Hunter & DJ Vame – Monster House (Sneak Peek)

We take a quick sneak peak look, at Western Australian emcee Hunter, and his upcoming release with DJ Vame, entitled Monster House. As you can see above, the artwork is killer and are hoping that . The track list also looks pretty tight with some big names appering including Raph, Reason, Nick Sweeper, Dyverse, Intalekt and fellow SBX crew members Dazastah and Layla. The album is set to drop March 5th, available through Obese Distribution. All tracks are produced by DJ Vame. Say A Prayer and the track Unlikely Pairing (featuring Nick Sweepah) are now up on Hunter’s MySpace. You can check those out here.

Tracklisting:
1. Intro
2. Destined
3. Bring it on Wax
4. Put to the Scimitar
5. Don’t Give a Fuck (Additional vocals by Kelly Hayden)
6. Night out (Additional vocals by Chantal)
7. Say a Prayer
8. Hardcore HipHop
9. Ultrasound (featuring Defyre)
10. Unlikely Pairing (featuring Nick Sweepah)
11. Not What I Am (featuring Dyverse & Intalekt)
12. Monster House (featuring Hunter, Reason, Sinner, Mortar, Axxin the Supernova, Mr Karma, Mistery, Raph, Dazastah, Illergic, Thomas Rock & Layla)
13. Never Trust a Woman (featuring Porsah Laine)
14. Drug Kids (featuring Sinner)
15. Coming Home
16. What I Do Best

Funkoars Perform live with Ash Grunwald

The Funkoars kicked off their Little Did I Know tour in Melbourne Friday night at the Hi Fi Bar. Hitting the road with Melbourne blues artist Ash Grunwald, the first leg of the tour was a night full of hip hop, roots and wicked live energy.
Melbourne duo Low Budget ripped up the first set of the night playing some dope hip hop tracks and getting the crowd into it from their opener, Freak Mystique to their killer closer, Tailor Made.
In between acts I spoke to The Funkoars’ DJ Reflux about performing live with Ash Grunwald.
“We’re not sure how the crowd will react to the shows, I mean, no one’s ever done something like this before… We’ve only had one proper rehearsal with Ash but we liked it enough we decided to launch a national tour together!”

Leaving the collaborative set til last, The Funkoars took the stage next and wasted no time getting the crowd hyped and rowdy. Before long, everyone was singing, “dirty money still paying the bills” and “this how hip hop supposed to sound”. Mid-set, MC Hons jumped into the crowd and crowdsurfed his way back onstage in time to finish one of his verses! Needless to say, this wouldn’t have worked if everyone’s hands weren’t already bouncing in the air.
A few other highlights of their set included the songs What I Want, Da Na Na, The Light You Burned and the crazy track What’s Your Malfunction.
Ash Grunwald was up next playing his own style of blues with two guys on MPCs and one on drums. The beats were huge and so was the singing as the crowd rocked out to Ash’s raspy voice and electric guitar riffs.
Ash and The Funkoars took the stage one last time, as promised, to blend their distinctive styles on the track Black Sally. Much to the crowd’s enjoyment (there were now at least five crowdsurfers and a decent moshpit) they played Show Money again as Reflux and Ash had a play off from turntable scratching to guitar solo. The night closed with both groups’ latest single Little Did I Know and a hangover for many – just as the Oars intended.

We’d like to thank the newest member of our team at aaHH, Paul aka Joey Smiles, for hooking us up with this one. Look forward to some more great reading from this guy.

The Winnie Coopers – The Hoodie EP Launch

We all know a place like Surfers Paradise, or as the locals call it, Surface Parasites. A place caught somewhere between hope and despair, beauty and horror and love and hate. This is the cityscape backdrop for Gold Coast hip-hop stalwarts The Winnie Coopers’ third album, Surface Parasites. Yet this offering is more than a commentary on the neon-soaked and plastic environment the live five-piece call home, it is a vulnerable insight into their growth and development not just as musicians but also as people.
“This is definitely our most honest album, and I guess it was time that Australia’s most immature group grew up a little…the songs are our letters to home, our journals of life on the road, our goodbyes to those who have passed and our hellos to those we have welcomed to the world,” founding vocalist The Educator explains.

Calling in the renowned services of ARIA award-winning Brisbane producer Magoo (TZU, Regurgitator and Midnight Oil to name a few) and with guest spots from the indefinable pop songstress Kate Miler-Heidke and the mischievous cult hero emcee Evil Eddie (Butterfingers), this album bleeds Queenslander maroon. With their hearts on their sleeves, and with nods to those they have toured with, The Beastie Boys, Michael Franti and Ugly Duckling, this is the Winnie Coopers at their humorous and thought-provoking best. After saying farewell to drummer/producer Fingers Malone, the Winnie’s have acquired the skills of Captain James Crook, who has not only taken up the rhythm reins, but has also played various instruments on the latest long player. Once again the lines between hip-hop, rock and reggae are blurred with sugary-sweet harmonies and infectious hooks as the Coopers make fun of the industry, the haters but above all themselves. Following up the lauded Worth the Weight (2008) (Rolling Stone 3 ½ stars) and the Triple J favourite Being Different which featured Success, Surface Parasites is sure to get tongues wagging and heads nodding again. Until the release, which is set for sometime later in the year, the Coopers are set to drop The Hoodie EP. The launch of this EP will be happening at The Loft, March 12. Supports are from The Surecut Kids, Eloquence and Truths plus special extra guests. Doors open at 9, with the price being $20 for entry. CD and merch on sale.

