The song is a candid look at mental health, which has resonated with people going through their own mental health struggles during the pandemic. The song has seen Masked Wolf connect with countless fans everywhere, and he's still blown away by the experience. I knew it was good, it just needed to be heard by more people.” No one said it was crap but it just wasn’t getting the push. It had this period of almost two years where it was out, just doing little numbers. As he tells GQ, “I call it the Scar Face song. What happens when you've got one of the biggest songs in the world?Ĭountless words have been written about Astronaut In The Ocean. If you don't think you've heard the track, then you're wrong, and it's a track that he always believed in. A comment left by MW on the video, "Thanks for having me Triple J, much more to come I promise!!!" This might just be the most prophetic thing he's ever said, because that same month, Masked Wolf released Astronaut In The Ocean.Įmbedded Video (854x480).
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Masked Wolf walked into triple j's freestyle series Bars Of Steel with nothing written, and for three minutes rapped straight from the dome. Then, in June 2019, a couple of things happened. I look back on that time and I think to myself: I used it wisely.”Īfter spending time honing his craft, he released his first single, Speed Racer, in 2018, along with subsequent singles Vibin and Numb. The singles were enjoyed by those that heard them, but he was chasing more. But I chose to work hard and articulate my sound. I could’ve given up on music and stuck with my day job. Speaking to GQ, he says, “I couldn’t release any music for about five years. I think that was a crucial part of me finding myself. After getting stuck in an artist management deal that he now credits as a key part of his success, he committed to working on his sound. He started writing music at a young age as a way to cope with his parents splitting up, and he threw himself into his music. I like the aggressiveness of American hip-hop, but you can still have a catchy chorus – it’s just multiple things from an early point in childhood that made me emotionally attached to American hip-hop." Speaking to us about his musical influences, Masked Wolf says, "I listened to 360 and Hilltop Hoods, I still do, but when I truly wanted to try and have a craft and find out who I was when making music when I rap in that way it just doesn’t come out as it does with the American culture and side of things. Growing up, Masked Wolf was a big fan of American hip-hop. The mixtape is a milestone for the rapper, but you can be sure that he's just getting started. To celebrate the release of his new mixtape, Astronomical, we've taken a look at Masked Wolf's rise to the top, and how he got to where he is today. The track, which has been streamed over a billion times and counting, only forms part of Masked Wolf's story. It's a case of an overnight success taking a decade. However, when his 2019 track Astronaut In The Ocean started popping off on the social media platform in late 2020, the man who'd been rapping for a decade became a household name, almost overnight. All rights reserved.If you'd spoken to Sydney rapper Masked Wolf a few years ago and asked him what he needed to do to blow up musically, chances are he wouldn't have mentioned TikTok. Here’s the track listing for Astronomical:Ĭopyright © 2021, ABC Audio. Other recipients of the award include Lorde, Five Seconds of Summer, Goyte, Sia, Dean Lewis and Tones & I. Masked Wolf, born Harry Michael, recently received a special Australian award celebrating one billion streams of “Astronaut in the Ocean,” according to Billboard. Masked Wolf says, “’Razors Edge’ has such a unique sound.as soon as I heard it, I told Sam that it was mine and nobody else could have it. He wrote verses literally in front of me right then and there.” “We’d had the original beat/hook for ‘Razors Edge’ for a couple months, and I was dying to get someone really dope on it,” Harris adds. We finished that one up, and he said ‘What else you got?’” X Ambassadors frontman Sam Harris says, “Masked and I were on a Zoom call, working on a completely different song. The 17-track project, arriving September 10, will include “Astronaut in the Ocean” as well as the previously released tracks “Bop,” “Say So” and “Gravity Glidin.”Īhead of the album’s release, the Australian rapper has dropped a new track, “ Razors Edge,” featuring X Ambassadors, along with a cinematic video. “Astronaut in the Ocean” rapper Masked Wolf has announced the release of his debut mixtape, Astronomical.
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