Lyrics | Artists | Gorillaz

Charts

Genres

Images

Gorillaz

Funk

Soul music

Disco

Gorillaz, the world's first virtual hip-hop band, were created by songwriter Damon Albarn (born 23 March 1968 in Whitechapel, London) and cartoonist Jamie Hewlett (born 3 April 1968 in Horsham, Sussex) during the late 1990s. As the frontman of Blur, Damon Albarn was one of Britpop's most iconic figures when he launched Gorillaz in 1998, and the new group offered him a chance to explore a wider range of sounds — including hip-hop, electronic, and pop — as a cartoon character named 2-D. Joining 2-D were three additional members of the band: Murdoc Niccals (voiced by Phil Cornwell),...