Issa Gold Explained

Issa Gold
Birth Name:Marlon Fung
Alias:Issa Dash, Solace
Origin:Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genre:Hip hop
Instrument:Vocals
Years Active:2011–present
Current Member Of:The Underachievers

Marlon Fung, better known by his stage name Issa Gold, is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York. He is one half of the hip hop duo the Underachievers, along with AK. In 2014 the rapper considered leaving a career in rap but was short lived.[1]

Musical career

In 2011, Issa Gold and AK the Savior formed the hip hop duo the Underachievers.[2] Issa Gold and The Underachievers went on to work with other notable hip hop groups and figures such as; Denzel Curry, Flatbush Zombies, and Pro Era.[3]

Discography

MIXTAPES (solo)

ALBUMS (solo)

Studio albums (with The Underachievers)

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Album detailsPeak chart positions
USUS R&B/HHUS RapUS Ind. Albums
86 16 11
  • Release date: September 25, 2015
  • Label: RPM MSC Distribution
  • Format: CD, digital download
105 10 9
Renaissance
  • Release date: May 19, 2017
  • Label: RPM MSC Distribution
  • Format: CD, digital download
34
After the Rain
  • Release date: November 9, 2018
  • Label: Slang Music
  • Format: Digital download
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

EPs (with The Underachievers)

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Album details
Clockwork Indigo (with Flatbush Zombies as Clockwork Indigo)
  • Released: October 17, 2014
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Self-released

Mixtapes (with The Underachievers)

YearAlbum details
2013Indigoism[4]
Lords of Flatbush[5]
  • Release date: August 29, 2013
  • Label: Brainfeeder
2016It Happened In Flatbush[6]
  • Release date: May 15, 2016[7]
  • Label: Brainfeeder

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Issa Gold from The Underachievers is quitting rap. Genius. en. 2019-11-14.
  2. Web site: Who Are The Underachievers?. Complex. en. 2020-04-09.
  3. Web site: Listen to The Underachievers' New Track "Leaving Scraps". 2013-08-20. Vice. en. 2020-04-09.
  4. Web site: Indigoism Mixtape by The Underachievers. www.datpiff.com. 2019-11-14.
  5. Web site: The Underachievers Are Already Prepping 'The Lords of Flatbush 3' - XXL. Coe. Kairi. XXL Mag. 23 November 2018 . en. 2019-11-14.
  6. Web site: The Underachievers: It Happened in Flatbush. Pitchfork. en. 2019-11-14.
  7. Web site: It Happened In Flatbush mixtape. Schwartz . Danny . May 15, 2016 . Hotnewhiphop. May 20, 2016.