Tyrone Rivers, better known by his
stage name
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Pill, is an American rapper from
Atlanta, Georgia
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.
Musical career
In early 2009, Pill's first
mixtape
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''4180: The Prescription'', and his first single "Trap Goin' Ham" was released.
In September 2009, Pill was featured in
''The Source'''s Unsigned Hype section. The mixtape received praise from fellow Atlanta rapper
André 3000
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B ...
. Later that year he was featured in
''XXL'''s Show & Prove section.
[XXL Magazine November 2009 Issue] He also appeared on Killer Mike's ''
Underground Atlanta
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'' compilation, on the tracks "Bunkin'" and "Grind Time."
Pill's second mixtape ''4075: The Refill'' and his second single off the mixtape "Glass" was released.
In 2010, he was featured on the cover of ''XXL'' as part of the XXL Freshman 10 line-up, with
Donnis
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E ...
,
Nipsey Hussle
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,
Jay Rock
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,
J. Cole
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,
OJ da Juiceman
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and more. In June 2010, he released his third mixtape and first Gangsta Grillz mixtape ''1140: The Overdose'' which was hosted by
DJ Drama
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. He later appeared on fellow XXL Freshman
Freddie Gibbs's EP ''Str8 Killa No Filla'' on the track "Do Wrong." He was also featured on "Introducing the Business" by
Mark Ronson
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, which featured on Ronson's album
Record Collection
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* Record Collection (record label), a Los Angeles-based music studio
* ''Record Collection'' (album), a 2010 album by Mark Ronson & The Business Intl.
*"Record Collection", a song by Kaiser Chiefs on the 2019 album, ...
.
Maybach Music Group, the hip-hop imprint founded by Rick Ross, has announced a partnership with Warner Bros. Records. Maybach also announced its latest signee, Atlanta rapper Pill, on 22 February 2011.
Recently Pill was featured on "Ya Killin Me", a song off of Tech N9ne's new ''
All 6's and 7's
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'' album, which appeared as a bonus track.
On 3 January 2012, Pill announced that he was leaving Maybach Music Group Imprint and Warner Bros. Records via his Twitter account.
After a six-year hiatus, Pill released a single "Back Right" on 15 February 2018, produced by
808 Mafia
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.
Discography
Mixtapes
*''4180: The Prescription'' (2009)
*''4075: The Refill'' (2009)
*''1140: The Overdose'' (2010)
*''The Diagnosis'' (2011)
*''The Epidemic'' (2012)
References
External links
Official websiteMyspacePill's HipHopAtLunch Artist Page
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1986 births
Living people
African-American male rappers
Rappers from Atlanta
Southern hip hop musicians
Underground rappers
Gangsta rappers
21st-century American rappers
21st-century American male musicians
21st-century African-American musicians
20th-century African-American people