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American hip hop group
Fly Union
Also known as Fly Dot U Origin
Columbus, Ohio Genres Occupation(s) Instruments Vocals Years active 2007–2015 Labels Fly Union Records Hype Music
[1]
[2] The Greater Than Club Members
Iyeball
Jay Swifa
Jerreau
Website
flydotu .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]
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
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"Fly Union – The Greater Than Club" .
iTunes February 14, 2012. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2013 .
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"Fly Union – The Greater Than Club" .
Amazon February 14, 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2013 .
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"Fly Union Bio" .
MTV . Retrieved 16 September 2013 .
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"Fly Union Discusses Groups Origin" .
Vibe . Archived from
the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013 .
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"Fly.Union - TGTC (The Greater Than Club)" . Atlanta Got Sole. Retrieved 17 September 2013 .
^ Meka (September 16, 2008).
"Fly Union Closed Doors Open Windows" . 2DopeBoyz.com .
^
"Topic: Fly Union" .
BET . Retrieved 16 September 2013 .
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"Fly.Union - Poed Up (Feat. Big Sean)" .
WorldStarHipHop December 25, 2009. 25 December 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2013 .
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"Casey Veggies - Customized Greatly Vol. 3" . 2dopeboyz April 9, 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2013 .
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"Fly.Union – Value Pack 5" . PisForProps July 18, 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2013 .
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"Curren$y Feat. Fly Union - Stay Up (Prod. By Fly Union)" . hiphopstan. Retrieved 16 September 2013 .
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"Dom Kennedy – Yellow Album" . 2DopeBoyz June 22, 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2013 .
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"Fly.Union, Schoolboy Q & Kendrick Lamar" . 2dopeboyz June 22, 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2013 .
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"Naledge Feat. Fly Union - Never Over (Remix)" . Indy Live Mixtapes. Retrieved 16 September 2013 .
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"Pusha T – Pies (Prod. By Fly Union)" . NahRight August 03, 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2013 .
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"Fly.Union, Schoolboy Q & Kendrick Lamar" . 2dopeboyz June 22, 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2013 .
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"Talib Kweli - The MCEO Mixtape" . ILLROOTS 10 March 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2013 .
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"Fly.Union – Value Pack 3" . 2DopeBoyz September 23, 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2013 .
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"Fly Union x BET Music Matters Tour '12" .
Vibe December 18, 2012. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2013 .
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"We Got Next: Introducing Fly Union" .
XXL December 11, 2012. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2013 .
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"NBA 2K14 soundtrack revealed" .
GameSpot July 26, 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013 .
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"Naledge - Never Over (Remix) (Prod. By Fly Union)" . Indy Live Mixtapes September 10, 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2013 .
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"Curren$y – Jet Files" . 2DopeBoyz September 29, 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2013 .
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"Casey Veggies - When You See The Kid (Prod. By Fly Union)" . Indy Live Mixtapes April 09, 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2013 .
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"Dom Kennedy – Yellow Album" . 2DopeBoyz June 22, 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2013 .
^
"Dom Kennedy Drops New Mixtape, Yellow Album " .
XXL June 22, 2012. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2013 .
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"Pusha T – Pies (Prod. By Fly Union)" . NahRight August 03, 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2013 .
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