ilyTOMMY

rap

Tommelik Ward (born March 16, 2000), better known by his stage name ilyTOMMY (formerly Haroinfather), is a rapper with very catchy and melodic songs such as “princess bubblegum,” “Forever,” and “Tunnel of Love.” Emerging in 2017 under the alias of Haroinfather, rapper Tommelik Ward debuted with a distinctly lo-fi rap sound: gloomy tracks like Lonely Nights and Slave to the Hurt were characterized by their muffled vocals, pained stories, and themes of inner turmoil. Through the early stages of 2018, the rapper tested new ideas, releasing the singer-songwriter style of We're All Lost and the confident, upbeat Listen. But it was on She's My Lover Girl that the rapper would find his signature sound: converting short samples into mellow, looping production, Ward used his low-toned vocals to create one- to two-minute rap ballads, lamenting lost loves and pining after the objects of his affection. The rapper's second song in this style, the jazzier Princess Bubblegum, became one of his breakout hits and by 2021, it had received over 100 million digital streams. After closing out the year with similar tracks like Mia Wallace and Table for Two, Ward adopted a cockier sound in the early stages of 2019, working with Savage Ga$p and Keshore for the hedonistic It's Only Right to Fall in Love Twice and dropping further tracks Lavagirl and PEP$I. His creative synergy with Savage Ga$p would continue in a second major hit, the Legend of Zelda-sampling Tunnel of Love, followed by...