Fly Union
Also known asFly Dot U
OriginColumbus, Ohio
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producers
  • rapper
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2007–2015
Labels
  • Fly Union Records
  • Hype Music[1][2]
  • The Greater Than Club
Members
  • Iyeball
  • Jay Swifa
  • Jerreau
Websiteflydotu.com

Fly Union (sometimes stylized as Fly.Union) were an American hip hop group from Columbus, Ohio. The group consists of production duo MnkeyWrench (Iyeball and Jay Swifa) and rapper Jerreau.[3][4][5] Rapper Vada Azeem was also a founder and member of the collective before leaving the group in 2008.[6] They are most notable for their debut studio album, TGTC (The Greater Than Club), which reached the number one spot on iTunes' New Hip Hop chart in 2011.[7]

Career

Fly Union has worked with popular artists such as Big Sean,[8] Casey Veggies,[9] Chip Tha Ripper,[10] Curren$y,[11] Dom Kennedy,[12] Kendrick Lamar,[13] Naledge,[14] Pusha T,[15] Schoolboy Q,[16] Talib Kweli,[17] and Willie the Kid.[18]

In 2012, Fly Union was one of the artists featured in BET's Music Matters Tour.[19]

Recognition

On December 11, 2012, Fly Union was featured on XXL's We Got Next.[20]

On July 27, 2013, it was announced that the song "Long Run" would be featured on the soundtrack to NBA 2K14.[21]

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Mixtapes

  • Value Pack 1 (2009)
  • Value Pack 2 (2009)
  • Value Pack 3 (2009)
  • Value Pack 4 (2010)
  • Value Pack 5 (2010)
  • Value Pack 6 (2010)
  • Value Pack 7: Zenith (2012)

Compilations

Production discography

2010

Naledge – Twenty Something[22]
  • 20. "Never Over (Remix)"

2011

Currensy - Jet Files[23]
06. "Stay Up" (featuring Fly Union)

2012

Casey Veggies – Customized Greatly Vol. 3[24]
  • 07. "When You See The Kid"
Dom Kennedy – Yellow Album[25][26]
02. "Been Thuggin"
Pusha T –

References

  1. ↑ "Fly Union – The Greater Than Club". iTunes February 14, 2012. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Fly Union – The Greater Than Club". Amazon February 14, 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Fly Union Bio". MTV. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Fly Union Discusses Groups Origin". Vibe. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Fly.Union - TGTC (The Greater Than Club)". Atlanta Got Sole. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  6. ↑ Meka (September 16, 2008). "Fly Union Closed Doors Open Windows". 2DopeBoyz.com.
  7. ↑ "Topic: Fly Union". BET. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  8. ↑ "Fly.Union - Poed Up (Feat. Big Sean)". WorldStarHipHop December 25, 2009. 25 December 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  9. ↑ "Casey Veggies - Customized Greatly Vol. 3". 2dopeboyz April 9, 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  10. ↑ "Fly.Union – Value Pack 5". PisForProps July 18, 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  11. ↑ "Curren$y Feat. Fly Union - Stay Up (Prod. By Fly Union)". hiphopstan. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  12. ↑ "Dom Kennedy – Yellow Album". 2DopeBoyz June 22, 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  13. ↑ "Fly.Union, Schoolboy Q & Kendrick Lamar". 2dopeboyz June 22, 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  14. ↑ "Naledge Feat. Fly Union - Never Over (Remix)". Indy Live Mixtapes. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  15. ↑ "Pusha T – Pies (Prod. By Fly Union)". NahRight August 03, 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  16. ↑ "Fly.Union, Schoolboy Q & Kendrick Lamar". 2dopeboyz June 22, 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  17. ↑ "Talib Kweli - The MCEO Mixtape". ILLROOTS 10 March 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  18. ↑ "Fly.Union – Value Pack 3". 2DopeBoyz September 23, 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  19. ↑ "Fly Union x BET Music Matters Tour '12". Vibe December 18, 2012. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  20. ↑ "We Got Next: Introducing Fly Union". XXL December 11, 2012. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  21. ↑ "NBA 2K14 soundtrack revealed". GameSpot July 26, 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  22. ↑ "Naledge - Never Over (Remix) (Prod. By Fly Union)". Indy Live Mixtapes September 10, 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  23. ↑ "Curren$y – Jet Files". 2DopeBoyz September 29, 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  24. ↑ "Casey Veggies - When You See The Kid (Prod. By Fly Union)". Indy Live Mixtapes April 09, 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  25. ↑ "Dom Kennedy – Yellow Album". 2DopeBoyz June 22, 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  26. ↑ "Dom Kennedy Drops New Mixtape, Yellow Album". XXL June 22, 2012. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  27. ↑ "Pusha T – Pies (Prod. By Fly Union)". NahRight August 03, 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
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