Marlon Fung, better known by his stage name Issa Gold, is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York. He is one half of the hip hop duo the Underachievers, along with AK. In 2014 the rapper considered leaving a career in rap but was short lived.[1]
Issa Gold | |
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![]() Fung in 2019 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Marlon Fung |
Also known as | Issa Dash, Solace |
Origin | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupations | |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2011–present |
Labels |
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Member of | The Underachievers |
Musical career
editIn 2011, Issa Gold and AK the Savior formed the hip hop duo the Underachievers.[2] Issa Gold and The Underachievers went on to work with other notable hip hop groups and figures such as; Denzel Curry, Flatbush Zombies, and Pro Era.[3]
Discography
editMIXTAPES (solo)
edit- Conversations With A Butterfly (2014)
ALBUMS (solo)
edit- Tempus (2021)
- Tempus Act II: Mirrors (2022)
Studio albums (with The Underachievers)
editTitle | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
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US | US R&B/HH | US Rap | US Ind. Albums | ||||||||||
Cellar Door: Terminus ut Exordium |
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86 | 16 | 11 | — | ||||||||
Evermore: The Art of Duality |
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105 | 10 | 9 | — | ||||||||
Renaissance |
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— | — | — | 34 | ||||||||
After the Rain |
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"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
EPs (with The Underachievers)
editTitle | Album details |
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Clockwork Indigo (with Flatbush Zombies as Clockwork Indigo) |
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Mixtapes (with The Underachievers)
editYear | Album details |
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2013 | Indigoism[4]
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Lords of Flatbush[5]
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2016 | It Happened In Flatbush[6]
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References
edit- ^ "Issa Gold from The Underachievers is quitting rap". Genius. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ "Who Are The Underachievers?". Complex. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- ^ "Listen to The Underachievers' New Track "Leaving Scraps"". Vice. 2013-08-20. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- ^ "Indigoism Mixtape by The Underachievers". www.datpiff.com. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ Coe, Kairi (23 November 2018). "The Underachievers Are Already Prepping 'The Lords of Flatbush 3' - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ "The Underachievers: It Happened in Flatbush". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ Schwartz, Danny (May 15, 2016). "It Happened In Flatbush mixtape". Hotnewhiphop. Retrieved May 20, 2016.