''Antihero'' is the debut studio album by Australian rapper

Huskii Ben Hayden (born 1992), known professionally as Huskii, is an Australian rapper and musician from Sydney, New South Wales. He released his debut studio album ''Antihero'' in February 2022. Early life Hayden grew up in various homes around Ne ...

, released on 11 February 2022 through

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. The album is characterised by its

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production style, which was overseen by Sydney producer Tasker. Huskii will tour in support of the album from April 2022. Supported by the singles "Ruin My Life" and "Toxic", ''Antihero'' debuted at number one on the

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Background

After four EPs released from 2017 to 2020, ''Antihero'' is Huskii's debut album. Although seven tracks and 19 minutes long, it is intended as his first studio album. Huskii said after spending two years "in and out of jail" he had little motivation to write songs, but after getting out and "liv nglife" he got back to "being motivated". He said it "made sense" to title the album ''Antihero'' because he has "related to antiheroes" and "been an outlier" his "whole life". He further described the album as "proper Sydney music that will live forever".

Singles

''Antihero'' was supported by two singles. "Ruin My Life" was released as the

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on 12 November 2021. "Toxic" was released as the second single on 16 February 2022.

Track listing

Charts

References

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