Frank Jahmier Childress[2][3] (born July 6, 1998), known professionally as Comethazine, is an American rapper and songwriter. He is best known for his platinum-selling single "Walk", which peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart and "Bands". Both songs were included on his debut mixtape, Bawskee (2018).[1]
Comethazine | |
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| Birth name | Frank Childress |
| Born | July 6, 1998 East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
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| Website | https://www.bawskee.shop/ |
Bawskee was followed up by four sequels; Bawskee 2, Bawskee 3.5, Bawskee 4, and Bawskee 5.[1] His debut album, Pandemic, was released in early 2020 to mainly positive critical reception.[4] In 2019, he was an XXL Freshman and performed his cypher alongside rappers Roddy Ricch and Tierra Whack. His latest album Bawskee 5 was released in November 2022.[5]
Career
editComethazine began posting his music on audio distribution platform SoundCloud and video distribution platform Spotify as a teenager, allowing him to quit his job as a mechanic to focus on music full-time.[6][7]
In early 2018, a feature on SoundCloud that allows their original sound file to be switched was abused for an unofficial upload of rapper YBN Nahmir's song "Bounce Out with That", that was replaced with his song "Bands", causing it to acquire the chart data of "Bounce Out with That".[8] It is unclear who perpetrated this, though the account associated with the switch has since been removed.[9] This incident helped increase the popularity of "Bands", which later appeared on his debut mixtape Bawskee. Another song on the mixtape, "Walk", became a viral hit and propelled Comethazine to further recognition. In 2019, he was selected to be a part of the 2019 XXL Freshmen Class.[10] Comethazine announced the creation of his own record label, Hench Mafia Records, in June 2019.
On March 27, 2020, Comethazine's debut studio album, Pandemic, was released.[11] His next project, Bawskee 4 followed on October 23, 2020, preceded by the music videos for "We Gone Win", "Air Max", and "Derek Jeter".[1] Comethazine shot another music video for the song, "556", and released the entire album alongside it.
In late December 2020, Comethazine announced that his upcoming album would be titled Comethazine the Album. He directed and shot a television show called Doogie. It will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on a date that is TBD.
On October 22, 2021, Comethazine the Album was released. It was promoted with the singles "Spinback" and "Six Flags".[12]
On November 17, 2022, Bawskee 5 was released. Comethazine previewed the tracklist in a tweet posted the day prior.[5]
Musical style and influences
editComethazine's music has been compared as a mixture of Playboi Carti, Smokepurpp and Tay-K, and has been referred to as anti-melody, a derivative form of trap that uses the bass as a source of melody instead of traditional instrumentation.[13] He has cited rappers such as Big Mike, Pimp C, Chingy, Jadakiss, Special Ed, Chief Keef, Playboi Carti, Eminem, Waka Flocka Flame, 50 Cent, and Jim Jones as musical influences.[6]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [14] | ||
| Pandemic |
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151 [15] |
| Comethazine the Album |
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185 [16] |
Mixtapes
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [14] |
US R&B /HH [17] |
US Rap [18] |
CAN [19] | |||
| Bawskee |
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136 | — | — | — | |
| Bawskee 2 |
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61 | 36 | — | 66 | |
| Bawskee 3.5[20] |
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53 | 26 | 23 | 59 | • US: 13,000 |
| Bawskee 4[21] |
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177 | — | — | — | • US: 7,000 |
| Bawskee 5[22] |
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— | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Bub. [23] |
US R&B/HH Bub. [24] | ||||
| "Piped Up" | 2017 | — | — | Bawskee | |
| "Bands" (solo or with Rich the Kid) |
2018 | — | — | ||
| "Let It Eat" (featuring Ugly God) |
— | — | |||
| "Oowee" | — | — | |||
| "Walk" (solo or with A$AP Rocky) |
20 | 5 |
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| "Highriser" | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "DeMar DeRozan" | — | — | Bawskee 2 | ||
| "Nonsense" | 2019 | — | — | ||
| "Just Saying" | — | — | Bawskee 3.5 | ||
| "Stand" | — | — | |||
| "50 Bars" | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Glide"[26] | — | — | Pandemic | ||
| "No Front"[27] | 2020 | — | — | ||
| "Air Max" | — | — | Bawskee 4 | ||
| "We Gone Win" | — | — | |||
| "Derek Jeter" | — | — | |||
| "Malcolm In the Middle" | 2021 | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Spinback" | — | — | Comethazine the Album | ||
| "Six Flags" | — | — | |||
| "Like Dat" | 2022 | — | — | TBA | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Other charted songs
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZ Hot | ||||
| "Find Him!" | 2019 | 33 | Bawskee 3.5 | |
| "Solved the Problem" | 34 |
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References
edit- ^ a b c d Powell, Jon (October 7, 2020). "Comethazine lives it up in "Derek Jeter" video". Revolt. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ "CHILDRESS FRANK – Songwriter/Composer". repertoire.bmi.com. BMI. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ Berry, Peter A. "Comethazine Plans to Explore the World of Melody on Next Project". XXL Mag. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ Williams, Aaron (July 25, 2019). "All The Best New Hip-Hop Albums Coming Out This Week". Uproxx. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ a b Twitter https://twitter.com/comethazine/status/1592993302395379712. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b Seabrook III, Robby (6 April 2018). "The Break Presents: Comethazine". XXL. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "VFILES Premiere: Comethazine Has a Death Wish". VFILES. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ Moore, Matthew (19 February 2018). "Fake the music and dance: pop song dodge boosts ratings". The Times. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ Guan, Frank (12 February 2018). "Other Sites Have Fake News, So SoundCloud Has Fake Music". Vulture. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Comethazine's 2019 XXL Freshman Interview and Freestyle". XXL Mag. June 20, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ Justin Ivey (March 27, 2020). "Comethazine Shares 'Pandemic' Album". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ "Comethazine Is Content With Being A Lone Wolf On "Comethazine The Album"". HotNewHipHop. 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
- ^ Press-Reynolds, Kieran (13 February 2019). "Comethazine and the Rise of Anti-Melody". The Fordham Ram. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Comethazine Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ "Comethazine". Billboard.
- ^ @billboardcharts (October 31, 2021). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (2/2)..." (Tweet). Retrieved November 1, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Comethazine Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ "Comethazine Chart History: Top Rap Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ "Comethazine Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ "Newly-Minted XXL Freshman Comethazine Announces Bawskee 3.5, His Debut Album, Coming This Summer via Alamo Records/ Interscope". Audible Treats. Word Press. June 21, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- ^ "Comethazine - B4". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ "Comethazine - Bawskee 5". Apple Music. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ "Comethazine Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ^ "Comethazine Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ a b c "American certifications – Comethazine". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ "Glide by Comethazine". Spotify. 12 December 2019.
- ^ "No Front - Single by Comethazine on Apple Music". Archived from the original on 2020-03-29.