Tyrone "Pill" Rivers in 2009.
Tyrone Rivers, better known as Pill, is an underground American hip hop artist from Atlanta, Georgia.
Music career[]
In early 2009 Pill's first mixtape 4180: The Prescription and his first single "Trap Goin' Ham" was released.[1] Pill was featured in The Source's Unsigned Hype section.[2] The mixtape received praise from fellow Atlanta rapper André 3000.[3] Later that year he was featured in XXL Magazine's Show & Prove section.[1] He also appeared on Killer Mike's Underground Atlanta compilation on the tracks "Bunkin'" and "Grind Time."[1][4] His second mixtape 4075: The Refill and his second single off the mixtape "Glass" was released.[1]
In 2010 he was featured on the cover of XXL as part of the XXL Freshman 10 line-up with Donnis, Nipsey Hussle, Jay Rock, J. Cole, OJ da Juiceman and more.[5] In June he released his third mixtape and first Gangsta Grillz mixtape 1140: The Overdose which was hosted by DJ Drama.[6] He later appeared on fellow XXL Freshman Freddie Gibbs's EP Str8 Killa No Filla on the track "Do Wrong." [7] He was also featured on "Introducing the Business" by Mark Ronson, which featured on Ronson's album Record Collection.
Discography[]
Albums[]
- 2011: Self Made Vol. 1
- 2011: The Medicine
- 2011: Album with Big Boi and Mike Bigga
Mixtapes[]
- 4180: The Prescription (2009)
- 4075: The Refill (2009)
- 1140: The Overdose (2010)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 XXL Magazine November 2009 Issue
- ↑ The Source Issue #234 September/October 2009 Issue
- ↑ Andre 3000 Gives Atlanta MC Pill His 'Stamp Of Approval' MTV News
- ↑ Amazon.com: Underground Atlanta: Killer Mike: Music
- ↑ XXLmag.com - >> XXcLusive: XXL's 10 Freshmen for '10 Cover Revealed
- ↑ XXL & LiveMixtapes Present Pill's "1140: The Overdose"
- ↑ XXLmag.com ->> Download Freddie Gibbs's 'Str8 Killa No Filla' Mixtape Now