Warren Hue (born Warren Hui June 20, 2002) is an Indonesian

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, singer, songwriter and producer signed to the New York label

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Early life

Warren Hue was born June 20, 2002, and grew up in

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. He attended the

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from Year 7 until graduation.

Career

Since the age of 16, Warren has been creating and releasing music, initially from his bedroom. He began his music career with a remix of

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's "Womp Womp" posted to

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in 2018 under the name warrenisyellow. He went on to release his debut album, ''Alien'', after creating beats and writing lyrics inspired by

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's mixtape ''

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''. In December 2020, he became the fourth Indonesian artist to join the

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label

. His first track with the label was "Freaks," a collaboration with

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. He then released the single "omomo punk" on March 30, 2021, as his debut song with the label. Additionally, Microsoft AI created a never-ending remix of Hue's single "Too Many Tears." Four of his songs were included in the soundtrack for the 2021 American superhero film ''Shang-Chi'', including "Warriors," which features K-pop singer-songwriter

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. On July 8, 2022, Hue announced his debut 88rising album, ''Boy of the Year'', which was released on July 29.

Recognition

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has described Warren as "an icon for Asian rap." In January 2022, Hue was included in the ''

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'' 100 list of essential new artists for 2022. His song "omomo punk" was selected as the Best Song by an Asian Artist, and he was also named one of the Best New Acts from Asia at the BandLab NME Awards 2022. Additionally, he was nominated for Best Song in the World at the BandLab NME Awards 2022. Also in January 2022, he was also listed as one of the 25 artists to watch for 2022 by ''

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''. In February 2022, Hue was included in the entertainment and sports category of Forbes'

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Asia List for 2022. In June 2022, Hue was listed by HipHopDX as one of "10 Indonesian

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and R&B artists to check out right now."

Personal life

Hue has always been interested in fashion, as his parents both work in the garment industry. , he was living in

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, to support his music career.

Discography

Album

Singles

Features

* A. Nayaka - "Curtains" (2020) * III Addicts - "Overconcerned" (2020) * 88rising,

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- "California" (2021) * 88rising, Rich Brian, Niki - "California" coustic Live Version(2021) * 88rising, Rich Brian, Niki - "California" ft. Warren Hue & Jackson Wang emix(2021) *

- "Getcho Mans" (2022; '' Brightside'')

OST

* '' Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: The Album'' ("Warriors" with

) (2021)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hue, Warren Musicians from Jakarta 21st-century Indonesian male singers Indonesian people of Chinese descent Indonesian rappers English-language singers from Indonesia 2002 births Living people Indonesian hip-hop musicians