music. I’m writing different types of music at the moment so for the next show, expect different types of vibes throughout my set.
What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?
The best advice I got was from one of my friends. He told me to focus on my own life and make music that makes ME happy rather than others. Ever since he told me that, music has felt different and I can actually enjoy the production process.
What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?
I would suggest a song called ‘Stay’ by my little brother ‘Yb.’ - His music is super groovy and always has a positive message.
What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?
I would probably suggest ‘Hollywood Love’ by ‘Ash Minor’
You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?
Definitely 'Home and Away' by ONEFOUR.
What was the last local gig you went to?
The last local gig I went to was my brother Yb.’s first-ever show at Mountain Goat Valley Crawl.
Tell us about the bands or people in the local music community that inspire you.
I am inspired by young people pursuing music in Australia, and even better, my own city. It helps grow the music community in Australia.
What are your plans for the rest of 2021?
I have a lot planned. I’ve been a little silent for a while but I can’t wait to show you what I’ve got to come. Expect a different direction in my music, I guess that’s all I can say...
Review
iiiConic pulling out the big guns with Jess B for some serious late night heat. Hard to resist the fire of this track.
iiiConic pulling out the big guns with Jess B for some serious late night heat. Hard to resist the fire of this track.
Review
prepare yourself for the glass melting heat on this one as iiiconic and jessb go in big time! gotta give this a 4.5 because hey, anything else risks me being a dead guy ;)
prepare yourself for the glass melting heat on this one as iiiconic and jessb go in big time! gotta give this a 4.5 because hey, anything else risks me being a dead guy ;)
Review
iiiConic worked up something major this time! What's that you ask - he got Jess B on the guest verse? You know it's all flames.
iiiConic worked up something major this time! What's that you ask - he got Jess B on the guest verse? You know it's all flames.
