Blake James Turnell (born 1993), known professionally as Chillinit ( ; stylised as ChillinIT), is an Australian rapper and musician. He is from Sydney,

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He released his debut studio album ''Women Weed & Wordplay'' in October 2018.

Career

In August 2019, Turnell released the standalone single "Freedom", which became his first charting single in Australia, which peaked at number 87 on the

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. His second studio album ''The Octagon'' was released on 31 January 2020, and peaked at number 2 on the

ARIA Albums Chart The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici ...

the week following its release. The album's

lead single A lead single (also known as a debut single) is the first single to be released from a studio album by an artist or a band, usually before the album itself is released and also occasionally on the same day of the album's release date. Release ...

, "Laying Low", peaked at number 72 on the ARIA Singles Chart in February 2020. In October 2021, Chillinit released "Susan’s Son", the lead single from his fourth album ''Family Ties'', released in November 2021.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (known colloquially as the

AIR Awards The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. History The inaugural 2006 awards were held at ...

) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. ! , - ,

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, ''The Octagon'' , Best Independent Hip Hop Album or EP , , , - ,

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, ''Family Ties'' , Best Independent Hip Hop Album or EP , ,

APRA Awards

The

APRA Awards APRA Awards may refer to one of two awards ceremonies: *APRA Awards (Australia) *APRA Awards (New Zealand) The APRA Music Awards are several annual and two-yearly award ceremonies run in New Zealand by Australasian Performing Right Association ...

are held in Australia and New Zealand by the

Australasian Performing Right Association APRA AMCOS consists of Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS), both copyright management organisations or copyright collectives which jointly represent over 100,000 songwr ...

to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. ! , - ,

, "Stand for" (feat Lisi) (Benjamin Sutton/Blake Turnell/Rilind Kocinaj/Tahlis Poasa) , Most Performed Hip Hop/Rap Work , , , -

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

Australian music The music of Australia has an extensive history made of music societies. Indigenous Australian music forms a significant part of the unique heritage of a 40,000- to 60,000-year history which produced the iconic didgeridoo. Contemporary fusions o ...

. They commenced in 1987. ! , - ,

, ''Family Ties'' , Best Hip Hop / Rap Release , , , -

Concert tours

Headlining

* ''The Ashes: Women, Weed & Wordplay'' Tour
(2019) * ''The Octagon'' Tour
(2020)

Personal life

Blake is of Lebanese and Australian descent. Turnell's uncle,

Sean Turnell Sean Turnell is an Australian economist and former economic policy advisor to State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar. He is also an honorary professor of economics at Macquarie University, a former staff member of the Reserve Bank of Austr ...

, is an Australian economist. Turnell was arrested in December 2021, by NSW Police. He was not wearing a mask and gave fake ID.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Australian hip hop musicians Australian male rappers Rappers from Sydney Australian people of Lebanese descent Living people 1993 births