¡Mayday!
¡Mayday! | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Miami, Florida, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop, rock |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Strange Music |
| Members | Bernz Gianni Cash L T Hopkins Plex Luthor NonMS Wrekonize |
| Website | www |
¡Mayday! is an American hip hop group from Miami, Florida. The group consists of rappers Bernz and Ben Miller (aka Wrekonize) along with producer, keyboard player and guitarist Ken Preiser (aka Plex Luthor), percussionist Andrews Mujica (aka NonMS), drummer Terrel (aka L T Hopkins), and bassist Gianni Perocapi (aka Gianni Cash). The band is currently signed to Tech N9ne's Strange Music label.
Career
Early days (2006-2011)
The band is known for its Miami-underground hit "Quicksand", which earned them a deal with SouthBeat Records, and their first single and 2006 music video "Groundhog Day", featuring Cee-Lo Green (directed by Jokes) which received over 2 million views on the online video site YouTube within only a day of being added.[1] Lil Wayne worked with the group for two unofficial videos; both videos - Da Da Da and Get a Life, were filmed on the roof of a building in the middle of the day, with spectators apparently attending a free concert.[2]
Signing to Strange Music (2011-present)
In early 2011 independent label frontman Tech N9ne reached out to ¡Mayday!, and featured them on his album Welcome to Strangeland. On June 3, 2011, Mayday signed with Strange Music.[3] Their following album, Take Me to Your Leader was their first major album released under Strange Music on March 26, 2012.[4] The lead single from that album titled "Badlands" and featuring Tech N9ne received over half a million views on YouTube within the first two months.[5] On July 16, 2013, Mayday released their fourth studio album Believers. They also featured on Tech N9ne's single "Fragile", which was released shortly after Believers. In 2013, the band went on tour with Tech N9ne during his Something Else Tour.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [6][7] |
US R&B [8] |
US Rap [9][10] | |||||||||||
| ¡Mayday! |
|
— | — | — | |||||||||
| Stuck on an Island |
|
— | — | — | |||||||||
| Take Me to Your Leader |
|
92 | 18 | 15 | |||||||||
| Believers |
|
75 | 19 | 11 | |||||||||
| ¡MursDay![11] (with Murs) |
|
45 | — | 4 | |||||||||
| Future Vintage |
|
112 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Singles
As featured artist
| Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubbling under [12] |
US R&B [13] |
US Rap [14] |
FR [15] | ||
| "Fragile" (Tech N9ne featuring Kendrick Lamar, ¡Mayday! and Kendall Morgan) |
16 | 38 | 23 | 135 | Something Else |
References
- ^ "¡Mayday! – Groundhog Day (Feat Mack Maine, Cee-Lo Green & GhostWridah) [Music Video". Young Money HQ. 2011-01-19. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
- ^ "Video: Lil Wayne Rockin' Out With MAYDAY! (Part 2)". Lilwaynehq.com. 2010-05-26. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
- ^ Koroma, Salima (2011-04-08). "Tech N9ne Signs ĄMayday! To Strange Music | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Take Me to Your Leader by ¡MAYDAY!". Itunes.apple.com. 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
- ^ "Mayday "Badlands" (Feat. Tech N9ne) Official Music Video". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
- ^ "Mayday! - Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.
- ^ "Billboard 200: June 28, 2014". Billboard.
- ^ "Mayday! - Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard.
- ^ "Mayday! - Chart History: Rap Albums". Billboard.
- ^ "Rap Albums: June 28, 2014". Billboard.
- ^ "MURS And ¡Mayday!'s Joint Album Is Coming Out In June - XXL". Xxlmag.com. 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ^ "Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles - May 17, 2014". Billboard.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs : May 10, 2014". Billboard.
- ^ "Hot Rap Songs : May 10, 2014". Billboard.
- ^ LesCharts.com "Fragile" page (French Singles Chart)