Chillinit Explained

Chillinit
Birth Name:Blake James Turnell
Birth Date:1 February 1993
Origin:Hurstville, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia
Years Active:2012–present[1]

Blake James Turnell (born 1 February 1993),[2] known professionally as Chillinit (;[3] stylised as ChillinIT), is an Australian rapper and musician. He is from Sydney, New South Wales and released his debut studio album Women Weed & Wordplay in October 2018.[4]

Career

In August 2019, Turnell released the standalone single "Freedom", which became his first charting single in Australia, which peaked at number 87 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

His second studio album The Octagon was released on 31 January 2020, and peaked at number 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart the week following its release. The album's lead single, "Laying Low", peaked at number 72 on the ARIA Singles Chart in February 2020.

In October 2021, Chillinit released "Susan’s Son", the lead single from his fourth album Family Ties, released in November 2021.

Discography

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
DetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
AUS
[5]
Women Weed & Wordplay 18
The Octagon
  • Released: 31 January 2020[8]
  • Label: 420 Family
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
2
Full Circle
  • Released: 9 October 2020[9]
  • Label: 420 Family
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
3
Family Ties
  • Released: November 2021[10]
  • Label: 420 Family
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
5

Mixtapes

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
DetailsPeak chart positions
AUS
420DNA
  • Released: 17 November 2023
  • Label: 420 Family
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
3
[11]

Extended plays

List of EPs, with release date and label shown! Title! Details
4 Days
  • Released: 20 December 2019[12]
  • Label: 420 Family
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationAlbum
AUS
[13] 		NZ
Hot
[14]
"Underrated"
[15] 		2018— — Women Weed & Wordplay
"Wish You Well, Pt. 2 (It's a Vibe)"[17] — —
"One Breath One Take"[18] 2019— —
"UK Presents"
[19] 		— —rowspan="3"
"Freedom"[20] 87 —
"Fire in the Booth, Pt. 1"
[21] 		— —
"Ready for the Pain"— —The Octagon
"Laying Low"
[22] [23] 		202072 —
"Source"[24] — —
"Trampoline (Booty Bounce)"[25] — —The Octagon (Deluxe edition)[26]
"Sugar"

[27] 		— —
"On Hold"[28] — —Full Circle
"Stand For"
[29] 		54 —
  • ARIA: Gold
"Henny & Reefer"[30] 202169 35
"OG's"
[32] 		— —The Sun
"Susan's Son"— —Family Ties
"Bad Santa"[33] — 37
"Cashed Out Stoner"
[34] 		— —
"Dreaming of This Day"— 24
"Big Swish"[35] 2022— —420DNA
"Pac Energy"[36] 2023— 33
"Boys Light Up"[37] — 34
"Walk & Drive"
[38] 		— —
"Round & Round"
[39] 		2024— —

As featured artist

List of singles, with year released and album name shown! Title! Year! Album
"Wild Fire"
[40] 		2018
"That's What I Bring"
[41] 		2019Grime Down Under
"4 Days in the Trap"
[42]

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (known colloquially as the AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

! |-| 2021| The Octagon| Best Independent Hip Hop Album or EP| | [43] [44] |-| 2022| Family Ties| Best Independent Hip Hop Album or EP| | [45] [46] |}

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.! |-| 2022| "Stand for" (feat Lisi) (Benjamin Sutton/Blake Turnell/Rilind Kocinaj/Tahlis Poasa)| Most Performed Hip Hop/Rap Work| | [47] |-

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987. ! |-| 2022| Family Ties| Best Hip Hop / Rap Release| | [48] |-

Concert tours

Headlining

Personal life

Blake is of Lebanese and Australian descent.[52] Turnell's uncle, Sean Turnell, is an Australian economist.[53]

Turnell was arrested by New South Wales Police in December 2021 for not wearing a mandatory face mask and giving a fake ID.[54]