Drapht opens online store!

Drapht has now opened his long-awaited online store. You can pick up a range of ‘dope’ items here including the Drink, Drank, Drunk shot glasses and the Brothers Grimm tee (as seen on TV). You can also buy Drapht’s last release Brothers Grimm, plus a promo signed copies of Who Am I. The store is hosted through Big cartel, so you can pay for these items in the usual way,  Paypal etc. This is maybe one case where ‘dope’ beats ‘hope’.  You can get to his store by following the link here.

Decked Out TV live taping tonight!

Decked Out TV is a Brisbane based Hip Hop show featuring all elements of hip hop.
Ever week the guys plan to capture Hip Hop in its current form, from emceeing to break dance, freestyle battles and even graffiti features. We want to give ‘our’ culture a voice.
So far the guys have filmed the likes of Phrase, Snob Scrilla, Ciecmate & Newsense, Kings Konnected and many more.

Filming nights will be in front of a live audience at the Jubilee Hotel in Brisbane. If you want to come down and get involved make sure you get there for one of these dates.

TONIGHT – The Coalition Crew and Brethren.
Local supports from Broadkast & Kryptamistik + DJ Sanchez (SA)
The first round of the Decked Out Freestyle battles with Prophet Rayza, P-Cert, Tricksta and Kase Won. Doors open at 8pm. $12 entry.

Feb 19 – Winnie Coopers, Bigfoot & Jake Biz.
Mar 5 – Mystro, Indigenous Intrudaz, Impossible Odds.
Mar 27 – Grand Audio Family, Rainman & DJ Butcher
April 9 – The Optimen, Pure Product.

Stay tuned for what Decked Out TV has install this year, as we give the country a taste of whats going on in Aussie Hip Hop.

B wiv Deece – Ritual Law EP

Do your daily rituals sometimes leave you feeling as though your stuck in a monotonous living hell? As a western society our ritual law comes in many packages; high school, university, weddings & mortgages that lock us in our 9 to 5 prisons. ‘Ritual Law’; the title track from our current EP, was born out of these frustrations, in a bid to break a shackle or two. Take a second of your boss’s time to watch this clip, take a long lunch and hell knock off early….It is Friday!

You may notice two new faces in this clip belonging to Joel Taylor (drums) & Casey K (bass). These lads have joined forces with us in our live format to build on the energetic heavy hip hop experience that is B wiv Deece.
The EP is available via paypal for $8 with postage included here or via iTunes for $6.76 here.
And for those that missed them, here are two more clips for tracks that feature on the ‘Ritual Law’ EP one featuring the talented Maundz.

Ritual Law Video credits: Featuring Steve Walshe, Jenni Kellett, Peter Flaherty, Maundz, G Force, Natasha Samartzis and introducing Fat Ho. Directed and Shot by Thomas Elliott, Edited by B wiv. Big thanks to Emma And Thomas Elliott from Little Green Light Films.

Mercy Me:


B wiv Deece meets Maundz:

Briggs shoots film clip for the track ‘Bad Move’

Briggs has just finished up work on his upcoming film clip for the track ‘Bad Move’. As you can see by the above picture, things were looking pretty interesting.
We got Briggs to tell us a little bit more about the clip and here’s what he had to say:
The clip for ‘Bad Move‘ should be done in a week or so.
It was filmed on location at a boxing gym in Collingwood, on a hot as fuck day.
The sun was beating down on the tin roof and it only got amplified inside with all the extras and lights.
I got my homie Joey Russell Jnr, Australias favorite midget wrestler in the joint. He does a superb job, as did his opponent Josh.
It was my sick brainchild brought to life by visionary Ellery Ryan. I’m happy to finally have a clip done for this EP.

When the clip is completed we will post it up here for all to see. To keep up to date with all the latest Briggs happenings you can check out the links below.

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Simplex signs to Obese Records

There have been rumblings and rumours, today it was announced officially that all-rounder Simplex, has signed a solo deal with Obese Records. Obese sent out their newsletter today and here’s what they had to say about the signing:
Adelaide MC, producer and member of Terra Firma, Simplex, has signed a solo deal with Obese. After hearing the rough drafts, all we can say is that the album is original, quirky, funky, light-hearted and pretty damn dope. Simplex has been an Adelaide pillar for years producing the Terra Firma and Damo album, along with beats for Hilltop Hoods, Drapht, and Downsyde. His debut solo album is scheduled for release around mid year.