Ivy Sole

Taylor C. McLendon (born 1995), known professionally as Ivy Sole, is an American rapper and record producer from Philadelphia, PA. Ivy Sole has been a member Indigold, Liberal Art, and Third Eye Optiks.[1] Ivy Sole has been mentioned as an example of the growing movement of female hip hop artists since the 2010s.[2][3]

Ivy Sole
Birth nameTaylor C. McLendon
Born1995 (age 24–25)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
OriginPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instruments
Years active2016–present
Labels
  • Les fluers
Associated acts
  • Dev
Websitehttps://ivysole.com/

Early life

McLendon grew up Queer in a Southern Baptist church and received all of her vocal training in a church-setting. On her 18th birthday, McLendon attended a Mac Miller concert featuring Rapsody and Nicki Minaj, which she cites as her inspiration for pursuing a musical career.[4]

Career

Ivy Sole began her musical career by joining three different collaborations called Indigold, Liberal Art, and Third Eye Optiks.[1]

In 2016, Ivy Sole began her solo career with the debut mixtape entitled Eden[5], which would be followed by the extended plays West and then East.[1] NPR noted that Ivy Sole tackles mental health issues in her music video for the track entitled "Life" off of the extended play East.[6]

In 2018, Ivy Sole released her debut full-length album entitled Overgrown.[1] Pitchfork did a review of the track entitled "Achilles" off of the album Overgrown.[7]

In 2020, a live recording of Overgrown entitled Overgrown* (Live from Philadelphia) was released.

Personal life

McLendon moved to Philadelphia in 2011 to attend the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She graduated with the Class of 2015 with a degree in business.[1][8]

Discography

Studio albums
  • Eden (2016)
  • Overgrown (2018)

Live albums
  • Overgrown* (Live from Philadelphia) (2020)

Extended plays
  • West (2017)
  • East (2017)

Singles
  • "Backwoods" (2018)
  • "Rollercoaster" (2018)
  • "Life (feat. Dave B)" (2016)

Guest appearances
  • Franky Hill - "Lies" from User (2018)
  • B4bonah - "4 U" from B4Beginning (2019)
  • Hadji Gaviota - "tHAt SiNkiNg feeliNg..." from ANCHORS (2019)
  • Myles Cream - "Peace" from Grillo (2019)
  • Charles Fauna - "Listen" from Yonder (2020)
  • Birthh - "Ultraviolet" from WHOA (2020)
  • Blossom - "Sass (sowle Remix)" from Sass (sowle Remix) (2020)
  • Pool Cosby - "Day Breaks" from Day Breaks (2020)
  • Shura - "elevator girl"[9] from elevator girl (2020)

Concert tours
  • The Femmetape Summer Tour[10]
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    References
    1. Corry, Kristen (September 24, 2018). "Ivy Sole Is the Philly Rapper Who Wants You to Forgive Yourself". Vice. Archived from the original on April 24, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
    2. Chesman, Donna-Claire (2019-01-07). "5 Women in Hip-Hop to Watch in 2019". DJBooth. Archived from the original on 2020-04-27. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
    3. Setaro, Shawn (2018-01-16). "What's Next in Rap? Experts Predict What Hip-Hop Will Sound Like in 2018". Complex. Archived from the original on 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
    4. Kuga, Mitchell (September 19, 2018). "Ivy Sole Talks Growing Up Queer in the Southern Baptist Church & Mac Miller's Impact: 'He Bridged Generations'". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 24, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
    5. Victoria, Da'ryl (2016-04-14). "The Source |On The Rise: Ivy Sole Bares It All On Her Debut EP, 'EDEN'". The Source. Archived from the original on 2020-04-27. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
    6. Carmichael, Rodney (June 1, 2017). "Ivy Sole's 'Life' Reassures That Pain Is Temporary". NPR. Archived from the original on April 24, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
    7. Horn, Olivia (September 24, 2018). "Ivy Sole "Achilles"". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on April 24, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
    8. Heinzerling, Kelly (2017-08-07). "Why Wharton grad Ivy Sole is the hip-hop artist you should be listening to". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
    9. Swanson, Chris; Swanson, Ben (2020-03-16). "Shura Shares New Single "elevator girl (ft. Ivy Sole)"". Secretly Canadian. Archived from the original on 2020-04-27. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
    10. Keimig, Jasmyne. "Ivy Sole, Blossom, Parisalexa". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2020-04-27. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
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