Notes and References

  1. HUSTLEHARDTELEVISION (2012, October 28). ChillinIT - Running Bars. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apWqkdPYoW4 Retrieved August 4, 2020
  2. Web site: Aussie rap star taken in by Thai police after raid on his hotel following online posts of party drug use . Thai Examiner . 11 August 2019 . 4 September 2019 . Boonkong, Carla . Nguyen, Son . https://web.archive.org/web/20190904085738/https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2019/08/11/young-australian-rapper-star-chillinit420-hotel-thai-police-marijuana-use-thailand/ . 4 September 2019 . live.
  3. Web site: ChillinIT Interview: Wordplay to Wombat. YouTube. October 11, 2019. 19 June 2022.
  4. Web site: Australia artist Chillinit's independent debut album goes #1 . . 8 November 2018 . 20 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190819234227/http://thesource.com/2018/11/08/australia-artist-chillinits-independent-debut-album-goes-1/ . 19 August 2019 . live.
  5. Web site: Discography Chillinit . australian-charts.com . 10 July 2022.
  6. Web site: Women Weed & Wordplay by Chillinit on Apple Music . . 30 October 2019 . 31 May 2020.
  7. Australia. 2022. album. 4 October 2022.
  8. Web site: Chillinit announces new album 'The Octagon' . . 18 December 2019 . 31 May 2020 . Langford, Jackson.
  9. Web site: Full Circle by Chillinit on Apple Music . . 9 October 2020 . 3 October 2020.
  10. Web site: Watch ChillinIT gift his mum a $100,000 cheque in video for new single "Susan's Son" . . 13 October 2021 . 14 October 2021. Gallagher, Alex.
  11. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 27 November 2023. 24 November 2023.
  12. Web site: 4 Days – EP by Huskii & Chillinit on Apple Music . . 20 December 2019 . 31 May 2020.
  13. Peak chart positions in Australia:
    • For "Freedom": Web site: ARIA Chart Watch #539 . auspOp . https://web.archive.org/web/20190824074844/https://www.auspop.com.au/2019/08/aria-chart-watch-539/ . 24 August 2019 . live . 24 August 2019 . 24 August 2019 .
    • For "Laying Low": Web site: ARIA Chart Watch #563 . auspOp . 8 February 2020 . 8 February 2020 . 16 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200216185818/https://www.auspop.com.au/2020/2/aria-chart-watch-563/ . dead .
    • For "Stand For": The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 19 October 2020. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1598. 4. 19 October 2020.
    • For "Henny & Reefer": The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 26 April 2021. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1625. 4. 26 April 2021.
  14. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 26 April 2021. 24 April 2021.
    • For "Bad Santa" and "Dreaming of This Day": Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 6 December 2021. 4 December 2021.
    • For "Pac Energy": Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 4 September 2023. 2 September 2023.
    • For "Boys Light Up": Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 9 October 2023. 7 October 2023.
  15. Web site: ChillinIT x Wombat – Underrated #Australia . . 20 May 2018 . 31 May 2020.
  16. Australia. 2021. 9 February 2022.
  17. Web site: ChillinIT – Wish You Well Pt. 2 (It's a Vibe) [Official Video] ]. . 12 December 2018 . 31 May 2020.
  18. Web site: ChillinIT – One Breathe One Take . . 6 January 2019 . 31 May 2020.
  19. Web site: UK Presents (feat. Alex Jones, Shadow, Manga Saint Hilare, Sox, Kamikaze & NERVE) – Single by Eyez & Chillinit on Apple Music . . 12 April 2019 . 31 May 2020.
  20. Web site: Freedom – Single by Chillinit on Apple Music . . 14 August 2019 . 31 May 2020.
  21. Web site: Fire in the Booth, Pt. 1 – Single by Chillinit & Charlie Sloth on Apple Music . . 18 August 2019 . 31 May 2020.
  22. Web site: First Spin: Chillinit shows off his hustle on new single 'Laying Low' . . 24 January 2020 . 31 January 2020 . Fuamoli, Sose.
  23. Web site: Laying Low (Mashd N Kutcher VIP Remix) – Single by Chillinit on Apple Music . . 22 May 2020 . 31 May 2020.
  24. Web site: Source – Single by Chillinit on Apple Music . . 29 February 2020 . 24 April 2020.
  25. Web site: ChillinIT – Trampoline (Booty Bounce) . . 19 April 2020 . 31 May 2020.
  26. Web site: Chillinit releases '420 edition' of second album The Octagon . . 20 April 2020 . 21 April 2021 . Langford, Jackson.
  27. Web site: Chillinit kicked off Like a Version's return with a spoonful of Brockhampon's 'Sugar' . . 5 June 2020 . 19 June 2020 . Newstead, Al.
  28. Web site: On Hold – Single by Chillinit on Apple Music . 28 August 2020 . . 29 August 2020.
  29. Web site: Stand For . . 2 October 2020.
  30. Web site: Henny & Reefer – Single by Chillinit on Apple Music . . 29 August 2020.
  31. Australia. 2022. 5 September 2022.
  32. Web site: Bliss n Eso announce seventh album, share new single featuring ChillinIt. NME Australia. 16 June 2021. 16 June 2021.
  33. Web site: Bad Santa – Single by Chillinit on Apple Music . . 5 November 2021. 5 November 2021.
  34. Web site: Cashed Out Stoner– Single by Chillinit on Apple Music . . 12 November 2021. 12 November 2021.
  35. Web site: Chillinit, Sahxl and Barkaa Score Big With NBA 2K23 Campaign. The Music Network. 30 November 2022. 2 December 2022.
  36. Web site: Chillinit Returns with Pac Energy + Announces New Mix Tape . Milky Milky Milky. 25 August 2023. 1 October 2023.
  37. Web site: Boys Light Up by Chillinit . Popnable. 28 September 2023. 1 October 2023.
  38. Web site: Chillinit Drops New Mixtape '420DNA' . Purple Sneakers. 17 November 2023. 18 November 2023.
  39. Web site: ChillinitIT - Round & Round feat. indigomerkaba (Official Video) . YouTube. 29 February 2024. 2 March 2024.
  40. Web site: Wild Fire (feat. Chillinit & Mitchos Da Menace) – Single by Triple One on Apple Music . . 13 August 2018 . 31 May 2020.
  41. Web site: That's What I Bring (feat. Chillinit) – Single by Eyez & Wombat on Apple Music . . 6 September 2019 . 31 May 2020.
  42. Web site: 4 Days in the Trap (feat. Chillinit & Alex Jones) – Single by Huskii on Apple Music . . 30 September 2019 . 20 December 2019.
  43. Web site: Details confirmed for 2021 AIR Awards as nominees announced . . 2 June 2021 . 5 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602000704/https://themusic.com.au/news/2021-air-awards-nominees-and-indie-con-australia-conference-announced/ivyWnJ-egYA/02-06-21/ . 2 June 2021 . live.
  44. Web site: 2021 AIR Awards Winners . Scenstr.com.au . 6 August 2021.
  45. Web site: Nominees Announced For AIR Independent Music Awards 2022. musicfeeds. 1 June 2022. 1 June 2022.
  46. Web site: Genesis Owusu Wins Big At The 2022 AIR Awards. MusicFeeds. 5 August 2022. 6 August 2022. Tyler Jenke.
  47. Web site: Nominees Revealed for 2022 APRA Music Awards. The Industry Observer. 7 April 2022. 9 April 2022.
  48. Web site: Rüfüs Du Sol Leads 2022 ARIA Awards Nominees (Full List). The Music Network. 12 October 2022. 12 October 2022. Lars Brandle.
  49. Web site: ChillinIt announces The Ashes: Women, Weed & Wordplay Tour . AussieHipHop . 17 December 2018 . 31 May 2020.
  50. Web site: Chillinit announces 'The Octagon' Australian tour . Tone Deaf . 19 February 2020 . 31 May 2020 . Welby, Augustus.
  51. Web site: Chillinit releases deluxe edition of 'The Octagon', reschedules album tour . Purple Sneakers . 20 April 2020 . 31 May 2020.
  52. Web site: 2019-06-14. ChillinIt: The First Interview. 2022-01-04. Acclaim Magazine. en-us.
  53. News: 2021-02-10. Sydney rapper ChillinIT asks fans to help free uncle Sean Turnell. Daily Telegraph.
  54. Web site: Popular rapper arrested at Sydney shopping centre after not wearing mask. December 2021.

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